California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday extended the closure of bars and indoor dining statewide and ordered gyms, churches and hair salons closed in most places as coronavirus cases keep rising.
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has been cancelled due to health concerns for runners, spectators, volunteers and others during the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced Monday.
by Matt DeLong7/13/2020 7:47:01 PM
A body was found today at a Southern California lake during the search for “Glee” star Naya Rivera. Authorities would not immediately say if the person found was Rivera.
The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June: $864 billion.
by Casey Common7/13/2020 6:15:21 PM
Former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign has tapped several veterans of state and national campaigns for his team in Minnesota.
by Casey Common7/13/2020 6:03:28 PM
Veteran baseball reporter Phil Miller says this is the most confident Twins team he's ever seen. More about that, plus some Byron Buxton chatter, in today's Twins Insider podcast.
"I'm shaking": A Black driver in Bloomington was pulled over by police, at least one gun drawn — but it was a mistake.
by Casey Common7/13/2020 4:25:45 PM
UPDATE: The closing of the Mendota Bridge is related to a police pursuit that began in early today in Carver County. Multiple law enforcement agencies remain on the bridge.
by Casey Common7/13/2020 4:03:05 PM
Firefighters are still battling a blaze today on a Navy ship that injured at least 57 people and sent smoke billowing over San Diego.
by Colleen Kelly7/13/2020 3:17:21 PM
An independent panel of legal experts will review the conviction of Myon Burrell, who was sentenced to life in prison nearly two decades ago for the murder of Tyesha Edwards, 11, struck by a stray bullet in her south Minneapolis home.
America's two largest generations, baby boomers and millennials, have something to agree on: The coronavirus pandemic has smacked many of them at a pivotal time in their lives.
A member of a team searching a Southern California lake for missing "Glee" star Naya Rivera said Sunday that he's confident his crew is getting a clearer idea of where in the lake to find her.
3M says it’s hit midyear goals for increasing U.S. N95 respirator output as a new production line recently opened at one of the company’s Wisconsin factories.
Mexican officials say the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths has passed 35,000, making it the country with the fourth highest total. Only the U.S., Brazil and Britain have more.
Test results for the novel coronavirus are taking so long to come back across the United States that experts say the results are often proving useless in the campaign to control the deadly disease.
A woman was shot and killed Saturday night in north Minneapolis in a car with a 3-year-old child in it. The killing came just a day after community members gathered less than a mile away to mourn and honor victims of gun violence.
Top officials in Houston are calling for the city to lock back down as area hospitals strain to accommodate the onslaught of patients sick with the new coronavirus.
by Trisha Collopy7/12/2020 10:20:54 PM
Connecticut Sun’s Natisha Hiedeman, Briann January test positive for COVID-19, do not travel to WNBA bubble
As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.
by Trisha Collopy7/12/2020 9:20:05 PM
The federal Bureau of Prisons said Sunday that a staff member involved in preparing for the first federal executions in nearly two decades has tested positive for coronavirus.