Minnesota lost 4,400 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.5%, data from the state Department of Employment and Economic Development released Thursday show. Most state labor force indicators saw mild signs of … Continued
Multiplatinum a cappella group Pentatonix will bring their Christmas in the City Tour to St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on Nov. 20. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Aug. 22 through Ticketmaster. Pentatonix will perform a holiday show on … Continued
By NADIA LATHAN and SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them … Continued
The NBA released its full regular-season schedule on Thursday afternoon, revealing a Timberwolves schedule that includes a home opener against Eastern Conference champion Indiana and a Christmas Day game at Denver. The season will open with road games at Portland … Continued
By ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington, D.C., police chief ordered more cooperation between her officers and federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump’s law enforcement takeover of the nation’s capital took root Thursday. National Guard troops … Continued
By AMANDA SEITZ and KIMBERLY KINDY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the nation’s health department to stop giving deportation officials access to the personal information — including home addresses — of all 79 million Medicaid enrollees. … Continued