Why Ethiopians believe their new prime minister is a prophet
At 6 am when Gutama Habro arrived at the Target Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the line for tickets already snaked around the block. Within hours, 20,000 fans had packed the venue.
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As Ellison departs Congress, Omar chases another first
In this June 5, 2018, file photo, State Rep. Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature, files to run for the 5th district congressional seat that U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison is vacating to run for Minnesota attorney general, at the Minnesota Secretary of State's office in St. Paul, Minn. The race has pitted Omar, a rising star in the Democratic Party, against older, more established Democrats, echoing similar races nationwide as a younger generation heads to Washington.
Immigration march today
The march, called "Free Our Future," will begin outside the Minneapolis Convention Center at 2 p.m. and follow a 3-mile loop through the downtown, stopping along the way to listen to speakers before finishing back at the convention center. The event is one of 750 planned in all 50 states titled "Families Belong Together," protesting President Donald Trump's family separation and detention policies.
Amid anguish, Mpls. police shooting investigation begins
Video : Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo urged patience as the BCA takes up the investigation of Thurman Blevins's fatal shooting. About 300 people gathered Sunday afternoon at the Minneapolis Police Department's Fourth Precinct headquarters on Plymouth Avenue N. to grieve and protest in the wake of Saturday night's fatal police shooting of a 31-year-old black man.
Minneapolis Protesters March Against Family Separation At U.S.-Mexico Border
"I am against anything that would separate families, parents from their children," said Doug Gordhammer, a father who was protesting. The march, boasting hundreds of people, began outside GOP headquarters, making its way Senator Amy Klobuchar's office on Washington Avenue.
Washington state moves to protect endangered killer whales
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is set to establish an executive order Wednesday,... . This March 20, 2018 photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minneapolis, Minn., shows Minneapolis Police Officer Mohamed Noor, after he turned himself in to the Hennepin County Jail.
POTUS Plan Offers Citizenship Path To 1.8 Million Immigrants
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Tina Smith, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, sworn in as senator following Franken resignation
Tina Smith, Minnesota's lieutenant governor, was sworn in as the state's junior senator Wednesday, replacing Al Franken, who officially stepped down Tuesday following allegations of sexual misconduct. Smith, 59, served just under three years as lieutenant governor under Gov. Mark Dayton, who appointed her to the Senate seat in December.
Donald Trump Jr. asks for investigation into House probe leaks and other news in brief
Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, is seeking an investigation into leaks related to his interview last week with a congressional panel probing Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 election.
Female Lieutenant Governor Poised to Take Frankena s SeatIf the…
On Thursday, Al Franken will announce that, in light of the growing number of sexual-harassment allegations against him , he has decided to resign from the Senate. Unless he announces that he's actually comfortable staying on as a pariah - or else, that he's decided to leave the Democratic caucus, and join a party that takes a more nuanced view of sexual predation.
U.S. Senator Al Franken ’embarrassed and ashamed’ amid groping allegations
Franken faces a Senate ethics investigation though it's unclear when that review may begin. He hasn't faced widespread calls to resign and will return to work Monday In this June 21, 2017 file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens at a committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington.
Franken ashamed amid groping claims, will return to work
In a Nov. 15, 2017 file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., speaks during the Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken has agreed to talk with a handful of Minnesota media outlets on Sunday, Nov. 26, marking his first interviews since the Democrat was swept into a nationwide tide of sexual harassment allegations.
What we know about the Al Franken accusations and responses
U.S. Sen. Al Franken looks up at a voter talking to him after a Minnesota State Fair radio interview on Aug. 28, 2014. Don Davis / Forum News Service ST.
Dayton pushes to make cybersecurity funding priority
Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll continue to press to get the funding necessary to protect the state's computer system from hackers. Dayton got only a fraction of the spending he proposed for technology and cybersecurity upgrades last session and plans to push the issue again next year.
Mediation to begin today over veto by Gov. Dayton
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican-led Minnesota Legislature are entering court-ordered mediation this week to work out their major differences. "I have nothing more to say about the mediation process, which tomorrow.
GOP leaders sue Dayton for cutting their funding
Republican leaders of Minnesota's Legislature sued Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday, arguing his veto of their funding in a dispute over tax breaks is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was in the works for weeks, prompted by Dayton's line-item veto on May 30 that nixed all funding for both the House and the Senate - nearly $130 million in all.
Against their will, Minneapolis VA considers dumping veterans in Hastings
Minneapolis veterans home resident Randall Hixson says many of his peers, especially those with nightmares, need to have a room of their own. Hidden away in the back of the wooded Veterans Affairs campus between Minnehaha Falls and the Mississippi River is a home for veterans.
Native Caucus = Strength in Numbers
Reaching out and banding together worked, at least in the eyes of Mary LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center.
Councilman Andrew Johnson’s quest to explain mysterious Blackhawk appearance over Longfellow
Twin Citians like to know what's going on in their skies, particularly if big black helicopters are hanging low over residential neighborhoods. In 2014, the Department of Defense sent Blackhawks swooping into Minneapolis and St. Paul by night for urban training exercises.