The Twins led the Cubs 8-0 Tuesday at Target Field and were two outs away from a lopsided win, when Chicago sent veteran Justin Turner to the plate as a pinch hitter to face Minnesota lefty Joey Wentz. Turner, a … Continued
For 35 years, the University of Minnesota Extension Service has funded nutrition education in low-income areas statewide, including innovative projects like the medicine garden at the Ramsey County Fairgrounds, which connects the county’s military veterans to a Native American grower … Continued
The political realignment has come for economics. At least since the days of Friedrich Hayek and John Maynard Keynes in the last century, the divide in economic thinking roughly corresponded to the political split. In the mainstream, everyone was a … Continued
The pledge by NATO members to spend 3.5% of gross domestic product on military capabilities and 1.5% on defense infrastructure is the alliance’s boldest commitment in decades. It concedes a basic truth: Russia’s war in Ukraine has exposed critical shortfalls … Continued
By LEAH ASKARINAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Bryan Bedford to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, putting him in charge of the federal agency at a precarious time for the airline industry after recent … Continued
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of Amazon’s Prime Day event and competing retail sales that kicked off on Tuesday drove solid online spending compared to a year earlier, according to two data sources. … Continued