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Reynoso scores twice, leads Minnesota United over Rapids 3-0

Reynoso scores twice, leads Minnesota United over Rapids 3-0

Emanuel Reynoso scored twice in the first 28 minutes to propel Minnesota United to a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids. Reynoso gave Minnesota United (9-8-8) the lead for good in the 18th minute on a penalty kick after drawing a foul on Colorado’s Ralph Priso. 
by The Associated Press

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Space Tower grounded for the rest of this year’s Minnesota State Fair

Space Tower grounded for the rest of this year’s Minnesota State Fair

The Minnesota State Fair’s iconic Space Tower, soaring more than 300 feet above the eastern edge of the fairgrounds, won’t be taking any more fairgoers up for a ride this year after a wiring malfunction.
by Tim Nelson

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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday. He had a similar episode weeks ago in Washington.
by The Associated Press

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Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal

Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal

A proposal from the Labor Department would make an estimated 3.6 million salaried workers newly eligible for overtime pay. It covers workers earning less than $55,000 per year.
by Scott Horsley

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Why Biden is now routinely taking the short stairs up to Air Force One

Why Biden is now routinely taking the short stairs up to Air Force One

The built-in stairs lead to the belly of the plane. They're less photogenic than the tall, outdoor steps. But the sturdier stairs pose less of a health and political risk to the 80-year-old president.
by Tamara Keith

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Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline

Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding
by Vanessa Romo, Ayana Archie, Russell Lewis and Rachel Treisman

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Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it.

Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it.

Republicans in Congress back substantial cuts to the budget of the CDC, taking aim at one of former President Donald Trump's major health programs: a push to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.
by Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead

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Then and now at the State Fair: Architecture of the miniature city

Then and now at the State Fair: Architecture of the miniature city

Think of the Minnesota State Fair as a miniature city. Like a city, the fairgrounds have been built up over more than 150 years, with different architecture styles.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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