WASHINGTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most Americans, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new guidelines released Friday. The CDC outlined the new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip, with less of a focus on positive test results and more on what’s happening at…
(NATO)BRUSSELS (AP) – President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts agreed Friday to send thousands of troops backed by air and naval support to protect allies near Russia and Ukraine in response to President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade, the organization’s top civilian official said. Speaking after chairing a NATO summit, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the 30-nation organization will…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, charging that Russia’s Vladimir Putin “chose this war” and his country will bear the consequences. The sanctions target Russian banks, oligarchs, and high-tech sectors. The penalties fall in line with the White House’s insistence that it would look to hit…
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it’s intended to protect civilians. In a televised address early Thursday, Putin said the action comes in response to threats coming from Ukraine. He added that Russia doesn’t have a goal to occupy Ukraine. Putin says the responsibility for bloodshed lies with the Ukrainian “regime.”…
KIDDER CO., N.D. — An investigation has begun after a man was found dead in rural Kidder County. Sheriff Barry Vannatta says the body of 56-year-old Timothy Becker of Robinson was located in a ditch along Highway 36 around noon on Monday. The sheriff says Robinson had left his vehicle after turning onto a low maintenance road. It was near…
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) – After St. Louis Park’s hockey coach says one of his seniors was emotionally distraught in the locker room post-game – the result of being the target of racist comments by the New Prague hockey team – St. Louis Park Schools have decided to cancel all foreseeable future games against New Prague. In a…
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) – One agent protested that he didn’t join the Border Patrol to look after children in custody. Another asked why a policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for court hearings wasn’t being used more. And one turned his back on the senior officials who had come to listen. Unsurprisingly for anyone who’s been tracking migration along…
Amir Locke funeralMINNEAPOLIS – The Rev. Al Sharpton has told hundreds gathered for the funeral for Amir Locke that the 22-year-old man was not guilty of anything except being young and Black in America. Locke was killed Feb. 2 by Minneapolis police as they executed a no-knock search warrant. Police video shows an officer kick a sectional sofa, and Locke…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Super Bowl is over, the 2021 NFL season is done and it appears that the Minnesota Vikings have their next head coach in place. The Vikings have not made anything official, but according to an ESPN report, the team is planning to introduce Kevin O’Connell as the next head coach on Thursday. The Vikings’ ownership…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – As prosecutors wrapped up their case against three former Minneapolis Police officers, they called to the stand a use of force expert from Virginia to further hammer home points already made by other witnesses in the trial. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane are charged with violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights by not providing medical aid…
