Motor yacht still stuck on St. Croix River island may inspire new state law
The boat stuck on Beer Can Island in the St. Croix River has Hudson, Wisconsin, officials lobbying for criminal penalties ...
Sean Sherman opening new restaurant in former Seward Co-op Creamery
The historic building will house a commissary kitchen and offices for the chef’s NATIFS nonprofit in addition to a ...
Grady Hendrix gets chills from the plight of a mother-to-be in ‘Witchcraft for Wayward Girls’
Grady Hendrix follows up "How to Sell a Haunted House" with another chiller, this one featuring a young mom-to-be in the '70s ...
Book from Lee Hawkins, who grew up and experienced abuse in Maplewood, insists 'I Am Nobody's Slave'
Lee Hawkins, a Pulitzer Prize finalist who grew up in Maplewood and hosts podcast "What Happened in Alabama?," connects ...
Celebrities among thousands evacuated in Los Angeles fires
Wildfires that ripped through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles forced many Hollywood stars, including Mark ...
10 tips to turn a dish from simple to simply spectacular
Add a splash of acid — wine, vinegar, lemon or lime juice — to soups and stews at the last minute. Start slowly, taste, then ...
Canadian leaders say Trump's talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn't funny anymore
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's comments that Canada should become the 51st state are no longer a joke and are meant to undermine America's closest ally, Canada's finance minister said Wednesday.
Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after being held incommunicado for over 700 days
An imprisoned opposition activist in Belarus resurfaced Wednesday in a video shot by a pro-government blogger after over 700 days of no contact with his family, weeks before an election that is all ...
Art Deco style is popular again, a century after its heyday
A century after it was formally introduced at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, in Paris, Art Deco is enjoying a resurgence in decor, fashion and more. A new ...
IRS has improved taxpayer services but is slow to resolve ID theft, an independent watchdog says
The IRS boosted taxpayer services through Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act but still faces processing claims from a coronavirus pandemic-era tax credit program and is slow to resolve certain ...
Rochester schools remove LGBTQ-themed book over public nudity concerns
Despite the removal of the book, Rochester’s superintendent says there will be “no backtracking on books that celebrate the lived experiences of LGBTQ students and families.” ...
How a Venezuelan man new to politics became an opposition leader who says it's his turn to rule
Edmundo González has become a beacon of hope for millions of Venezuelans. They want to call him president. He believes he won that office at the ballot box last year. The government of President ...