Minnesota WWII vet to receive French honor As a soldier in the 101st Airborne Division, Jim Carroll jumped into Normandy and Holland as a paratrooper and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.November 28, 2014
Families feel sidelined as U.S. reviews hostage policy This past week the White House confirmed that it's conducting a review of its hostage policy, but in a press conference, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the United States will not change its policy on ransoms: America does not pay them.November 23, 2014
It's crunch time for the Iranian nuclear talks A successful nuclear deal to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions could finally defuse one of the most dangerous crises in the Middle East.November 22, 2014
Despite a massacre by ISIS, an Iraqi tribe vows to fight back The Albu Nimr tribe recently had some 600 members slaughtered by ISIS in western Iraq. The Sunni tribesmen say they're regrouping but need help, which the U.S. has now pledged.November 20, 2014
Minnesota Peace Initiative discusses global turmoil The Norway House Minnesota Peace Initiative asks local experts Brian Atwood, Tom Hanson, John Radsan and Susan Cornell Wilkes to address this question: "What is happening in this world, and what do I make of it?"November 20, 2014
With cash and cachet, ISIS expands its empire The Sunni extremist group primarily operates in the chaos of Iraq and Syria but is using chameleon-like branding and the draw of cash to get militants who focused on local issues to join their brutal empire.November 19, 2014