A 59-year-old man charged in January with raping a 71-year-old St. Paul woman he met on Facebook is now accused of committing a 2013 sexual assault at a Maplewood motel. Thao Xiong’s DNA came back as a match through an … Continued
With just hours remaining in the regular 2025 legislative session on Monday, Minnesota lawmakers still hadn’t granted final passage to major pieces of the upcoming two-year state budget, including bills on taxes, education and health care spending. A special session … Continued
By CLAUDIO ESCALÓN and MARLON GONZÁLEZ SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — The United States on Monday sent 68 immigrants from Honduras and Colombia back to their countries, the first government-funded flight of what the Trump administration is calling voluntary … Continued
By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Monday passed a plan sponsored by Uvalde’s former mayor to fix police failures laid bare by the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022, sending … Continued
By JONEL ALECCIA Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps. Related Articles Trump administration to pay … Continued
By MINGSON LAU CAMDEN, Delaware (AP) — A Delaware animal shelter is trying to care for and rehome thousands of chicks that survived being left in a postal service truck for three days. Trapped in a warm enclosure, without food … Continued