If he has concerns about keeping the most dynamic player in 25 years of Minnesota Wild history, team owner Craig Leipold didn’t show them this week. He was practically beaming as he met with reporters at Grand Casino Arena on … Continued
By ELLIOT SPAGAT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gregory Bovino’s distinguished Border Patrol career was in a downward spiral. In August 2023, he was relieved of command of the agency’s El Centro, California, sector, where he rose to be one of … Continued
By MATTHEW LEE, REGINA GARCIA CANO and JACQUELYN MARTIN, Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the United States is designating two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations in the Trump administration’s … Continued
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Artificial intelligence, apparently, is the new “fake news.” Blaming AI is an increasingly popular strategy for politicians seeking to dodge responsibility for something embarrassing — among others. AI isn’t a person, after all. It can’t … Continued
Fifty years ago, a group of New Scandia Township women wanted to raise money for town tennis courts. They formed the Scandia Tennis Association and held a fish fry. The next year, they held a brat feed. The third year … Continued
On Wednesday evening, the Texas Senate approved an extreme bill that, pending the governor’s signature, will empower citizens to sue anyone who “manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, or provides” abortion pills to Texans for at least $100,000 in damages. … Continued