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Two vehicles rollover in Duluth in separate crashes

NBA Owners Unanimously Approve $1.5 Billion Sale of Minnesota Timberwolves, WNBA’s Lynx

Death in St. Louis County Jail

Aspirus St. Luke’s responds to Minnesota Nurses Association strike vote

Sheriff's Office: Convincing phone scam going around

Wisconsin News

Superior's NTEC Supporters Hold Rally As Mayor Paine Responds

Vehicle Slams Into Superior Home, Rolls

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Superior Police: Man With Rifle Arrested After Threats Of Violence

Man Arrested After Armed Burglary, Vehicle Theft In Hermantown

Duluth-Based Maurices Announces 'Painful' Layoffs

Overpass Collapse on Mexico City Metro Kills at Least 24

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The death toll from the collapse of an overpass on the Mexico City metro rose to 24 Tuesday as crews untangled train carriages from the steel and concrete wreckage that fell onto a roadway. Monday night’s…

Biden Aims for Vaccinating 70% Of Adult Americans by July 4

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden is setting a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one dose to 70% of adult Americans by July 4. This comes as the administration pushes to make it easier…

Wisconsin Guard Soldier, Friend Charged in Capitol Attack

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin Army National Guard member and his friend have been charged with entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack. Abram Markofski and Brandon Nelson are charged with four counts including entering and remaining…

FDA Expected to Ok Pfizer Vaccine for Teens Within Week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 to 15 by next week, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year. That’s according…

US Extends Face-Mask Requirement on Planes Until September

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is extending the requirement that travelers wear face masks on planes, trains, and buses. The rule was set to expire May 11, but the Transportation Security Administration said Friday that it will extend the…

3 Killed, 27 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes off San Diego

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A packed boat being used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized and broke apart in powerful surf along the rocky San Diego coast. Three people were killed and more than two dozen were hurt. Lifeguards,…

US Economy Accelerated at a Robust 6.4% Rate Last Quarter

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew at a brisk 6.4% annual rate last quarter -- a show of strength fueled by government aid and declining viral cases that could drive further gains as the nation rebounds with unusual speed…

WATCH TONIGHT: Biden to Pitch Sweeping ‘Family Plan’ in Speech to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden will use his first joint address to Congress to pitch a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families, and education that would transform the role government plays in American life. Biden delivers the Wednesday speech…

Feds Search Rudy Giuliani’s NYC Home, Office

NEW YORK (AP) — A law enforcement official tells the Associated Press that federal investigators have executed search warrants at Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan residence and office. The former New York City mayor has been under investigation for several years over…

CDC Says Fully Vaccinated Americans Can Now Go Outside Without a Mask

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And unvaccinated people can drop face coverings in some cases, too. The Centers…

Student’s Snapchat Profanity Leads to High Court Speech Case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before the Supreme Court this week is an argument over whether public schools can discipline students over something they say off-campus. Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was suspended from cheerleading over a profanity-laced posting on Snapchat. Arguments are on…

Justice Dept. Opens Policing Probe Over Breonna Taylor Death

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky over the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home. The 26-year-old Taylor,…

Supreme Court to Take Up Right to Carry Gun for Self-Defense

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense. The case will be…

SOS Messages, Panic as Virus Breaks India’s Health System

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has set another record for daily coronavirus infections for the fifth day in a row, at more than 350,000. On Monday, the country reported more than 2,800 deaths, with roughly 117 Indians succumbing to the disease every…

Caitlyn Jenner Says She Will Run for Governor of California

LOS ANGELES-Republican Caitlyn Jenner says she will run for governor of California. Jenner says in statement posted Friday on Twitter that she has filed initial paperwork to run. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a likely recall election this year.…