It’s that time of year when the cold and snow and gloom have even the most die-hard Minnesotans considering getting out of town for a long weekend. For the suddenly-vulnerable Minnesota Wild, a little getaway might be the best course … Continued
Today is Friday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2026. There are 349 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 16, 1996, Wayne Newton performed his 25,000th Las Vegas show. Newton had performed more shows as a … Continued
Mark Scheifele officially became a NHLer in the summer of 2011, when he was the first draft pick of the new Winnipeg Jets, after they relocated from Atlanta. The draft that year was held at the rink now known as … Continued
The St. Thomas men’s basketball team improved to 15-4 on the season and a perfect 4-0 in Summit Conference play with a 91-80 win in front of 2,390 fans in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center at North Dakota Thursday night. … Continued
By TED ANTHONY and FU TING BEIJING (AP) — In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It’s called, simply, “Are … Continued
By CLAIRE RUSH PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A group of mostly Democratic U.S. senators sent a letter Thursday to the U.S. Postal Service, voicing concern that mail processing changes could affect postmark dates for mail-in ballots during an election year that will … Continued