A St. Paul man with a record of stealing copper wire from streetlights has avoided prison time for a January incident in the city’s Frogtown neighborhood. E Xiong, 47, pleaded guilty to felony possession of burglary or theft tools after … Continued
NEW YORK — If every dog must have its day, one champion canine is about to have its year. By the end of Tuesday night, one of the more than 2,500 hounds, terriers, spaniels, setters and others that entered this … Continued
Mary Lucia has returned to radio, although this time she’ll be working behind the scenes. On May 6, Lucia began her new job as the program advisor at the University of Minnesota’s Radio K. It’s one of three paid, full-time … Continued
NEW YORK — The video screen “Portal” that lets people in New York and Dublin peer into life on opposite sides of the Atlantic in real time has been a source of whimsical delight for sidewalk crowds in the two … Continued
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have identified a planet that’s bigger than Jupiter yet surprisingly as fluffy and light as cotton candy. The exoplanet has exceedingly low density for its size, an international team reported Tuesday. The gas giants in … Continued
By LEA SKENE and DENISE LAVOIE (Associated Press) BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report Tuesday the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 … Continued