Gov. Tim Walz named four new members of the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents Tuesday. Joel Bergstrom and Samuel Heins will serve as at-large representatives, with Kowsar Mohamed serving as the student at-large. Ellen Luger will represent the 5th … Continued
By CEDAR ATTANASIO, Associated Press A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a … Continued
Authorities identified a man Tuesday who was fatally shot outside a St. Paul bar as a 43-year-old from Brooklyn Park. A bouncer at the Midway Saloon was charged Friday with the shooting death of patron Jeffrey S. Matson outside the … Continued
By SAM MEDNICK, Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is in discussions with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country, part of a wider effort by Israel … Continued
By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states. … Continued
By JAMIE STENGLE and JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The accused 32-year-old Texas man who opened fire in a Target parking lot, killing two adults and a child, had a history of arrests for domestic violence and assault and … Continued