By EDITH M. LEDERER (Associated Press) UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be … Continued
On a recent evening, I took down our two American flags — one with a blue stripe and one with red. The time of mourning for three brave, dead first responders had ended, but in taking the flags down it … Continued
The right tool is a scalpel, not a sledgehammer Some very troubling proposed legislation (“the missing middle,” SF1370/HF1667) is making its rounds at the Capitol, but hasn’t received nearly the attention it should. “Middle” refers to the types of housing … Continued
Greyson Uelmen and his teammates on the Minnetonka boys basketball team took care of business Thursday night, beating unseeded Eagan 68-45 in a Class 4A state semifinal at Williams Arena. Now the Skippers — the tournament’s No. 3 seed — … Continued
Jackson McAndrew presented a problem for Cretin-Derham Hall Thursday night. A tall one. The 6-foot-9 senior Wayzata standout — who is headed to play at NCAA Div. I Creighton next season — finished with 25 points, 13 rebounds and eight … Continued
Class 3A Totino-Grace 74, DeLaSalle 67: The Islanders led top-seeded Totino-Grace 58-54 with fewer than eight minutes to play in Thursday’s Class 3A state semifinals, only to have the Eagles go on a 20-5 run to flip the contest and … Continued