The first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States, Augustus Tolton, may not be a household name. Yet I believe his story – from being born enslaved to becoming a college valedictorian – deserves to be a staple of Black History Month. “Good Father Gus” is now a candidate for sainthood.

My forthcoming book, “The ...Read more

The letter by Minnesota’s top CEOs condemning the recent escalation of violence in the state was met by strong, often opposing, reactions in the local business community.

After weeks of growing criticism for failing to speak publicly on the massive federal immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, 60 of Minnesota’s most notable ...Read more

President Donald Trump once again is showering NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani with compliments, even after the mayor issued sharp attacks on Trump’s actions publicly and directly to the president.

In a Tuesday morning appearance on right-wing radio host Sid Rosenberg’s morning show, Trump acknowledged his political differences with Mamdani, but ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Two women have been charged with biting the fingers of U.S. Border Patrol officers moments after federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend near the scene of an immigration enforcement action.

Claire Louise Feng, 27, of St. Paul was arrested on Jan. 24 and charged in U.S. District Court a day later ...Read more

The four University of Idaho students violently murdered by Bryan Kohberger were stabbed a combined 150 times, according to a report.

Kohberger in July pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the grisly killings of 21-year-old Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, their housemate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A woman masquerading online as a man netted millions of dollars from a romance scam that targeted the old and the lonely, according to investigators in eastern North Carolina.

The con duped victims across multiple states over the past six years, the Craven County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 26 news release.

“On ...Read more

Venezuela’s new socialist leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has launched a public campaign aimed at reassuring the regime’s radical base that she has not become a puppet of Washington — even as President Donald Trump publicly praises her leadership for fostering what he calls a “wonderful” relationship between the two countries.

In recent ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia lawmakers are set to consider legislation that would make it harder for ICE to operate in the city, including limiting information sharing, restricting activity on city-owned property, and prohibiting agents from concealing their identities.

Among the package of bills set to be introduced Thursday is an ordinance ...Read more

In Minneapolis, two recent fatal encounters with federal immigration agents have produced not only grief and anger, but an unusually clear fight over what is real.

In the aftermath of Alex Pretti’s killing on Jan. 24, 2026, federal officials claimed the Border Patrol officers who fired weapons at least 10 times acted in self-defense...Read more

Eat this, not that. This one food will cure everything. That food is poison. Cut this food out. Try this diet. Don’t eat at these times. Eat this food and you’ll lose weight. With society’s obsession with food, health and weight, statements like these are all over social media, gyms and even health care offices.

But do you need ...Read more

For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the longleaf pine. The forest once stretched across 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, but about 5% of that original forest remains. It was one of North America’s richest ecosystems, and it nearly disappeared.

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Snow has returned to the Philadelphia region, and along with it the white residues on streets and sidewalks that result from the over-application of deicers such as sodium chloride, or rock salt, as well as more modern salt alternatives.

As an environmental scientist who studies water pollution, I know that much of the excess salt ...Read more

Winter Storm Fern brought Colorado’s mountain towns a bit of what they’ve spent weeks hoping for.

It snowed 23 inches (58 centimeters) at the Crested Butte ski resort over the weekend of Jan. 24-25, 2026. Aspen Snowmass got 13 inches (33 cm).

It was a welcome change in Colorado, where the ski season is off to a slow start....Read more

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is investigating reports that TikTok is suppressing anti-Trump content days after the platform averted a nationwide ban by finalizing a U.S. ownership deal backed by Donald Trump.

"Following TikTok's sale to a Trump-aligned business group, our office has received reports — and ...Read more

North Korea fired what appeared to be ballistic missiles off its east coast days after the U.S. released a new defense strategy signaling a reduction in American military support to deter Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions.

Multiple ballistic missiles were launched on Tuesday from north of Pyongyang toward waters off its east coast, South Korea’...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino recently took to the streets of Minneapolis, pulling the pin from a grenade and lobbing it into a crowd of protesters as plumes of vibrant green smoke filled the air and stained snow in the residential neighborhood.

Bovino yelled, “Gas, gas, gas!” as he wound his arm back. He was maskless...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- The federal prosecutor who formerly helmed the effort to root out wrongdoing in Minnesota welfare programs has called the state “the leader in fraud.”

Officials are investigating more than a dozen social services programs that federal prosecutors say could have lost some $9 billion to fraud since 2018. Fifteen people have ...Read more

CHICAGO — Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses together in greeting and chuffed — a soft, breathy, snorting sound that signals affection or reassurance. Amelia Gray rolled on her back, gently pawing at her counterpart. Later that same day, they played in ...Read more