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'Trying to prove something:' A WWII vet remembers his all-black battalion
Robert P. Madison served in the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division, the only all-Black division to see infantry combat in World War II.Library of CongressOn National Pearl Harbor Rem...
Dec 07, 2020
Biden picks California AG to be first Latino health secretary
President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administratio...
Dec 07, 2020
Biden picks California attorney general to lead HHS, pandemic response
President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administratio...
Dec 07, 2020
Private money helped pay to conduct Minnesota’s election
Minnesota's election directors say private money fueled by donations from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg helped them successfully execute an election threatened by safety concerns amid the coronavirus p...
Dec 07, 2020
Excellent year for 'wild ice' skating on northern Minnesota lakes
This post comes with a warning label upfront. Ice is NOT safe on many Minnesota lakes. You need at least 4 inches of clear black ice to venture out with some level of safety. This ice is always presen...
Dec 07, 2020
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: 139 deaths, nearly 12,000 cases over the weekend
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaSign upDaily analysis on COVID-19 in MN Minnesota health officials reported 139 more COVID-19 deaths over ...
Dec 07, 2020
Latino Minnesotans reel from COVID-19 surge
The last time Emilia Gonzalez Avalos saw her father healthy, he surprised her at her home with breakfast and a pot of coffee. It made her day."Then we chatted for a little bit, and he said, 'You know,...
Dec 07, 2020
Comedian puts people skills to work at 38th and Chicago
This is part of a monthlong series looking at how the community has transformed the site of George Floyd's killing - 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis - and at the people behind its transf...
Dec 07, 2020
Trump lawyer Giuliani in hospital after positive virus test
President Donald Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is "doing very well" after testing positive for the coronavirus. Trump says he spoke with Giuliani on Monday and that he had "no tempera...
Dec 07, 2020
China posts record month for trade thanks to Americans
Employees work in the workshop of a lithium battery manufacturing company in Huaibei, eastern China, on Nov. 14. China posted a record trade surplus in November, led by a surge in exports to the Unite...
Dec 07, 2020