Graduation season is upon us, and the 2020-21 school year is coming to a close. This has been a school year like few others, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There was some wonder at the beginning of the year how it would work to bring hundreds of students together in classrooms at a time when ...

When a mob of Trump supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, trying to stop the the members of Congress as they tried to validate the results of the November presidential election, it was an act of insurrection unlike anything since the Civil War. Now, as some members of Congress ...

If it wasn’t for deadlines, some things would never get done at all. It’s true in newspapers, and it’s true in government as well. State leaders agreed early Monday morning on a $52 billion budget plan, hours before the scheduled end of the legislative session. By having a May 17 ...

Israelis and Palestinians are in open war with each other in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, the Palestinian leadership organization, has been firing rockets into Israel, and the Israeli forces are responding with air raids to destroy buildings and tunnels it says are housing Hamas military operations. ...

It seems likely that the Minnesota is heading to another special session. The state’s budget bill was still in negotiations on Sunday, and unless a miraculous event occurs, it was not likely to be ready to pass in time for today’s deadline. This budget bill is about much more than money. ...

Mask relief for some THUMBS UP: The CDC’s newest advisories for COVID-19 safety offers relief to many who are sick and tired of wearing face masks. But only some. Those who are full vaccinated can now be in most public places, indoors or out, without having to wear masks. Businesses, ...