President Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence for infamous Chicago-born Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, abruptly ending Hoover’s yearslong quest to win early release under the First Step Act passed during Trump’s first term. The two-page order said … Continued
The hype surrounding J.J. McCarthy was palpable on Wednesday afternoon at TCO Performance Center. It marked the first time since suffering a torn meniscus last summer that the 22-year-old quarterback was on full display for the Vikings in the flow … Continued
The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including the H5N1 bird flu. The company said it was notified Wednesday that the Health and Human Services Department … Continued
Remembering journalist and former City Limits editor Tom Robbins, who died this week after decades spent sharing the stories of New Yorkers who, as he put it, “were at work in the trenches…trying to do what government had refused to … Continued
Another person faces charges in the sprawling $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud case after she allegedly tried to flee the U.S. following a raid at a St. Paul office federal authorities say is tied to the scheme. Hibo Daar, … Continued
St. Paul police are investigating a shooting death on Wednesday, the first homicide by gunfire in the city this year. The incident happened on the West Side in the 600 block of Stryker Avenue, according to police. The department plans … Continued