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Struck with memory loss, a dancer remembers 'Swan Lake.' But who is she?
A touching video showing a former ballet dancer afflicted with memory loss gracefully dancing as she hears the music from Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" has gone viral worldwide.The video was r...
Nov 10, 2020
Kenosha shooter's mother tries to deflect blame from her son
The mother of an Illinois 17-year-old charged in the fatal shooting of two men during a protest in Wisconsin said neither her son nor the protesters should have been on the street that night and put m...
Nov 10, 2020
McConnell, Schumer to lead, but Senate majority uncertain
Senators chose party leaders Tuesday with few changes at the top, but it's unclear who will be the majority leader in the new Congress with no party having secured control of the Senate until a J...
Nov 09, 2020
Barr wades into Trump's false voting claims, allowing prosecutors to investigate
Attorney General Bill Barr leaves the U.S. Capitol after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Monday.Samuel Corum | Getty ImagesUpdated: 10:59 p.m. ETWilliam Barr, the nation's att...
Nov 09, 2020
Head of DOJ's election crimes unit steps down after Barr OKs election inquiries
U.S. Attorney General William Barr meets with members of the St. Louis Police Department on Oct. 15. On Monday night, Richard Pilger resigned as director of the Justice Department's election crim...
Nov 09, 2020
Exclusive: Brit Bennett, Yaa Gyasi among contenders for Aspen Words Literary Prize
The Aspen Words Literary Prize honors fiction that "illuminates a vital contemporary issue."Erin Baiano | Aspen WordsThe 15 nominees for this year's Aspen Words Literary Prize span the ...
Nov 09, 2020
Ice and heavy snow target Minnesota Tuesday
Warnings and advisories are up across most of Minnesota Tuesday, thanks to a broad area of snow and some ice moving into the state. Then sunshine returns by Veterans Day.Tuesday's forecastIn the wake ...
Nov 09, 2020
Ulta to open beauty shops at 100 Target stores in 2021
The nation's largest beauty store chain, Ulta Beauty, has a deal to place shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021.The shops, each about 1,000 square feet, will operate beside existing be...
Nov 09, 2020
Vatican faults many for McCarrick's rise but spares pope
A Vatican investigation into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports that he slept with seminarians, and determined that ...
Nov 09, 2020
Heavy snow targets Minnesota: 4-6 inches in Twin Cities, Duluth, Mankato
The storm that brought rain and falling temperatures Monday brings a second punch to Minnesota Tuesday with areas of heavy snow and ice concerns.Tuesday's forecastIn the wake of Monday's storm, much c...
Nov 09, 2020