Video: Alabama school band director is stunned, arrested
Speaker McCarthy struggles to unite House Republicans to stop a shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday was left desperate to collect the Republican support necessary to pass a stopgap funding plan.
Can you wance? Dancing while walking has become a regular sight in St. Paul
Wancing (dancing while walking) is the latest way to test the theory that dancing like nobody is watching — even if, in fact, everybody is watching — can be a liberating, joyful, empowering experience.
Time-lapse of August super blue moon over Lake Harriet in Minneapolis
The second full moon of August — a phenomenon called a "blue moon'' — was also of a rare super variety. Credit: Aaron Lavinsky
Puppy reunites with its mother after being stolen during a home invasion
One of eight high-priced puppies stolen during a home invasion robbery in Golden Valley was reunited with its mother this week. Robbery victim Janelle Hardin told the Star Tribune that the other puppies have yet to be recovered.
Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted at impeachment trial
The verdict reaffirmed Paxton's durability in America's biggest red state and is a broader victory for Texas' hard right
