Icy King Boreas strikes again: Due to expected extreme cold windchills, the St. Paul Winter Carnival is postponing some of its opening events. The Kick-off to Carnival, an outdoor laser light show, was scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 22, but will … Continued
By MATTHEW LEE and ALI SWENSON WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expanding its ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services to include assistance going to international and domestic organizations and agencies that promote gender identity … Continued
By TOQA EZZIDIN and JULIA FRANKEL CAIRO (AP) — Desperate Palestinians at a garbage dump in a Gaza neighborhood dug with their bare hands for plastic items to burn to keep warm in the cold and damp winter in the … Continued
What enables fraud News of widespread fraud among a minority of Minnesota’s Somali community has fractured public trust and damaged the well-being of the entire community. It has left many asking, “Why has oversight failed so miserably?” and, “Why was … Continued
By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked higher this week, but remains near its lowest level in more than three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.09% from 6.06% last … Continued