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Good afternoon. Carrie Fisher, the daughter of Hollywood royalty who played Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" and turned her experiences with addiction and mental illness into bestselling books, a hit film and popular stage performances, died Tuesday after suffering a medical emergency aboard a flight on Friday. She was 60. | Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking' | Forecast
 


Trump names Bush-era veteran and policy newcomer to posts

One of President-elect Donald Trump's main advisers on U.S.-Israel relations will be his special representative for international negotiations. | Trump repeating some behaviors he criticized in Clinton

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In 2016, violence pervaded policing on both ends of the gun

Officers were targeted and killed by gunmen, while police shootings spurred protests nationwide and prompted law enforcement agencies to take a hard look at use-of-force policies.

Third deer with chronic wasting disease found in SE Minnesota

The Department of Natural Resources says a hunter shot the deer in mid-November about 5 miles north of where two previously reported infected deer were killed.

The future of Medicaid may be found in Indiana, where the poor pay

Seema Verma, the architect of Indiana's Medicaid overhaul, is slated to run the federal agency overseeing the health care program for the poor. She instated mandatory payments from recipients. | At year's end, patients surge into hospitals and clinics for free care


 
 

How your Christmas recycling can tip off thieves

St. Paul police are cautioning city residents about the post-holiday boxes they put out for curbside recycling. They're offering a special drop-off site for those boxes.

Mpls. firefighters rescue motorist after car plunges down river bank

The fire department was called to the area of 26th Street and West River Road, near the Short Line railroad bridge over the Mississippi, just before 9 a.m.

Mobile home park owners can spoil an affordable American dream

Water and sewage problems at an Idaho mobile home park illustrate how manufactured housing communities owned by outsiders are often kept in a state of disrepair. | Lowry Grove mobile home park gets 3-month extension

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