Nuclear talks with Iran recess after 'limited' progress Iran and six world powers wrapped up their latest round of talks in Geneva over Iran's nuclear program. Negotiations resume in February ahead of a self-imposed July 1 deadline for a deal.January 19, 2015
Twin Cities-based Somali youth group seeks funding for expansion The nonprofit Ka Joog, which has won honors from the White House and the FBI for its work, will detail its two-year plan for expanding educational, employment and arts programs across the state Tuesday.January 19, 2015
2 dead, 1 wounded in Belgian anti-terror operation The raid in the town of Verviers comes the same day police arrested a man accused of selling weapons to Amedy Coulibaly, who was killed by police last week after he attacked a kosher market in Paris.January 15, 2015
Army OKs female soldiers for Ranger training program For the first time, 60 women will participate in the grueling program. It's part of an effort by Pentagon officials to determine whether women can be assigned to ground combat units.January 15, 2015
Brooklyn Park man charged in Gambian coup plot Prosecutors say Papa Faal and about a dozen co-conspirators entered their tiny West African homeland in late December, planning to seize the president's home and overthrow the government.January 5, 2015
Al-Shabab leader reportedly surrenders Top al-Shabab leader Zakariye Ismail Ahmed Hersi, for whom the U.S. has offered $3 million to capture, has turned himself in, an intelligence official in Somalia says.December 27, 2014
Nutmeg: A spice with a violent history A lot of blood has been shed over this little brown seed. "Nutmeg has been one of the saddest stories of history," says culinary historian Michael Krondl.December 27, 2014
Pyongyang blames U.S. for Internet outages North Korea is accusing President Obama of being "reckless in words and deeds" and comparing the U.S. to "children with runny noses."December 27, 2014