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Man accused of hiding stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers plans to plead guilty, attorney says

MINNEAPOLIS — A man accused of long hiding a stolen pair of sequined ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” plans ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, January 3, 2025 5:40 pm

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Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rights

PLAINS, Ga. — Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter managed months of intense preparation, high-stakes ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, January 3, 2025 5:30 pm

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Lions and Vikings wrap up NFL’s regular season by playing for top seed in NFC

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings will wrap up the NFL’s regular season with an unprecedented matchup and much at stake Sunday night. ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, January 3, 2025 5:29 pm

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Packers hope to build momentum for the playoffs in seeking 12th straight win over Bears

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Gaining momentum matters more to the Green Bay Packers than improving their playoff seeding as they gear up for the postseason ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, January 3, 2025 5:28 pm

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Judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time

NEW YORK — In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, January 3, 2025 5:22 pm

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Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to save his job as a new Congress convenes

WASHINGTON — The new Congress convenes Friday with one major task at hand — the election of the House speaker. But current Speaker Mike Johnson’s ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, January 3, 2025 8:38 am

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Pro Bowl rosters include 9 Ravens, 7 Lions, 6 Vikings and Eagles and no Patrick Mahomes

Nine Baltimore Ravens, including two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, were selected for the Pro Bowl Games. The Detroit Lions are next with ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, January 2, 2025 1:16 pm

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Islamic State-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage, Biden says

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, January 2, 2025 9:58 am

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Law enforcement officials tell the AP that the suspect in the New Orleans crash is dead

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The suspect who drove a vehicle at high speed into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans on New Year’s Day ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 8:49 am

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Dominant season for the NFC North will leave a 14-win team as a wild card

There’s never quite been a division like this season’s NFC North and there has never been a wild-card team like whoever loses the division title ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 8:37 am

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Vikings with O’Connell clearly prefer to pass the ball, and Darnold has aced the test

EAGAN — The Minnesota Vikings had just retaken possession with a precarious two-point lead on Green Bay right before the two-minute warning, badly needing to ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, December 30, 2024 9:18 pm

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January special election called for tiebreaker Minn. Senate seat after Dziedzic’s death

Gov. Tim Walz on Monday ordered a special election for next month that will decide control of the Minnesota Senate. The contest in the Minneapolis ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, December 30, 2024 5:51 pm

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Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

ATLANTA  — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after ... Read more

by Associated Press, Sunday, December 29, 2024 8:05 pm

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One owl rescued by a Minnesota woman is euthanized; efforts to save the other continue

ST. PAUL — One of the two owls rescued by a Minnesota woman in a story that went viral this week has died, but the ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, December 27, 2024 5:16 pm

Opinion

Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they’re tuning out

NEW YORK — As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, December 27, 2024 5:07 pm

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