Minnesota, U.S. land holds keys to staving off climate change

Minnesota Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer is now a member of his party’s leadership in Washington. Emmer was elected Wednesday to lead the National Republican Congressional Committee, known more commonly as the NRCC.

Researchers expect that three dozen new drugs will come on the market over the next few years with astronomical prices — some likely topping a million dollars per patient.

An environmental group has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve federal protections for gray wolves and force the agency to develop a national recovery plan for the species.

Vice President Mike Pence had strong words for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a regional summit being held in Singapore, calling out her country's brutal military campaign against minority Rohingya Muslims and the imprisonment of two prominent journalists.