By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China’s state security agency says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths minerals that it says threaten national security, just weeks after Beijing and Washington agreed to … Continued
By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration insists it hasn’t wavered in its duty to protect the civil rights of America’s children even as it dismantles the Education Department. Yet its own data shows … Continued
By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans were grasping late Thursday to formulate a response to the Trump administration’s handling of records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, ultimately putting forward a resolution that carries no … Continued
Today is Friday, July 18, the 199th day of 2025. There are 166 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 18, 1976, at the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Nadia Comaneci of Romania became the first gymnast to … Continued
The proposed 427-acre redevelopment at the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in Ramsey County’s Arden Hills, with the name Rice Creek Commons, is to include retail, office and light industrial projects as well as housing. There is hope the … Continued
Despite the recent April groundbreaking on its first development project, plans for the Rice Creek Commons site in Arden Hills have reached a new roadblock. The future of the development is unclear after members of the Joint Development Authority agreed … Continued