Minnesota leaders see 2022 as key year for infrastructure strides
With billions in federal money on the way and a construction funding package in the works, the state's needs will be at the forefront for legislators.
High inflation? Low polling? White House blames the pandemic
Inflation is soaring, businesses are struggling to hire and President Joe Biden's poll numbers have been in free fall. The White House sees a common culprit for it all: COVID-19.
New legislative commission begins work on studying Minnesota's cyberdefenses
Bipartisan group looking for vulnerabilities, policy ideas.
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Feds apprehend stowaway on flight from Guatemala to Miami
Federal authorities have taken into custody a 26-year-old man who apparently stowed away in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines fight that arrived at Miami International Airport from Guatemala on Saturday morning.
World
Beloved Honduran mayor stood out in bloody electoral season
San Luis was the eighth stop on a tour of nine villages for Francisco "Paquito" Gaitan, the popular mayor of this municipality perched in the mountains outside the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa.
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COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert
The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread.
Nation
Some states dropping 'dehumanizing' terms for immigrants
Luz Rivas remembers seeing the word on her mother's residency card as a child: "alien."
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Law to help first responders gets bipartisan support from Minnesota delegation
President Joe Biden signed the Protecting America's First Responders Act into law earlier this month.
Nation
Panel OKs bid to demolish Wright Brothers' 1st bike shop
The Dayton Board of Zoning Appeals has approved the city's request to demolish a 129-year-old historic building that once was the site of the Wright brothers' first bike shop.
World
Afghan prime minister defends Taliban's rule amid crisis
Afghanistan's Taliban prime minister defended the group's rule in a public address Saturday, saying it was not to blame for a worsening economic crisis and is working to repair the corruption of the ousted government. He also dismissed international pressure for the formation of a more inclusive Cabinet.
Business
Amid riots, France to consider some autonomy for Guadeloupe
France's government is offering to discuss some autonomy for the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, which has been wracked by virus-related rioting and strikes that reflect long-running frustrations over inequality with the French mainland.
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
Business
Anti-government protesters block bridges, roads in Serbia
Skirmishes on Saturday erupted in Serbia between police and anti-government demonstrators who blocked roads and bridges in the Balkan country in protest against new laws they say favor interests of foreign investors devastating the environment.
Business
Russia jails 5 people over coal mine disaster that killed 51
A Russian court on Saturday ordered five people to remain in pre-trial detention for two months pending an investigation into a devastating blast in a coal mine in Siberia that resulted in dozens of deaths.
World
German minister hopes patient transfers a 'wake-up call'
Germany's health minister said Saturday he hopes that the sight of air force planes transferring patients across the country will act as a "wake-up call" to millions who are still holding out on getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
World
COVID-19 positive Czech president discharged from hospital
Czech President Miloš Zeman was discharged Saturday from the capital's military hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Business
Channel migrant deaths: Smugglers net millions per kilometer
The price to cross the English Channel varies according to the network of smugglers, between 3,000 and 7,000 euros ($3,380 and $8,000) though there are rumors of discounts.
Business
South African scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron
Worried scientists in South Africa are scrambling to combat the lightning spread across the country of the new and highly transmissible omicron COVID-19 variant as the world grapples with its emergence.
World
Burkina Faso security forces fire tear gas at protesters
Security forces fired tear gas at protesters throwing rocks in Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday, as tensions rose across the conflict-riddled nation with the population angry at the government's inability to stem violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group.
World
Spanish police protest government plan to reform 'gag law'
Tens of thousands of Spanish police officers and their supporters marched in Madrid on Saturday to protest against government plans to reform a controversial security law known by critics as the "gag law."
World
Dutch government apologizes for discredited transgender law
The Dutch government made a public apology Saturday for a now discredited and scrapped law that required transgender people to undergo surgery and sterilization if they wanted to change their gender on their birth certificate.
World
Tunisia's interior ministry: Knife attacker known extremist
Tunisia's Interior Ministry has said that a man who attempted to attack security officials in central Tunis was a known extremist.
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