President Joe Biden has set Aug. 31 — next Tuesday — as the deadline to finish the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He is being roundly criticized by Democrats, Republicans and leaders in the G-7 for that. The U.S. will not be able to get Americans and their allies out of Afghanistan, ...

The US government gave full approval on Monday to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the first of the vaccines produced and approved since the disease’s outbreak in 2019. Up until now the Pfizer vaccine, like the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson versions, have been approved for emergency use. ...

The Minnesota Republican Party is in a chaotic state following the ousting of State Chair Jennifer Carnahan last week. Carnahan’s connection with fund raiser Anton Lazarro, arrested on federal warrants of child sex trafficking, made it hard for the party to keep her on. But Lazarro’s ...

Around the corner Sideways Thumb: It is the time of year when nights get darker a little sooner. Kids know that the summer is winding down and school is just around the corner. This year, they have more to worry about than finding their classrooms and getting to know their new teachers. The ...

To the editor: The Democrats were seen everywhere in the media just a few short years ago after the 2016 presidential election claiming foreign interference in the election, including US Senator Amy Klobuchar. What did the Democrats do to ensure that the 2020 election was the most honest ...

The last time the Great Minnesota Get-Together actually got together, in 2019, 2.1 million people visited the fairgrounds over 12 days. The following year the fair was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the fair is on again, organizers buoyed by the big lull in new cases earlier ...