Former FBI special agent talks terrorism A former supervisory special agent with the
FBI will be talking about terrorism at the University of
Minnesota's Humphrey Institute on Tuesday.April 12, 2010
Vigils to mark hikers' 250 days of captivity in Iran Supporters of three Americans being held in Iran are gathering at a series of vigils on Sunday to mark 250 days since the hikers were taken into captivity.April 11, 2010
Airman from Minn. killed in Afghanistan Air Force Maj. Randell Voas, 43, of Lakeville, Minn. died Friday when his aircraft crashed near Kandahar, Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.April 10, 2010
Obama and Medvedev sign nuclear arms pact President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a nuclear treaty Thursday in Prague. The treaty, which has been dubbed "New START," will reduce the nuclear warheads of the two countries to 1,550 each over the next seven years. It must be ratified by the U.S. Senate and the Russian legislature.Midday, April 8, 2010
Obama: Stage set for further nuclear cuts President Barack Obama says a new arms pact with
Russia sets the stage for further cuts in the two nations' nuclear
arsenals.April 8, 2010
Soldier from central Minnesota dies in Iraq An Army reservist from St. Cloud has died in Iraq a month after returning to the country for his second tour of duty.April 8, 2010
DOD confirms death of Rochester Marine The U.S. Department of Defense has
confirmed the death of a young Marine from Rochester serving in
Afghanistan.April 6, 2010
US consulate attacked in NW Pakistan Islamist militants attacked the consulate in with car bombs and grenades today killing three people.April 5, 2010
Pawlenty among governors who got threatening letter Count Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty among
the 30 governors who received a letter from an extremist group
demanding they leave office within three days or be removed.April 2, 2010
Remembering George Marshall, architect of the Marshall Plan On April 3, 1948, President Harry Truman signed legislation launching the Marshall Plan, a plan to rebuild Europe after World War II. Historian Mark Skoler discusses soldier-diplomat General George Marshall, who sold a war-weary America on that plan.Midday, April 2, 2010
Pawlenty: Keep military cargo planes in Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty is asking the Pentagon
to keep two huge cargo planes in Minnesota, arguing that moving them would hurt two Air National Guard units.April 2, 2010