Michigan prosecutors dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water scandal and pledged to start the investigation from scratch. Officials said that since the election of a new attorney general, they have acquired a lot of new evidence that significantly expands of the scope of the investigation. They say the defendants, including Michigan's former health director, Nick Lyon, could be charged again.
An environmental group sued the Trump administration Thursday for failing to designate critical habitat for two species of seals that rely on sea ice off Alaska's northwest coast.
The 18-year-old said he's been doing this for the past few months, according to the criminal complaint.
The case involved 'a violation of trust,' Chief said
A state law allowing senior citizens to fill the extra seats in college classrooms drew national attention from those concerned about tuition prices.
The Twin Cities construction firm plans to use automated excavators on building projects in remote areas where labor is particularly scarce.
The U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort begins on Friday a five-month medical assistance mission in 11 countries of the Americas affected by Venezuela's humanitarian crisis.
The ex-brother-in-law of former Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has been convicted of two counts of rape and other charges.
Despite persistent challenges of attrition, salary constraints and the lure of the open market, the Vikings pretty much got the entire band back together in 2019. Defensive end Everson Griffen is still here. Linebacker Anthony Barr is, too. Tight end Kyle Rudolph? Check. Nobody in the secondary was traded? Nope. The Vikings also found a spot for five guitarists, three keyboard players and a tuba player. The whole band, all under one salary cap. The default mode is to praise the Vikings and executive... Читать дальше...
A new show of massive portraits along Hennepin Av. will greet visitors arriving for the Americans for the Arts annual convention.
The Latest on a change of plea by the wife of indicted U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (all times local):
The family's claims remain against the other officer, who they say used excessive force with Clark.
Environmental Protection Agency documents show that its staffers were critical of how Minnesota regulators drafted a key permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine. And they show the officials concluded the permit would violate federal law because it lacked specific water pollution limits.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. believes that Iran is responsible for attacks that damaged two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf.
Zombie comedy has an all-star cast trapped in a flat B-movie.
Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth save the day — and the movie.
Ugly homophobic jokes offend rather than amuse.
Emma Thompson is the lure in a workplace comedy that only occasionally rises to her level.
State utility regulators voted to increase reporting requirements in connection with CenturyLink's 911 contract for Minnesota.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a $1.6 billion storm and flood resilience plan nearly two years after Hurricane Harvey battered parts of the state.
The Latest on U.S. Open at Pebble Beach (all times local):
U President Eric Kaler proposed a 2.5% increase in undergraduate tuition on the Twin Cities campus.
A carbon tax is part of the climate plan that Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper is backing.
The Latest on a death penalty trial for a South Carolina father (all times local):