Edward Lotterman President Trump’s attention has passed on from seizing control of Venezuela to seizing control of Greenland and seizing control of Minnesota. But he took on a big task when he said he was also “president of Venezuela” and … Continued
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Oona Zenda, KFF Health News Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting. Then 25 years old and six months pregnant, … Continued
One welcome effect of President Donald Trump’s intervention in Venezuela that led to the capture of strongman Nicolás Maduro is the release of political detainees in the South American nation. It appears that another authoritarian regime, this one in Central … Continued
In the 140 yeas since the first St. Paul Winter Carnival, plenty has changed. In 1886, there was no Vulcan Krewe in red running suits to battle the king then known as Borealis; there was no medallion hunt nor Klondike … Continued
It’s an eclectic reading day, with an 18th-century murder in an outhouse and nonfiction about art, community organizing and the environment. (Courtesy of Wagonbridge Publishing) “A Necessary Death”: by Terri Karsten (Wagonbridge Publishing, $15) If you’re already tired of cold … Continued
What a great way to start a new literary year. Six poets laureate from across Minnesota will participate Thursday in the inaugural A Gathering of Poets Laureate: Poets Building Community, the culminating public program of Minneapolis poet laureate Junauda Petrus’s … Continued