BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 6% early Monday after oil prices soared to over $100 a barrel due to disruptions from the war in the Middle East. The Nikkei was down 6.2% at 52,166.92 shortly after trading began. South Korea’s Kospi sank 6.3% and shares in Australia and New Zealand fell more than 3%….
Trygve Hammer speaks to delegates of the Democratic-NPL state convention March 7, 2026, in Bismarck. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Democrats endorsed Trygve Hammer Saturday to represent the party after a fiery convention speech critical of Republican incumbent Rep. Julie Fedorchak. Hammer overwhelmingly defeated Democratic-NPL candidates Vern Thompson and Helene…
Matt Liebel, a field consultant for North Dakota United, speaks during a meeting of the interim Special Education Funding Committee on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota special education teachers and paraprofessionals are reporting burnout, citing increased workload, safety concerns and low pay, according to a survey presented to lawmakers…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from GOP members as well as Democrats. Trump says he’ll make Noem a “Special…
Trygve Hammer, a Democrat running for North Dakota’s lone U.S. House seat, speaks to Bismarck-Mandan Democratic-NPL districts on Feb. 26, 2026. The party is expecting a strong turnout for its state convention this weekend. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party expects to see many new faces at its…
People watch from a rooftop as a plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. It demonstrated early GOP support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota’s governor and attorney general on Wednesday defended their efforts to combat fraud and told a U.S. House committee that their efforts have been hampered by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee accused Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison of stalling to fight fraud in government programs, saying they put politics ahead…
The Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in downtown Saint Paul, Minn. (Ellen Schmidt/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Bryan is weighing sanctions against the top Department of Justice official in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, for the federal government’s failure to promptly return the belongings of…
The Bank of North Dakota is awarding employee performance bonuses as a way to improve retention. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — State officials have approved new staff performance bonuses to improve retention at the Bank of North Dakota, with the first installment totaling about $772,000. The North Dakota Industrial Commission, which oversees…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/FOX) — The Pentagon has identified four Army Reserve soldiers killed in a drone strike on a command center in Kuwait, bringing the total U.S. deaths in the Iran operations to six. One of those soldiers is from Minnesota. 39-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor lived was from White Bear Lake. She enlisted in the National Guard in…
