Norwegian police on Tuesday began releasing the names of those killed in last week’s bomb blast and massacre at a Labor Party youth camp, an announcement likely to bring new collective grief to an already reeling nation.
Aid workers rush to help East Africa’s hungry
Officials warn that 800,000 children could die across the Horn of Africa. Aid workers are rushing to bring help to dangerous and previously unreached regions of drought-ravaged Somalia.
Norway attacks shock, disgust Europe
A massive bombing Friday in the heart of Oslo was followed by a horrific shooting spree on an island hosting a youth retreat for the prime minister’s center-left party. The same man, a Norwegian with reported Christian fundamentalist, anti-Muslim views, was suspected in both attacks.
Heat from Midwest to NY not taking weekend off
The National Weather Service warning of excessive heat in several states predicts “oppressive heat” with temperatures at least in the 90s.
End of Minn. shutdown brings relief, frustration
Minnesota’s state government shutdown ended Wednesday after 20 days, millions in lost revenue and frustration on the part of residents and politicians.
Retailers to bring fresh produce to many without
Wal-Mart and other retailers announced a plan over the next five years to open or expand 1,500 stores in areas without easy access to fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods.
Minnesota Somali pleads guilty to terror charge
Omer Abdi Mohamed, 26, of St. Anthony pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, specifically admitting that he helped provide people in a conspiracy to murder, kidnap and maim people in a foreign country.
Heat wave hardest on poorest communities
In towns large and small, the withering heat was cruelest to those who could not afford air conditioning.
MillerCoors becomes casualty of Minnesota shutdown
Without a renewed license, MillerCoors products will disappear from Minnesota.
Ireland unveils new report on Catholic child abuse
The report is a state fact-finding probe about how church leaders protected their reputation for decades.
Police say wearing video cameras offers protection
Oakland and hundreds of other police departments across the country are equipping officers with tiny body cameras to record anything from a traffic stop to a hot vehicle pursuit to an unfolding violent crime. The mini cameras have even spawned a new cable reality TV series.
Added pain in Minn. shutdown: It costs millions
“It’s going to be a slow force on the economy,” said Tom Stinson, a University of Minnesota professor who is laid off from his job as the state economist. “But it’s not going to be something that would create a recession or anything like that in Minnesota. It’s clearly not good the longer that it goes on.”
Fort Hood shooting suspect will face death penalty
Maj. Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the November 2009 shooting spree on the Texas Army post.
Triangle of hunger batters millions Africa’s Horn
Thousands of families are walking for days in search of food in a triangle of hunger where the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia meet. Hundreds already have died, and images of children with skinny, malnourished bodies are becoming commonplace in this corner of Africa. WITH VIDEO
State’s economy loses out in shutdown
Experts say an extended shutdown won’t send the state back into a recession but would have ripple effects statewide both predictable and unforeseen.