By TRISHA THOMAS, Associated Press ROME (AP) — The first refugee to lead the U.N. refugee agency said Monday the world faces “a very difficult moment in history” and is appealing to a common humanity amid dramatic change. Repression of … Continued
Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, who fueled countless tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan and was one-half of the influential reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie, has died. He was 73. Dunbar’s wife, Thelma, announced the death … Continued
At a community meeting in St. Paul earlier this month, when civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong took the mic, she noted that most people know her from her advocacy work in Minneapolis. “What most people don’t know is that … Continued
The University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services and M Physicians — the U of M medical school faculty organization — have reached a three-way, 10-year mediated agreement that keeps alive the recently-endangered M Health Fairview partnership and a decades-long collaboration … Continued
By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The deadly and widespread winter storm paralyzing much of the American East with ice, snow and cold is also taking a multi-billion dollar bite out of the U.S. economy, experts figure. But … Continued
Some pro athletes can be insulated from what is happening outside the arena, especially in the midst of a condensed season like the 2025-26 NHL campaign, when teams are playing essentially every other night. But members of the Minnesota Wild … Continued