By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press Congress has taken a major step toward reopening the government, but there’s still uncertainty about when one of the most far-reaching impacts of the closure will be resolved and all 42 million Americans who receive … Continued
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flight reductions at 40 major U.S. airports will remain at 6% instead of rising to 10% by the end of the week because more air traffic controllers are coming to work, the Department of Transportation and the … Continued
By JOSH FUNK California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about people in the country illegally improperly receiving licenses to drive a semitruck or a bus. But Gov. Gavin Newsom … Continued
By TIFFANY STANLEY U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The step formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. Related Articles Judge … Continued
A longtime Mounds View High School teacher was charged Wednesday with criminal sexual conduct of a 16-year-old female student. Ted Matthew Bennett (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office) Ted Matthew Bennett, 58, of Minneapolis, has been a teacher at … Continued
When the Colorado blue spruce that Bill and Deanna Ellingson planted almost 30 years ago in their front yard in Roseville stretched too tall for them to easily string holiday lights around it, they came up with a clever solution: … Continued