The leaders of Russia and China put aside their raw-worded disputes with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and petroleum emissions in a livestreamed summit showcasing America's return to the fight against global warming.
It may be hard to believe that there are still many "firsts" left to check off after 93 years of the Academy Awards, and yet this year there were a handful for Asian actors and filmmakers.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is withdrawing a Trump-era policy that would have allowed taxpayer-funded homeless shelters to deny access to transgender people.
Athletes who make political or social justice protests at the Tokyo Olympics were promised legal support Thursday by a global union and an activist group in Germany.
Attorney General Josh Kaul plans to launch an investigation into clergy sexual assault across Wisconsin's five Catholic dioceses, perhaps as early as next week.
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver Republicans' rebuttal to President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress.
A federal emergency shelter in California is starting to receive immigrant children from border facilities in what advocates hope will be an improvement in their care.
France's prime minister is offering some good news to a nation living under numerous pandemic restrictions, saying the country's third wave appears to have crested and outdoor café terraces, some shops and sporting and cultural activities may be able to open around mid-May.
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would help combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a bipartisan denunciation of such violence during the coronavirus pandemic and a modest step toward legislating in a chamber where most of President Joe Biden's agenda has stalled.
POST Board changes, including a ban on affiliation with white supremacist groups, mirror police reform bills still pending in Legislature.
Documentary won top honors at the Sundance Film Festival.
Mourners including the state's top political leaders filled a north Minneapolis church Thursday to honor the life of a 20-year-man killed by Brooklyn Center police, and demand justice.
President Joe Biden's nominees to the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service pledged Thursday to rebuild trust with the American public through prompt deliveries, as they outlined a vison for the agency in their first formal statements to lawmakers.
The wildcat quarterback entered the transfer portal in February and will be heading back to Texas, where he also played some of his high school football.
Construction equipment company plans to add 160 workers at the plant.
A group of Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a public works proposal with a much smaller price tag and a narrower definition of infrastructure than what President Joe Biden has proposed, highlighting the stark differences between the two sides that will be difficult to bridge in the coming months.
His girlfriend was also sentenced to prison for her role in the killing.
Minnesota health officials urged continued testing of everyone involved in youth sports, to slow the ongoing COVID-19 spread and buy time for more Minnesotans to get vaccinated.
Minnesota health officials urged continued testing of everyone involved in youth sports, to slow the ongoing COVID-19 spread and buy time for more Minnesotans to get vaccinated.
Troopers had access to the Park Board's headquarters since 2012 to use the bathroom and write reports.
The company beat expectations with across-the-board increases led by the consumer segment.
The company beat expectations with across-the-board increases led by the consumer segment.