By SCOTT McFETRIDGE (Associated Press) Powerball will match a record for lottery drawings Saturday night with a stretch of more than three months without a jackpot winner. It’s that string of futility that has enabled Powerball’s top prize to reach … Continued
Metro Transit, the metro area’s regional public transit authority, pitched a couple of items this week that may be of note to transit and sports fans alike. The Northstar Commuter Rail, which travels to downtown Minneapolis from Big Lake and … Continued
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that future U.S. support for Gaza war depends on new steps to protect civilians and aid workers. Biden and Netanyahu spoke by phone days after Israeli airstrikes killed seven … Continued
CLOQUET — On Monday, April 8, the moon’s shadow will extend across North America from Mazatlan, Mexico, to Newfoundland, Canada. In the little town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, the total solar eclipse will achieve peak totality — when the moon … Continued
Ethan Bronner | Bloomberg News (TNS) Cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas are stalling again, Israeli officials say, with large gaps between the sides over hostages, prisoners and the future of Gaza. A delegation of Israeli negotiators returned late Tuesday … Continued
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday signed into law a bipartisan bill requiring Wisconsin schools to teach Asian American and Hmong American histories. Evers signed the bill at an elementary school in Wausau, which is home to … Continued