Man finds monkey selfies after mischievous primate steals phone

A man in Malaysia recovered his stolen phone and was met with a surprise inside his photo gallery which was unexpectedly filled with monkey selfies.

MSP Airport among 5 locations rolling out antimicrobial bins at security checkpoints

The next time you fly from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, you will notice ramped up virus mitigation efforts, including antimicrobial bins at security checkpoints. 

DNR: Some Minnesota parks between 25-50% peak color

The Minnesota DNR’s first weekly fall color update was released Thursday as some regions of the state have entered 25-50 percent of peak color.      

Wolf pups born on Lake Superior's Isle Royale in 2019, 2020

The wolves that were translocated to Isle Royale National Park on Lake Superior have begun to reproduce, the National Park Service says. 

Fighter pilot says UFO he chased in 2004 committed 'act of war'

A former U.S. Navy fighter pilot spoke this month about what he says was an encounter with a “Tic Tac”-shaped UFO and believes the flying object committed an “act of war.”

Climate change largely missing from 2020 presidential campaigns as fires rage in the US

Historic wildfires are sweeping across the nation’s West Coast, but you wouldn’t know it from the presidential campaign. For President Donald Trump, the historic wildfires ravaging Democratic strongholds on the West Coast are presenting another crisis at a time when he can ill afford one.

Dramatic photos: California residents wake up to raining ash and smoke-filled skies

Others around the Bay Area also documented hazy horizons, red suns and gray skies -- all the result of the raging wildfires burning around California, which as of this week had scorched a record-setting 2.3 million acres of earth.

Honeybee venom destroyed breast cancer cells, study finds

Venom from honeybees rapidly destroyed triple-negative breast cancer, a type of cancer that has limited treatment options, and HER2-enriched breast cancer cells, according to a study published in the journal npj Precision Oncology.

HealthPartners opens enrollment for 1,500 people in COVID-19 vaccine trial

HealthPartners announced Wednesday that it will be enrolling at least 1,500 people in a clinical trial that will determine whether a vaccine developed by Oxford University researchers is effective at preventing COVID-19. HealthPartners is the only health system in Minnesota involved in the Phase 3 clinical trial, which is led by Oxford and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

FBI investigating pilot's report of 'guy in jetpack' flying 3,000 feet in air near planes at LAX

The FBI will be investigating an incident that took place near Los Angeles International Airport after an American Airlines pilot reported seeing a mystery person in a jetpack flying in the path of incoming jets Sunday evening.