Political outcomes, personal stories intersect as Minnesotans process this week's election
As Minnesota Star Tribune reporters interviewed Minnesotans about this week’s election, personal stories and emblematic examples couldn’t help but emerge.
Aaron Boone to return for eighth season as Yankees manager after New York exercises 2025 option
Aaron Boone will return for an eighth season as New York Yankees manager after the team exercised his 2025 option on Friday.
Pompeii archaeological park introduces daily visitors' limit to combat over-tourism
The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets from next week in a bid to cope with over-tourism and protect the world heritage site, ...
Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups' voting power
A judge has struck down a state law that made it easier for New Yorkers to sue over electoral divisions and voting rules that weakened the political voice of minority groups, saying its special ...
India's ban on Salman Rushdie 'The Satanic Verses' may end — thanks to missing paperwork
The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie's ''The Satanic Verses'' in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of heart more than two years after the author's near-fatal stabbing, but ...
As sports betting addiction takes hold in Brazil, the government moves to crack down
King'' doesn't disclose his real name. Even clients of his Sao Paulo newsstand have to call him by his moniker. The Brazilian online sports gambling addict lowered his profile after a loan shark ...
3 dead, including the suspect, after shooting in Pennsylvania apartment and 40-mile police chase
Three people were killed and three others wounded on Friday when a suspect opened fire in an apartment in central Pennsylvania, then led police on a 40-mile high-speed chase through two counties that ...
US to tighten restrictions on energy development to protect struggling sage grouse
President Joe Biden's administration on Friday proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West to protect a ...
In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cellphone ban
It's no surprise that students are pushing back on cell phone bans in classrooms. But school administrators in one South Florida county working to pull students' eyes away from their screens are ...
Tiny amount of propane gas ignited blast near Bagley, MN, that critically burned man, his 5 boys
A “residual” amount of propane gas in a tank was all that was needed for a flicker from a cigarette lighter to ignite an ...
Preston Mattingly, son of Don Mattingly, promoted to Philadelphia Phillies general manager
Preston Mattingly, son of Don Mattingly, promoted to Philadelphia Phillies general manager. PHILADELPHIA — Preston Mattingly, son of Don Mattingly, promoted to Philadelphia Phillies general manager.
Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case after his presidential win
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the ''the appropriate course going forward'' in light of the ...