Israel may be operating in Syria
GOLAN HEIGHTS — Israeli military personnel are operating in non-combat capacity in an area across Israel's border with Syria, GlobalPost has learned.This area may be in Syrian territory that,with the...
View ArticleCuba agrees to return fugitive dad, wife, and two kids to US
The Cuban government announced on Tuesday that it would return two young American boys and their parents to the US, where the father is wanted on charges of kidnapping the children last week before...
View ArticleIn Mali, a war ends but instability lingers
On paper, the French bid to oust Islamist rebels from northern Mali has been nearly perfect: locally popular, internationally approved, well executed.The French drove out a mosaic of jihadi fighters...
View ArticleAmid crisis, influential South Korean politician wants to deploy US nukes
Calling international efforts to stop North Korea from building atomic weapons a “miserable failure,” a prominent South Korean lawmaker today called for the deployment of tactical USnuclear weapons in...
View ArticleRepair of special-ed funding gap is missing from omnibus ed bill
They say politics is a cynical business. And yet they also say journalists should shy away from truisms. They have no advice, however, when there’s no adequate synonym for a cliché.Yesterday the state...
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I love New York, but...
CC/Flickr/Brian G. WilsonThere is no way that the Twin Cities can match the energy and exhilaration that is automatically produced by Manhattan's density.While I was in the Big Apple last week, my...
View ArticleTwins are right not to extend Justin Morneau's contract
• LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune reports that Justin Morneau approached the Twins during spring training about a contract extension and they weren't interested, which is the...
View ArticleBrace yourself: Congress might actually get something done
WASHINGTON — As Congress returns from a two-week recess this week, lawmakers are in a bit of an unusual situation: For the first time in six months, with no fiscal crisis immediately bearing down on...
View ArticleCensorship on college campuses is the topic of speech at U of M
Threats to free speech, on college campuses and in other arenas is the topic of a noon talk Thursday at the University of Minnesota's Coffman Memorial Union.And it's a free speech on free speech.Eric...
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Minneapolis' East Bank stairways lead to quiet riverside solitude
A few weeks ago, the great public radio show "99% Invisible" ran a piece on Charles Fleming, a Los Angeles-based writer and the author of two books about the hidden public stairways of coastal...
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Pap-test frequency guidelines often ignored by doctors, study finds
CC/Flickr/Ed UthmanThe American Cancer Society (ACS) and other medical organizations recommend that cervical cancer screening begin at age 21 and continue every three to five years until age 65.Just...
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Timelapse of Minnesota Falls dam removal
In early 2013, Xcel Energy worked to remove the 107-year-old Minnesota Dam on the Minnesota River near Granite Falls. Watch this timelapse of the project as crews demolish the structure and apply layer...
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Don’t break up the Wolves! Exhibit B: Nikola Pekovic
MinnPost photo by Craig LassigAt age 27, Nikola Pekovic is in his prime and has become a polished player at both ends of the court.The enduring tragedy of the 2012-13 season for the Minnesota...
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Minnesota's women executives are in good company
Photo by Sara RubinsteinAngela Busch of EcolabAngela Busch has never been afraid to play with the boys. Growing up on a farm near New Prague, she learned to do whatever needed to be done, whether that...
View Article'The Fatwa Show': Moroccan journalist tells clerics to just have some fun
A woman places her foot on the table and Sheikh Muslim Jiddan gingerly lifts the hem of her robe – then drops it again in shock at an impossibly hairy calf.In Tunis, a roomful of young bloggers bursts...
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Michael Henson, MN Orchestra president: It’s time for musicians to negotiate
An hour after the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra announced a tentative contract settlement with its locked-out musicians on Wednesday, Michael Henson, president of the Minnesota Orchestra, expressed...
View ArticleWhat 'Accidental Racist' says about evolution of Southern identity
Love, heartbreak, patriotism, and partying have helped make country music the top-selling genre in the US. Segregation and slavery? Not so much.That is what would seem to make “Accidental Racist,” the...
View ArticleBusiness before politics: Merchants set up court to handle...
Secretary of State John Kerry has put Palestinian economic growth high on the agenda with his recent shuttle diplomacy to restart peace talks, but a group of Israeli and Palestinian business leaders...
View ArticleChinese tourism companies ordered to halt overland travel to North Korea amid...
SEOUL, South Korea — Tour companies on the biggest border crossing between North Korea and China have said they've been ordered to suspend trips in response to Pyongyang's war rhetoric.That move came...
View ArticlePeru: Why Fujimori needs to watch his tongue
LIMA, Peru — Even from the jail cell where he is serving a 25-year sentence for embezzling public funds and directing death squads, ex-President Alberto Fujimori continues to cast a long shadow over...
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