In an opinion published Wednesday, Justice Natalie Hudson wrote that even though McGuire was a public employee, his coaching duties "are ancillary to core functions of government; put simply, basketball is not fundamental to democracy."
Thousands of new Americans were naturalized in two ceremonies at St. Paul RiverCentre on Wednesday. In 2018, the number of people across the nation who became citizens reached a five-year high.
When a loan forgiveness program for public servants wasn't working, Congress created a temporary fix. Documents obtained by NPR show that the program didn't fix much.
Newly released police records provide more details about what led up to the fatal shooting of Aden by officers in July. Aden’s family members say those records show that police were not justified in using lethal force.
Ontario provincial authorities said Catherine Sweatt-Mueller, 62, of Maple Plain was killed on Red Pine Island, a Canadian border island about 10 miles northeast of International Falls, Minn., where her parents have a cabin.
After bringing intensely destructive winds and deadly flooding to the Bahamas, Dorian is "ambling" to the north-northwest, according to the National Hurricane Center.
"Some weakening is expected during the next couple of days, and Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the next few days," the NHC says.
It’s more than just detox — Hennepin County has a new alternative to jail or ER for mental health crises
Hennepin County has expanded a long-standing detox facility to serve people undergoing a mental health crisis. The goal is to provide a better alternative than jail or the emergency room.
Timothy Mynett, a nationally known political consultant, denied a divorce filing claim by his wife that he was having an affair with Rep. Ilhan Omar and that his business profited from it.
