St. Paul families plea for release of relatives held in Laos Several St. Paul families are asking President Barack Obama to demand the release of three Hmong-American men they say have been falsely imprisoned in Laos for nearly four years.April 21, 2011
Dashing war documentarian killed in Libya Tim Hetherington lived to bring the viewer painfully close to the raw and terrible truths of battle. That's how he died on Wednesday.April 20, 2011
Family, friends remember fallen Minn. soldier Joseph Kennedy of Inver Grove Heights died last week in Afghanistan from injuries he suffered in an enemy attack. Kennedy's mother Valerie says her son lived his life, 'fast, full and loud' to the very end.April 19, 2011
Fighting rages in western Libyan city Heavy fighting raged Tuesday in the
western Libyan city of Misrata, witnesses said, while a NATO
commander complained the alliance was having trouble destroying
Moammar Gadhafi's mortars and rockets attacking rebels there and
Britain said it would send senior military officers to advise the
opposition in the east.April 19, 2011
Instability reigns in Somalia Somalia is one of the world's most lawless countries, one of the reasons why piracy thrives there. Midmorning speaks with a reporter who's recently spent time there.Midmorning, April 18, 2011
St. Paul soldier killed in Afghanistan A soldier from St. Paul has been killed while on duty in Afghanistan. Spc. Joseph A. Kennedy died of his injuries after his unit was attacked.April 16, 2011
Military family prepares for husband's deployment How do you prepare for a year at war? The Munoz family, in the north metro, is struggling with that question. Staff officer Freddy Munoz will soon deploy to Kuwait as part of the drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq, along with about 2,400 other Minnesota National Guard soldiers.April 15, 2011
Inside the Somali pirate business Piracy thrives in Somalia because of a lack of police enforcement, and the possibility of a comparatively big pay day in a desperately poor country.April 15, 2011
Should America clip its foreign policy wings? Midday presents an Intelligence Squared debate featuring four high level national security leaders about whether the United States should scale back its foreign policy ambitions.Midday, April 14, 2011