Minnesota Marine killed in Afghanistan Defense officials say Taylor John Baune, 21, died in combat operations in Helmand province in Afghanistan.June 14, 2012
The summer of 1862 was tough on the First Minnesota 150 years ago this month, a group of Minnesota solidiers was pretty despondent. It was a low point in the Civil War, and the men of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry were involved in an attempt to take the Confederate capitol of Richmond.June 12, 2012
Colin Powell gives advice on wars, conflict and life Four-star retired Gen. Colin Powell, America's first African-American Secretary of State, discusses Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, gays in the military, women in combat, and more in a wide-ranging interview at the Commonwealth Club of California on June 7, 2012. His new book is titled, "It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership."Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, June 11, 2012
Afghans: Taliban poisoned schoolgirls The Afghan government alleges the Taliban tried to poison students at girls' schools, causing outbreaks of sickness, and says 15 suspects have been arrested.June 6, 2012
2 killed in Afghan copter crash The U.S.-led coalition says one of its helicopters has crashed in Afghanistan, killing two NATO service members.June 6, 2012
WikiLeaks suspect back in military court An Army private accused in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history is returning to a military courtroom in Maryland, seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 charges he faces.June 6, 2012
NKorea threatens specific attacks on SKorean media North Korea's military warned Monday that troops have aimed artillery at the specific coordinates of South Korean media groups as Pyongyang threatened a "merciless sacred war" over perceived insults.June 4, 2012
Officials: CIA drone targets al-Qaida's No. 2 A CIA drone strike Monday targeted al-Qaida's second in command, Abu Yahia al-Libi, in Pakistan, but it was unclear whether he was among those hit, U.S. officials said.June 4, 2012
How the Marshall Plan rebuilt Europe after World War II Historian Mark Stoler tells a Minnesota History Center audience the story of George C. Marshall, the Secretary of State after World War II, whose plan to rebuild Europe after the war is considered one of America's greatest diplomatic triumphs. Marshall outlined his idea in a June 5, 1947 speech at Harvard University.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, June 4, 2012
Court throws out most contempt counts in Minn. terror case A federal appeals court has thrown out 19 of the 20 contempt-of-court citations against a Rochester woman convicted of funneling money to a terrorist group in Somalia.June 4, 2012
Suicide car bomb kills 23 in central Baghdad A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-rigged car outside Iraq's main religious affairs office for Shiite Muslims on Monday.June 4, 2012
The Week in Commentary A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the responses they generated.June 2, 2012
For U.S. troops, one more big push in Afghanistan Several thousand soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division are taking part in what is being called the last major combat offensive of the Afghan War.May 30, 2012