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  • minnesotaPolitics

    Bovino sidelined: border patrol commander under fire for handling of latest shooting to leave Minneapolis, source says

    By Steve Karnowski, Mike Balsamo, and others
  • minnesotaLaw

    Trump paves the ground for Minnesota retreat as he touts talks with governor, mayor: ‘lots of progress is being made’

    By Steve Karnowski, Mike Balsamo, and others
  • weddingLaw

    Olympic snowboarder turned FBI most wanted drug lord arrested in Mexico, extradited to U.S.

    By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • ReinerLaw

    Hollywood reels from shocking Reiner murders as police weigh charges for their son

    By Christopher Weber, Mike Balsamo, and others
  • A Sibley County Sheriff’s Deputy blocks the road where the suspect involved in the shooting of two state lawmakers vehicle was found Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Faxon Township, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Politics

    Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers caught

    By Obed Lamy, Steve Karnowski, and others
  • Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents on stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Trump’s would-be assassin was photographed by local police minutes before attack because he was scoping out the area with a rangefinder—but then he disappeared

    By Colleen Long, Mike Balsamo, and others
  • Now-deceased terror mastermind Osama bin Laden sitting next to his Egyptian lieutenant Ayman al-Zawahri in an undated videotape.

    U.S. airstrike killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri

    By Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant, and others
  • President Joe Biden

    Biden to ban Russian oil imports over Ukraine war

    By Zeke Miller, Mike Balsamo, and others
  • A Sept. 26 rally on Capitol Hill in support of impeaching President Donald Trump.Politics

    Will the White House Impeachment Letter Backfire?

    By Jonathan Lemire, Mike Balsamo, and others
  • As the House Democratic impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump got underway on Capitol Hill, across town at the White House, Trump was presented with an award from members of the National Sheriff’s Association.Politics

    White House Confirms Steps Taken to ‘Lock Down’ Trump’s Ukraine Phone Call

    By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, and others