Edith Renfrow Smith, the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Iowa and a longtime Chicago schoolteacher, remained mentally sharp well past 100, becoming the subject for medical researchers studying what they called “SuperAgers.” Smith, 111, died of … Continued
By MATT O’BRIEN Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots that look like people and do … Continued
Kaohly Her, the newly sworn-in mayor of St. Paul, has announced several key hires who will serve as top staffers in her administration, including four assistant mayors. Her will ditch precedent and abandon the traditional mayor/deputy mayor structure, opting instead … Continued
A vehicle collided with an eastbound light rail train shortly after noon Monday at University and Prior avenues in St. Paul. A Metro Transit spokesman said the Green Line train had the right of way. The driver of the car … Continued
By ANDERS KONGSHAUG, CLAUDIA CIOBANU and STEFANIE DAZIO COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance. Her comments came in response to … Continued
By DÁNICA COTO and ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the U.S. weekend strike in Venezuela, the island nation’s closest ally, as residents … Continued