2+ week, 3+ day ago  (604+ words) NEW YORK " Activists planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores around the United States on Wednesday to pressure the discount retailer into taking a public stand against the 5-week-old immigration crackdown in its home state of Minnesota. "They…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (807+ words) WASHINGTON " Two special elections Tuesday in heavily Democratic Twin Cities-area state legislative districts will decide control of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the third time in less than a year. Republicans hold a 67-65 advantage in the chamber after two…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (716+ words) Makiya Seminera And Devi Shastri When a measles outbreak hit West Texas this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick, according to a study, as students were excluded or kept home…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (266+ words) As the zoo remembers Bali, it is also excited to announce the arrival of a new member to the Mill Mountain Zoo family: a sweet, slow-moving sloth! To celebrate this new addition, the zoo is launching a Sloth Naming Contest,…...