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For all the obsession over advanced metrics and numbers in the NBA, the Timberwolves' season has boiled down to simple math and one number: five. That was how many games under .500, at 4-9, the Wolves sank during a murky start to the season before finally trading the volatile Jimmy Butler. They climbed above .500 just once after that, but almost the entire season has been spent a couple games short of the half-good mark. They've been back at five games below .500 a few times — but no worse than that — including now, at 30-35. Читать дальше...

The Gophers loaded onto a bus the Thursday night before the series at Ohio State three weeks ago, en route to a nice restaurant for a team dinner. Or so they thought.

After high-profile sexual misconduct cases in schools, Maryland took a step Thursday toward joining a growing number of states enacting legislation to prevent teachers with records of misconduct from moving school-to-school.

CSL Plasma forced the woman to identify as a man for years, and banned her when she resisted, her attorney said.

He was among dozens of rank-and-file officers and civilians honored at the MPD's annual awards ceremony.

If 2018 was about youth for the Gophers football team, 2019 is about "experienced" youth. That's how coach P.J. Fleck is defining it, at least.

The Cougars, after trailing 2-0 late in the second period, got a goal from Jack Novak early in the third period to even the score.

Former Texas Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House and a man who claimed to have once sold cigarettes and Coca-Cola to the bank-robbing duo of Bonnie and Clyde in Dallas, has died. He was 95.

The Latest on reports of recent activity at missile and rocket sites in North Korea (all times local):

From Doomtree producer to band manager, record-label boss and father of three, Aaron Mader found time to craft a new solo record about finding his inner balance.

A former prominent member of the Chicago City Council has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in a scheme to help a lawyer foil the Internal Revenue Service.

Dance troupe party spirals out of control, taking the film along.

Fictionalized biography of the controversial artist is surprisingly bland.

Drama about how the drug trade corrupted a tribe in Colombia has drawn flak for its factual presumptions.

A spike in temperature and rapid melt could create even more trouble in Minnesota in coming weeks.

Veteran Twin Cities music maker Lazerbeak, aka Aaron Mader, is also a stay-at-home dad with three kids under age 7.

Tonight's game is a matchup against the NHL's top team.

Welcome to the Thursday edition of The Cooler, where nobody wants to talk about the weather but we do it anyway. Let's get to it: *February was the month nobody wanted, and so far March has been the month nobody asked for in Minnesota — at least when it comes to the winter weather. If it feels like a general malaise has set in, you're not alone. If you are a homeowner, you're probably wondering what you're going to do with all the snow that's supposed to fall this weekend (on top of all the snow you already have piled up everywhere). Читать дальше...

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the frontwoman, who has two children and will not be able to perform for several months.

A review by The Associated Press shows that ex-offenders who violate Iowa's strict ban on voting by convicted felons face severe legal consequences, even when it's unclear whether they knowingly broke the law.

Authorities have yet to release the woman's identity or address the circumstances leading to her death.

The Bengals got two goals and an assist from junior Cole Hansen en route to a 4-2 victory in the first Class 2A quarterfinal.

Restaurants will have until 2021 to comply with the policy.