U.S. stock markets fell sharply Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average tumbling more than 1,000 points, or 4 percent. The market is still trying to find its footing after Monday's huge meltdown, when the Dow fell 1,175 points — a one-day record.
The St. Paul-based music school closed abruptly in December, giving faculty, staff and students just days notice, saying financial pressures led to the closing.
The union and the district have been in contract talks since last fall, including seven mediation sessions. But differences remain on pay, support for students learning English, class sizes and reform of student discipline. Here's what you can expect if there's a strike.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has championed the continued burning of fossil fuels while expressing doubt about the consensus of climate scientists that man-made carbon emissions are overwhelmingly the cause of record temperature increases observed around the world.
Have you meet Cross-Country skiier Jessie Diggins? She's one of the many athletes with ties to Minnesota who will compete in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Here's a guide to how you can watch the Olympics. Just remember: Pyeongchang is 15 hours ahead of Minnesota. Events that you watch live during prime time in the U.S. will be taking place the following morning in South Korea.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sounded an alarm this week: The Russians are already meddling in the 2018 midterm elections. Former President George W. Bush said Thursday that, "there's pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled" in the 2016 American presidential election.
