MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities charged 47 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts in what they said Tuesday was the largest fraud scheme yet to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by stealing $250 million from a federal program that provides meals to low-income ...

With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the pandemic hit. The summit on transforming education, held at the U.N. General Assembly ahead of ...

BROWN COUNTY — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has placed Brown County at medium COVID-19 community spread as of Thursday. Each week the CDC releases a countywide rating based on the COVID case rate and hospitalization rate. This information is updated on the CDC COVID-19 data tracker ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesotans can now order additional free at-home rapid tests online. Minnesotans who have previously ordered the full limit of eight tests from this program are now able to receive four additional tests per household at mn.gov/covid19/get-tested/at-home. Those who have not ...

Fans of Lea Michele hoping to finally see her singing and dancing in "Funny Girl" on Broadway will have to be patient. The "Glee" actor has tested positive for COVID-19 — missing Saturday's matinee and evening performance — and must now quarantine, slated to return to the show on Tuesday, ...

BERLIN (AP) — Environmentalists claimed a small legal victory Friday after a court in Germany said it would continue hearing a case brought by a farmer seeking to force automaker Volkswagen to end the sale of combustion engine vehicles. Ulf Allhoff-Cramer says drier soil and heavier rains ...