Computer engineering students from North Dakota State University have helped design a smartphone application for winter travelers.
Church can build in Wayzata neighborhood
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Unitarian Universalist Church of Minnetonka has won the right to expand in Wayzata after taking its case to court, an example of a legal fight between religious freedom and local zoning rules happening around the country.
Loss of Freeport mill seen as historic
National Geographic photographer Richard Olsenius says the fire that destroyed the Swany White flour mill Tuesday night is more than just the loss of another building or business in just another quiet town in the middle of just another prairie state.
Saudi women to run, vote without male approval
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian’s approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, when women will also run for office for the first time, a Saudi official said Wednesday. The change signifies a step forward in easing the kingdom’s restrictions against women, but …
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Snowstorm troubles holiday travel in Midwest
Fierce winds and snow that caused fatal accidents, shuttered highways in five states and may have caused a deadly plane crash, crawled deeper into the Great Plains early Tuesday, with forecasters warning that pre-holiday travel would be difficult if not impossible across the region.
Hotels were filling up quickly along major roadways from eastern New Mexico to Kansas, and nearly 100 rescue calls came in from motorists in the Texas Panhandle.
WikiLeaks suspect seen as hero, traitor
The document in which Pfc. Bradley Manning allegedly confessed to giving classified information to WikiLeaks also includes a rationale that has made him a hero among peace and anti-secrecy activists worldwide: “I want people to see the truth.”
Va. Tech: Gunman in police killing wasn’t student
A Virginia Tech police officer was killed after pulling a driver over in a school parking lot. Police said the gunman was not involved in the traffic stop. Instead, he approached, shot the officer and then fled on foot before apparently killing himself in another lot.
Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobs
Obama promised to keep the pressure on Congress for his job initiatives.
Obama promises to keep the pressure on Congress for his job initiatives.
Judge OKs lawsuit challenging NYDP stop and frisks
The lawsuit accuses the New York Police Department of discriminating against blacks and Hispanics with its stop-and-frisk policies aimed at reducing crime, citing evidence that officers are pressured to meet quotas and are punished if they do not.
US security intensifying as Sept. 11 date nears
Security is intensifying at airports, train stations, nuclear plants and major sporting arenas around the country as the 10th anniversary approaches.
Contentious Ala. immigration law goes before judge
A federal judge in Birmingham will hear arguments whether a new Alabama immigration law constitutes an unfair assault on civil liberties or is a long-overdue effort to protect American jobs and borders.
Police arrest naked NY man in fatal stabbing spree
The man killed an elderly man dead and injuring four others, was charged with murder on Wednesday, police said.
Pope laments ‘amnesia’ about God during Spain trip
Pope Benedict XVI is in Spain to celebrate the church’s World Youth Day.
6th person dies from Ind. fair accident injuries
Strong winds at Indiana fair cause stage to collapse.
Planned Parenthood to end abortions in 3 AZ cities
These changes comply with recent state laws that placed restrictions on abortion.