The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the vast majority of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul.
Health care ruling may not sway Minn.’s direction
With the Supreme Court’s healthcare overhaul decision due Thursday, Gov. Mark Dayton talks about how it will impact Minnesota.
Senate leaders say they have student loan deal
The senate has found a way to stop student loan rates from doubling.
Walker to mend political divide with brats, beer
Tuesday’s recall election resulted in current Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker keeping his position.
Wisconsin holds recall more than a year in making
Wisconsin voters cast ballots Tuesday on whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
Pope’s butler formally questioned in leaks probe
Vatican prosecutors formally questioned the pope’s butler as the investigation into the leaks of papal documents moved into a new phase that could result in a public trial.
Defense of Marriage Act heads to US Supreme Court
battle over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman appears headed for the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Thursday that denying benefits to married gay couples is unconstitutional.
In a unanimous decision, the three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said the 1996 law deprives gay couples of the rights and privileges granted to heterosexual couples.
The federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman appears headed for the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Thursday that denying benefits to married gay couples is unconstitutional.
NYC proposes ban on large sodas at restaurants
NEW YORK (AP) — Want to super-size that soda? Sorry, but in New York City you could be out of luck. In his latest effort to fight obesity in this era of Big Gulps and triple bacon cheeseburgers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing an unprecedented ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks …
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Brian Dunn resigns as Best Buy CEO
Best Buy Co. CEO Brian Dunn has resigned from the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer, which has been struggling to rebound amid growing competition and changing shopping habits.
Supreme Court hears U of M student’s Facebook case
The University of Minnesota is defending its right to discipline a student over Facebook comments that her instructors found threatening.The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday.
Former chief justice, St. Thomas alum Sheran dies at 96
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Sheran, a St. Thomas graduate who was appointed twice to the state’s highest court, has died. He was 96.
Nonprofit teams with UST on breadfruit dryer project
A Minnesota-based nonprofit has teamed up with the University of St. Thomas in hopes of using breadfruit to fight hunger in developing countries.
Employed students’ workload puts studies at risk
A majority of Minnesota undergraduates already work between 20 and 30 hours per week on average. They say it’s essential to pay for tuition and other expenses, which have skyrocketed in the last decade.
Some college officials worry that work is competing for too much of students’ time.
Analysis: Iowa win helps Romney, sort of
An Associated Press commentary says Mitt Romney’s whisker-thin Iowa caucus victory was underwhelming in scope and anti-climactic in its finality. But it moves him closer to the Republican presidential nomination chiefly because of who finished fourth and fifth.
Four St. Paul firefighters injured in blaze
Four St. Paul firefighters have been hurt while battling a house fire on St. Alban’s Street.