'He knew his time of war, and now a time of peace' Nearly eight decades after Minnesota native Dante Tini died in the attack on Pearl Harbor, his remains were laid to rest with full military honors Saturday, next to the graves of his parents on the Iron Range.May 26, 2019
Sources: Pentagon proposing troop buildup in the Mideast The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats, U.S. officials said.May 23, 2019
Presidential Ideas Festival: America's role in the world Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright from the Bill Clinton administration and former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley from the George W. Bush administration discussed America's role in the world.May 23, 2019
#MinneAsianStories: The Mystery of Bert Bert Lee, a second-generation Hmong-American, is part of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders' #MinneAsianStories and writes about how his parents came to Minnesota as refugees and the origin of his name.May 20, 2019
Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. dies at 97 Fleming Begaye Sr. was one of hundreds of Navajos recruited to develop a miltary code based on their native language during World War II.May 12, 2019
Berlin Airlift -- key moment in Cold War -- remembered 70 years later Berliners on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the day the Soviets lifted their blockade strangling West Berlin in the post-World War II years, with a big party at the former Tempelhof airport in the German capital.May 12, 2019
New Indigenous Women's March aims to end violence in all forms Members of the Twin Cities' Native American community will march in Minneapolis on Saturday to honor indigenous women and two spirit people as well as empower all survivors of harassment, violence and oppression.May 10, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo makes unannounced trip to Iraq U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a lightning visit to Baghdad on Tuesday to show U.S. support for the Iraqi government as Washington steps up warnings to Iran against any action against American interests in the Middle East.May 7, 2019
Israel steps up strikes as Gaza rocket attacks intensify Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel on Sunday and Israel pounded Gaza with airstrikes, bringing life to a standstill across the region in the bloodiest fighting since a 2014 war.May 5, 2019
The latest news from Venezuela In his effort to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro opposition leader Juan Guaidó urged supporters to return to the streets of Caracas. Guest host Tiffany Hanssen filled in for host Kerri Miller.May 3, 2019