By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and DORANY PINEDA, Associated Press The Trump administration is expanding its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion by ordering national parks to purge their gift shops of items it deems objectionable. The Interior Department said in … Continued
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, among others, on Thursday as President Donald Trump looks to inflict further pressure on the South American nation. The new … Continued
The nonprofit St. Paul Downtown Development Corporation has bought another troubled downtown structure — the Empire Building, a vacant seven-floor office building at 360 N. Robert St., as well as the single-level Endicott Arcade property at 134 Fifth St., which … Continued
The biggest building block of the Gophers football program will return for the 2026 season. Quarterback Drake Lindsey told the Go Gopher Podcast he will return for his redshirt sophomore season next year. “There was no doubt in my mind, … Continued
By ALI SWENSON NEW YORK (AP) — When senators voted on rival health bills Thursday, they had two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year. … Continued
By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is proposing to overhaul a regulatory panel that monitors the nation’s financial stability, by advocating for looser regulations. The Financial Stability Oversight Council, a U.S. body created in the … Continued