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What Security Looks Like Amid Protests In The Minneapolis Area

We look at the security for Minneapolis and nearby areas, including a quiet protest outside the Brooklyn Center police station.

Tissue Box-Sized Helicopter Takes Flight On Mars

NASA announced that a small helicopter sent to Mars aboard the Perseverance rover took flight — the first controlled, powered flight on another planet. The helicopter took aerial photos of Mars.

'Open Water' Explores Blackness and the Vulnerability of Falling In Love

Caleb Azumah Nelson's Open Water is built on a familiar premise: two young people meet and fall in love. Nelson's debut novel is brimming with references to Black art, music, poetry and photography.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 18, is adding vaccine inequality to her agenda. In a speech on Monday, she said it was "unethical" to vaccinate young people in rich countries when health workers in low resource countries aren't yet inoculated.

Eco-Activist Greta Thunberg Has A New Issue: The Moral Threat of Vaccine Inequality

The 18-year-old gave her point of view at a World Health Organization press conference, saying it's "unethical" to vaccinate young people in wealthy countries ahead of health workers in poor places.

Survivors, family members and first responders gather for the Oklahoma City bombing 26th Annual Remembrance Ceremony at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum on Monday, April 19.

Attorney General Merrick Garland Commemorates 26th Anniversary Of Oklahoma City Bombing

April 19, 2021 marks the 26th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, one of the deadliest homegrown terrorism incidents in the nation’s history. U.S.…

"We've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know we mean business," Rep. Maxine Waters said during a protest at the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Saturday.

Judge Denies Mistrial Request Over Rep. Waters' 'Confrontational' Comment

"We've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know we mean business," the California Democrat said at a protest on Saturday.

Lisa Przekop, director of admissions at University of California, Santa Barbara, says that many high schoolers this year wrote their application essays about depression and anxiety during the pandemic.

How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year

Colleges around the country faced an admissions season marked by pandemic-era challenges: dropped testing requirements, remote learning, disrupted extracurriculars and record applicant pools.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale and former President Jimmy Carter appeared together in 2018, marking Mondale's 90th birthday.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale Dies At 93

The Minnesota Democrat was President Jimmy Carter's vice president and the Democratic nominee for president in 1984. He's lauded for humor and transforming the vice presidency, but also for decency.

A rescue boat is seen next to the capsized lift boat Seacor Power seven miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday. The vessel capsized during a storm last Tuesday.

Coast Guard Ends Search For Missing Crewmembers Of Capsized Boat Off Louisiana

The Seacor Power capsized 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, La. in the Gulf of Mexico last Tuesday amid rough waters.

The SolarWinds Attack: The Story Behind The Hack

The U.S. announced new sanctions on Russia in response to the SolarWinds attack. Hackers broke into the networks of key companies and federal agencies. This is the story of how they did it.

News Brief: Derek Chauvin Trial, SolarWinds Hack, Ethiopian Conflict

The jury is deliberating Derek Chauvin's fate. We break down one of the most audacious cyber hacks in recent memory. And, a humanitarian catastrophe unfolds in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

Updates On The Conflict In Ethiopia's Tigray Region

The conflict in Ethiopia continues to rage in the northwestern part of the country, leaving a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation.

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