Cindy McCain rebukes fellow Republican Trump to back Biden for president

Cindy McCain, the widow of Republican Senator and the GOP's 2008 nominee John McCain, has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president in a rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the Republican Party’s 2008 nominee.

Minnesota uses its coronavirus morgue - but not for bodies

Minnesota has never stored a body in a St. Paul building that state officials bought for $5.5 million this year as a temporary morgue for coronavirus victims.

Woman arrested near Canada border after allegedly sending ricin to White House

An arrest was made in the investigation into an envelope addressed to the White House that was intercepted Saturday and deemed “suspicious,” the FBI said in a statement on Sunday.

ICE responds to Rep. Omar’s COVID-19 concerns with deportation flight

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responding to a letter from Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota that expressed “grave concerns” over a scheduled deportation flight to Somalia that may include passengers with COVID-19 symptoms.

Gov. Walz orders flags to half-staff to honor Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Governor Walz is ordering all United States and Minnesota flags at state and federal buildings in Minnesota to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died Friday.

Trump to Senate: Vote 'without delay' on his SCOTUS pick

The White House was making preparations to select a nominee for the seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Trump calls Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘an amazing woman,’ Biden says she ‘stood for all of us’

President Donald Trump called the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “an amazing woman” on Friday after learning of her death. Democratic nominee Joe Biden said Ginsburg “stood for all of us.”

Here are the 20 names President Donald Trump added to his Supreme Court list in 2020

The list includes Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Christopher Landau, the current ambassador to Mexico, and Gregory Katsas, a Trump nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, among others.

Trade group survey: 40% of Minnesota restaurants could go under if capacity isn't increased

Exactly six months ago Minnesota restricted in-person dining at restaurants. Thursday, one group said nearly half the restaurants in the state may close by January if the state doesn’t ease restrictions.

Barack Obama's memoir 'A Promised Land' coming Nov. 17

The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day.

Lynx star Maya Moore now wed to wrongfully jailed man she helped free

Basketball star Maya Moore has married Jonathan Irons, the Missouri man she helped work to free from prison after a 22-year-old wrongful conviction.

Biden leads in five new Minnesota polls, early voting starts Friday

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in five new Minnesota polls on the eve of early voting, which starts Friday.

Gov. Walz asks Census Bureau to extend response deadline to original date

Minnesota’s Governor is asking the U.S. Census Bureau to extend the response period to Oct. 31 as originally planned after the bureau decided to end the response period early.