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Judge says gun found in car of Myon Burrell, sentenced to life as teen, can be evidence in new case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge ruled that the arrest of a Minnesota man on a gun charge was justified in a case that has drawn at...
3h ago
Noem spokesman says mention of meeting with North Korean leader in new book was an error
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem described in a new book having met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dur...
4h ago
Road construction beginning on I-94 in west central Minnesota
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - Drivers traveling on Interstate 94 between Alexandria and Osakis will encounter reduced speeds and one-la...
8h ago
Search warrant leads to discover of homemade bombs in eastern South Dakota
FLORENCE, S.D. (KFGO KWAT) - Three Florence residents are in custody after Codington County Sheriff's deputies conducted a se...
8h ago
When pot and small-town dynamics collide
DICKINSON, N.D. (Prairie News Service) - Petitions are being circulated to get a marijuana legalization question on North Dak...
11h ago
State
Judge says gun found in car of Myon Burrell, sentenced to life as teen, can be evidence in new case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge ruled that the arrest of a Minnesota man on a gun charge was justified in a case that has drawn at...
3h ago
Road construction beginning on I-94 in west central Minnesota
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - Drivers traveling on Interstate 94 between Alexandria and Osakis will encounter reduced speeds and one-la...
8h ago
When pot and small-town dynamics collide
DICKINSON, N.D. (Prairie News Service) - Petitions are being circulated to get a marijuana legalization question on North Dak...
11h ago
Minnesota House passes 'Safe Storage' gun safety legislation
ST. PAUL, Minn. - After a marathon debate the Democrat-controlled Minnesota House, late Thursday, over Republicans' vigorous ...
13h ago
Williston man sentenced to 15 years in connection with shooting at officers
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Williston, North Dakota, man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with credit for time served in ...
14h ago
Local Sports
Fargo Force Fall To Sioux City 5-2
USHL hockey game three in Sioux City with the Force and Musketter series tied 1-1 in the best of five. 4:16 into the game it...
15h ago
MLB roundup: Cubs' Shota Imanaga stellar again in win
Rookie Shota Imanaga had another strong start and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning Wed...
May 02, 2024
Comcast pulls Bally Sports channels, imperiling US broadcaster's restructuring
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cable provider Comcast stopped broadcasting Bally Sports channels on Wednesday, takin...
May 02, 2024
Horse racing-Fierceness the favorite for 150th Kentucky Derby
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - The Kentucky Derby arrives at Churchill Downs with Fierceness as the favorite but the bay colt is...
May 02, 2024
Twins rally late for 10th straight win, 10-5 over White Sox
BY MATT CARLSON CHICAGO - Max Kepler and José Miranda hit run-scoring singles to put Minnesota ahead in the seventh, ...
May 02, 2024
National Sports
Motor racing-Newey first domino to fall at Red Bull, says Brown
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - The departure of Formula One's top designer Adrian Newey from Red Bull is just the tip of ...
3h ago
Lakers fire head coach Darvin Ham after 2 seasons
The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on Friday after two seasons and a 90-74 regular-season record. "We gr...
4h ago
Motor racing-Red Bull's Verstappen fastest in Miami Grand Prix practice
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen put down an early marker for a Miami Grand Prix hat-trick, posti...
5h ago
Olympics-IOC hints at lack of solidarity in athletics prize money decision
By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has suggested that instead of of...
6h ago
Bowness, Brunette and Tocchet finalists for coaching honor
Winnipeg's Rick Bowness, Nashville's Andrew Brunette and Vancouver's Rick Tocchet were named finalists on Friday for the Jack...
6h ago
National News
Environmental journalism is increasingly dangerous profession, UN chief says
(Removes duplicate words in paragraph 3) By Juana Casas SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Journalists covering environmental issues have b...
3h ago
Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Heavy rains are expected to continue across Haiti on Friday, the national weather service said, af...
4h ago
Explainer-What is behind the pro-Palestinian protests at US universities?
(Reuters) - Student protests over the war in Gaza have swept the U.S. in past weeks, with police clearing a number of encampm...
4h ago
Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 31, more than 70 still missing
(Reuters) - Heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people, local authorities s...
5h ago
Exiled Chinese businessman's chief-of-staff pleads guilty in US to fraud
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The chief of staff to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui pleaded guilty on Friday to conspirin...
6h ago
World News
King Charles and UK royals to relinquish dozens of patronages
LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles and other senior British royals are to relinquish patronages of almost 200 charities and orga...
1h ago
CIA director in Cairo for meetings on Gaza conflict, Egyptian sources say
CAIRO (Reuters) - CIA Director William Burns arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Friday for meetings about the conflict ...
3h ago
Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 31, more than 70 still missing
(Reuters) - Heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people, local authorities s...
5h ago
Factbox-What led to Canada's arrests over killing of Sikh separatist?
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canadian police on Friday charged three people linked to the murder of Sikh separatist leader ...
5h ago
Hamas confirms its delegation to visit Cairo on Saturday, official says
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Yomna Ehab and Enas Alashray CAIRO (Reuters) - A delegation from Palestinian militant group Hamas will ...
6h ago
Business
Fed's Williams: Inflation target 'critical' for achieving stable prices
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams on Friday said he believes the U.S. c...
10m ago
Fed's Goolsbee: US rate-path 'dot plot' needs more context
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve should beef up its quarterly "dot plot" of policymakers'...
45m ago
Paramount will let exclusive talks with Skydance lapse, NYT reports
(Reuters) -Paramount Global Friday will end its exclusive negotiations with Skydance Media without reaching a deal, the New Y...
1h ago
Reddit CEO beneficially owns 61.5% of class A shares, regulatory filing shows
(Reuters) - Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman beneficially owns 62.4 million Class A shares of the social media company...
2h ago
China's Zeekr plans to raise up to $368 million in US IPO
(Reuters) -China-based electric vehicle brand Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding said on Friday it was aiming to raise $367...
3h ago
Politics
Democratic lawmakers tell Biden evidence shows Israel is restricting Gaza aid
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scores of lawmakers from U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic Party told him on Fr...
1h ago
U.S. congressman Cuellar indicted on conspiracy, bribery charges
(Reuters) - U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, was indicted on Friday on federal charges of conspiracy...
6h ago
Amid protests and police raids, US schools try to keep the peace at graduation
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Ahead of the University of Michigan's commencement on Saturday, the school has trained staff volun...
6h ago
Trump trial hears Michael Cohen was 'despondent' he was denied a government post
By Jack Queen, Brendan Pierson and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen was upset n...
8h ago
US Rep. Cuellar says he is innocent following indictment reports
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar said on Friday that he and his wife Imelda were inn...
8h ago
Health
Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns
(Reuters) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has toughened import requirements on U.S. breeding cattle over the H5N...
10m ago
At least 42 die from measles outbreak in northeast Nigeria
By Percy Dabang YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 42 deaths have been recorded from a measles outbreak in just over a week i...
6h ago
US health officials warn dairy workers are at risk from bird flu
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday warned that dairy workers remain at risk from the H5...
8h ago
Drugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Amneal Pharmaceuticals said on Friday it had reached a deal valued at more than $270 million to r...
9h ago
US FTC seeks more information on Novo Nordisk parent-Catalent deal
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sought additional information about a $16.5 billion deal by Novo Nordisk's ...
11h ago
Science
German company launches candle wax-powered rocket on test flight into space
BERLIN (Reuters) - German company HyImpulse successfully launched on Friday a candle wax-powered rocket capable of carrying c...
14h ago
Factbox-China's missions to the moon - past, present and future
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday launched a mission to collect samples from the moon's "h...
14h ago
Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) - A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island...
May 02, 2024
Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, ...
May 02, 2024
Scientists explore how to improve crop yields - on Mars
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For future human bases or colonies on Mars to be self-sustaining, a reliable source of home-grown ...
May 01, 2024
Technology
Luminar to cut nearly 20% jobs as part of restructuring
(Reuters) - Luminar Technologies, a maker of lidar sensors for self-driving cars, said on Friday that it would cut its workfo...
2h ago
Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit finance
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - The world's largest stablecoin, Tether, has stepped up monitoring of how its tokens ...
6h ago
Exclusive-Stanford AI leader Fei-Fei Li building 'spatial intelligence' startup
By Katie Paul, Anna Tong and Krystal Hu NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Prominent computer scientist Fei-Fei Li is buildin...
6h ago
Tech platforms make pitch for ad deals as TikTok is roiled by politics
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Short-form video took center stage at tech and social media companies' annual presentations to adv...
7h ago
Google faces second day of closing arguments in US antitrust trial
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will lay out its antitrust case against Alphabet's Google on Fri...
8h ago
Entertainment
Biden to honor Olympian Katie Ledecky, actor Michelle Yeoh with Medal of Freedom
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil rights st...
15h ago
Universal Music Group first-quarter core earnings beat forecast
(Reuters) - Universal Music Group on Thursday posted first-quarter adjusted core profit that beat expectations, helped by the...
May 02, 2024
John Cleese says farce best in theatre as he brings 'Fawlty Towers' to stage
By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) - John Cleese says farce is best seen in the theatre as he brings a new stage version of ...
May 02, 2024
Jewish community anxious ahead of Sweden Eurovision anti-Israel protests
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Planned protests against Israel taking part in this year's Eurovision So...
May 02, 2024
Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTok
By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Universal Music Group and TikTok said on Thursday that they had reached ...
May 02, 2024