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Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, officials said.The pilot and copilot...

More than 70 years before the Professional Women's Hockey League was founded in 2023; nearly a half century before the U.S. won the inaugural gold medal in women's hockey at the 1998 Olympics; and 44 ...

Minnesota lawmakers are heading into deadline week, where proposals without a price tag reach a funnel. Bills without backing in both chambers could begin to fall away. That means proposals to limit f...

Chris Tungseth, a blue-collar construction worker from Fergus Falls, takes the stage in Hawaii Monday night hoping to vault to the next round of competition on the reality show "American Idol."And wha...

Amaya Battle hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 0.7 seconds left, lifting Minnesota past Mississippi 65-63 in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday to reach the Sweet 16 for the...

Federal prosecutors on Friday dismissed charges against a Brooklyn Park woman they mistakenly identified as one of the demonstrators who disrupted a service at a St. Paul church.Heather Danae Lewis no...

Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs as a budget impasse has air tra...

The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump's tax cut legislation. Yet spiking gas prices are on trac...

Students walk from the bus to their elementary school in St. Paul, Minn., on March 18. For many students, it was the first week back after nearly two months of online learning.Tim Evans for NPROn the ...

The food bank that serves all of North Dakota and Clay County, Minn., served 11 percent more people last year compared to 2024. The Great Plains Food Bank is North Dakota's only food bank and pro...