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Survey of 104 countries finds 1.3 billion people live in poverty, including 662 million kids
A survey of 104 countries comprising 5.5 billion people that looked at health, education and living standards has found that some 1.3 billion people are living in poverty — including 662 million children. The Multidimensional Poverty Index released Thursday by the U.N. Development Program and ...
Chinese billionaire Liu Qiangdong of JD.com arrested in Minneapolis
Chinese billionaire Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, the founder of the Beijing-based e-commerce site JD.com, was arrested in Minneapolis on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct, jail records show. Liu, 45, was arrested late Friday night and released Saturday afternoon pending possible criminal charges, ...
Wisconsin boy swept into sewer sticks finger out of manhole and is saved
An 11-year-old boy sucked into a flooded Wisconsin storm sewer was saved when an eagle-eyed firefighter saw the boy's fingers pop through an opening in a manhole cover. The astonishing rescue Tuesday evening came as storms pounded the southern half of the state and southeastern ...
Two years after pop icon Prince died of an overdose, prosecutors said Thursday they will not file any criminal charges and announced a settlement with a U.S. doctor who prescribed powerful painkillers for the star. A prosecutor in Prince's home state of Minnesota said it ...
A deadly storm system churning through the central U.S. has blanketed parts of the Upper Midwest in heavy snow and ice and battered areas farther south with powerful winds and even tornadoes. About 200 flights were canceled Sunday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where two ...
Three rural Illinois men charged with Minnesota mosque bombing
Federal authorities Tuesday charged three men from rural central Illinois with the bombing of a Minnesota mosque last year and said one of the suspects told an investigator the goal of the attack was to "scare" Muslims out of the United States. A statement from ...
GOP-led Senate takes rare path in confirming Trump judicial pick and skips 'blue slip' process
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the Senate has confirmed a judicial nominee without a seal of approval from a home state senator. The 56-42 vote Tuesday to confirm David Stras of Minnesota demonstrates anew Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's resolve in getting ...
The Minnesota police officer who pulled over Philando Castile politely told the driver that his brake lights were out and calmly instructed him not to pull out his handgun before suddenly drawing his own weapon and firing seven rounds into the car, a video ...
A Minnesota officer fatally shot a man in a car with a woman and a child, an official said, and authorities are looking into whether the aftermath was livestreamed in a widely shared Facebook video. The footage shows a woman in a vehicle with a ...
Minnesota memorial honors Hmong soldiers of 1961-1975 'secret war' in Laos
A new memorial on the Minnesota Capitol grounds honors soldiers of the "secret war" in Laos. Hundreds gathered Saturday for the dedication of the memorial to the U.S. and Alliance Special Forces in Laos, Minnesota Public Radio News (bit.ly/1PUzN2M ) reported. The 10-foot-tall bronze monument commemorates ...
UCLA gunman's note leads police to slain woman in Minnesota, 'kill list' targeting another professor
The investigation into a murder-suicide on the UCLA campus took a more sinister turn Thursday when police announced they suspected the shooter earlier killed a woman in Minnesota then drove to Los Angeles to confront a professor he believed had stolen his work. Detectives also ...
Customs officials seized nearly 70 pounds of opium from three Minnesota women arriving at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on a flight from Southeast Asia. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say the three women arrived at about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday on a flight from Laos, ...
