Event to help returning Minn. troops readjust Minnesota troops back home from Iraq
and Afghanistan will get some help readjusting to civilian life at a reintegration event at Bloomington's Shereton Hotel.July 31, 2010
Minn. airman among four killed in Alaska crash Maj. Michael Freyholtz of Hines, Minn., was among the four airmen killed this week when a cargo plane
crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage.July 30, 2010
Soldier accused of leaking secrets flown to U.S. The Army intelligence specialist charged with
leaking U.S. military secrets to the WikiLeaks website has been
moved from Kuwait to a military jail in Virginia.July 30, 2010
Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law
is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been
doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal
gateway into the country.July 30, 2010
Moms work full-time for hikers' release from Iran Cindy Hickey was sitting in her home
office last summer, preparing a receipt for a client of her animal
physical therapy business when the phone rang. She picked up, then
nearly hung up, thinking it was a sales call.July 30, 2010
Reps. Walz, Ellison on Afghanistan war funding There are more and more questions now over a widening divide in the Democratic party over the President's war policy. When the House of Representatives passed the approval for additional war spending this week, 102 Democrats opposed it.July 29, 2010
Could economic change curb extremism in the Muslim world? Vali Nasr, Iranian-American scholar and senior advisor to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, speaks about the future of the Muslim world. Nasr was a featured guest at this summer's Chautauqua lecture series in western New York.Midday, July 28, 2010
U.S. braces for blowback over Afghan war disclosures Operatives inside Afghanistan and Pakistan who
have worked for the U.S. against the Taliban or al-Qaida may be at
risk following the disclosure of thousands of once-secret U.S.
military documents, former and current officials said.July 27, 2010
Minnesota's Red Bulls to be brought to screen in 'Souvenirs' Brig. Gen. David Elicerio made the trip to
Mankato to count a few helicopters and Humvees. But he wasn't going
to mention whether he liked a new movie being filmed there, called
"Souvenirs."July 26, 2010
War papers leak shock Afghanistan, upset Pakistan The documents, released by Wikileaks, raised new questions about whether the U.S. can persuade Pakistan to sever its historical links to the Taliban.July 26, 2010
Pentagon scrambles to assess Wikileaks damage The Pentagon said Monday it was trying to
assess the damage caused by the Internet leak of some 91,000
classified documents on the Afghanistan war.July 26, 2010
Pawlenty honors soldier with flag proclamation Gov. Tim Pawlenty is ordering all U.S.
and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff at state and federal
buildings from sunrise to sunset in honor of a soldier from Apple
Valley killed in Afghanistan.July 26, 2010
Taliban claim capture of US sailor, killing of 2nd The Taliban have offered to exchange
the body of a U.S. Navy sailor they said was killed in an ambush
two days ago in exchange for insurgent prisoners, an Afghan
official said Sunday.July 25, 2010