By ALEX VEIGA and ELAINE KURTENBACH Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets. The price for a barrel of … Continued
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling no letup in the war launched by the United States … Continued
Driverless vehicle testing has already started in Minnesota, and, for now, it’s under the supervision of humans behind the wheel. That could change soon. Autonomous vehicle company Waymo began testing its computer-automated vehicles in Minneapolis in late 2025, but says … Continued
The president and CEO of St. Cloud, Minn.-based Star Autism Center pleaded guilty on last week to one federal count of wire fraud, according to court documents. Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf, 28, of St. Cloud, was charged with wire fraud in … Continued
A man died in a snowmobile crash Thursday on the Arrowhead State Trail in northern St. Louis County. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, first responders and law enforcement were dispatched at approximately 10:08 p.m. after a report … Continued
Today is Monday, March 9, the 68th day of 2026. There are 297 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 9, 1959, the Barbie doll was introduced at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Also … Continued