As hazardous air quality alerts continue due to wildfires and extreme heat, experts are sharing how it could affect your health, and how to protect both yourself and your pets from smoke and pollution.
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President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.
The Twin Cities area also remains under an excessive heat warning Thursday.
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The U.S. Navy is investigating after a Blue Angels jet conducting a flyover above Pensacola Beach in Florida, Wednesday, flew close to the beach crowded with beach-goers.
More than a dozen wildfires continue burning across northern Minnesota, collectively known as the July Lightning Event. Smoke from the wildfires has spread south, triggering air quality alerts across much of Minnesota, including hazardous conditions in the Twin Cities Thursday morning.
Fifteen celebrities – including former congressman George Santos, sports champions, and reality TV royalty – are about to face the ultimate test of survival on Season 5 of FOX’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test."
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register and will be formall...
As hazardous air quality alerts continue due to wildfires and extreme heat, experts are sharing how it could affect your health, and how to protect both yourself and your pets from smoke and pollution.
Valleyfair has closed for Thursday due to the hazardous smoky air quality in Minnesota.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has canceled all outdoor programs, activities and events scheduled for Thursday as a blanket of hazardous air has pushed its way to the Twin Cities from the wildfires in northern Minnesota. Minneapolis park officials say that the cancellations a...
The Department of Justice denied New Mexico’s request for unedited files regarding Jeffrey Epstein, stating that federal disclosure laws prohibit the agency from releasing the unredacted investigative records to state authorities.
Speeding in your car to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money in gas and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says. It is something to think about as gas prices stay elevated throughout the summe...
Minneapolis has one of the worst air qualities in the world on Thursday morning as wildfire smoke continues to blanket much of the state.
Eden Prairie-based health care giant highlights alleged arbitration abuse. Health care providers say they are winning the cases on their merits.
Hazardous air quality from smoke drifting down from the multiple wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and Canada is now having an effect on events going on in the Twin Cities.
In an interview with Joe Rogan, Vice President JD Vance conceded that the Trump administration “screwed up” the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s case files.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two of the eight men indicted in an alleged drone and sniper plot to attack President Donald Trump’s UFC cage-fighting show on the White House lawn pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy charges. Clothed in jail garb and shackled, Tycen Proper, 19, of Danville, Oh...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two of the eight men indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House last month pleaded not guilty Thursday. Tycen Proper, 19, of Danville, Ohio, and Chandler S...
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Air quality alerts can change quickly during wildfire smoke events. Here’s what Code Orange and Code Red mean, who is most at risk and when you should limit time outside.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Filings for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in 10 weeks as U.S. layoffs remain historically low. The number of Americans applying for jobless aid in the week ending July 11 dropped by 8,000 to 208,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s well ...
France and England missed the World Cup Final, but one more match remains. The Bronze Final brings two heavyweight teams, several Golden Boot contenders and real rotation questions to Miami.
Minnesota now has some of the worst air pollution in the world according to real-time air quality readings by AQI, surpassing historically polluted global cities like Delhi, India. Among major cities in the world, Minneapolis ranks 3rd on the list behind Toronto and Detroit, as of Thursday mor...
Minnesota is facing another day of hot temperatures and smoky skies, with hazardous air quality lingering in the Twin Cities metro Thursday.
The MyPillow founder has become one of the president’s most loyal political allies, facing legal and financial fallout as a result. The relationship culminated this week as Trump endorsed Lindell’s bid to be governor of Minnesota.
With more than 600 candidates running in 197 races in August’s primaries, this guide will help narrow the field. Enter your address to see what’s on your ballot and save candidates you’re interested in.
The 21st Street Station on the Green Line has a dubious purpose, and dreams of bringing riders there by bus are fading.
The U.S. Forest Service asked operators with towboat permits to help haul out dozens of paddlers threatened by the spreading Camp Fire near Ely.
It has something to do with Christopher Nolan, superstars such as Zendaya and a tale as old as time.
Kenzie Edinger’s creative Italian restaurant in Woodbury is still finding its footing, but its handmade pastas and restless energy make it worth the trip.
More than a million Muslims from around the world travel to Saudi Arabia each year to perform the multiday ritual of the Hajj or for shorter pilgrimages known as Umrah. But those traveling from the U.S., including members of Minnesota’s Somali community, say the Trump administration’s travel b...
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Christina Hennington steps up. Plus: Best Buy’s c-suite shuffle.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ask Claude to make a pamphlet critical of President Donald Trump or Britain’s King Charles III, and Anthropic’s chatbot would oblige. Prompted to do the same for Thailand’s king, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince or China’s leader, and the artificial intelligence model declined. It is...
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