Obama kicked off a series of “Day in the Life” visits Thursday at Minnehaha Park to put a human face on the economic policies Democrats are championing in this midterm election year.
Obama aims to put human face on economic struggles
US advances to World Cup’s 2nd round despite loss
Germany beat the U.S. 1-0 Thursday to win Group G, but the Americans held onto second place when Portugal defeated Ghana.
‘Get a warrant’ to search cellphones, Justices say
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that police may not search the cellphones of people they arrest without a search warrant.
Stillwater Lift Bridge to close due to high water
The Stillwater Lift Bridge over the St. Croix River will be closed to traffic in both directions from Monday morning until further notice.
Ronaldo helps Portugal earn 2-2 draw against US
Cristiano Ronaldo’s inch-perfect stoppage-time cross set up Varela for the equalizing goal Sunday in Portugal’s 2-2 draw against the U.S. at the World Cup.
Demand, aging buildings spur campus housing boom
Universities across the nation are in the midst of a campus housing boom, replacing aging residence halls with gleaming facilities.
Kenyan wins Grandma’s Marathon in record time
Dominic Ondoro finished in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 6 seconds. He beat second-place finisher Christopher Kipyego by 2 minutes, 51 seconds.
Twins HR in 10th doesn’t hold, Boston wins 2-1
The Minnesota Twins lost their fifth game in a row when Boston’s David Ortiz and Mike Napoli delivered back-to-back homers off Casey Fien and the Red Sox won it 2-1 Wednesday.
Sights, smells of holding cells for immigrant kids
The surge in immigrant minors, mostly from Central America, has overwhelmed the U.S. government.
Storms rake SW Minnesota with hail, high winds
Weekend storms dumped as much as 4 inches of rain at Luverne and over 5 inches in some areas near International Falls on the state’s northern border.
Dempsey, Brooks give US 2-1 win over Ghana
The victoy put the U.S. and Germany on top of the Group G, with Ghana and Portugal at the bottom.
Netherlands thrashes Spain 5-1 in World Cup opener
The Netherlands defeated the defending world champions 5-1 Friday with a clinical display of counterattacking football at the World Cup opener.
Heat turn to the tape to make fixes before Game 4
The San Antonio Spurs shot a finals-record 75.8 percent in the first half of a 111-92 victory in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
House Majority Leader Cantor defeated in primary
Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia was dethroned Tuesday by a tea party-backed Republican primary challenger.
Prosecutor: Trucker in Morgan crash hadn’t slept
The truck driver accused of triggering the highway crash that injured Tracy Morgan and killed another comedian hadn’t slept for more than 24 hours before the accident.