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Apogee Enterprises: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Apogee Enterprises Inc. (APOG) on Friday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $30.6 million. The Minneapolis-based company said it had net income of $1.40 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.44 per...
Donald Trump suggests 'one rough hour' of policing will end theft
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has suggested that “one rough hour” of law enforcement action would tamp down retail theft, an echo of his longstanding support for more aggressive and potentially violent policing. “One rough hour — and I mean real rough — the word...
Marina Mabrey's six 3s lift Sun to 73-70 win over Lynx in Game 1 of WNBA playoffs semifinal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Alyssa Thomas added 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Connecticut Sun defeated the Minnesota Lynx 73-70 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their semifinals series. DiJonai Carrington had 13 points and DeWanna Bonner had...
Walz has experience on a debate stage pinning down an abortion opponent's shifting positions
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz knows how to lean into abortion rights on the debate stage. He's done it before. Just ask his Republican opponent in the 2022 Minnesota governor's race, Dr. Scott Jensen, who was on the receiving end of Walz’s...
How to watch the vice presidential debate between Walz and Vance
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate. Walz, who is Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris ' running mate, and Vance, who is on the Republican ticket with former President Donald Trump, will...
Policing group says officers must change how and when they use physical force on US streets
An influential group of law enforcement leaders is pushing police departments across the U.S. to change how officers use force when they subdue people and to improve training so they avoid “consistent blind spots” that have contributed to civilian deaths. Calling the use of force...
Tyreek Hill's traffic stop can be a reminder of drivers' constitutional rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — American drivers might universally wince or brace themselves at the sight and sound of flashing red and blue lights and blaring sirens, but all drivers have constitutional rights when pulled over on the road. The question of one’s responsibility to comply with...
Prosecutors and victim's family call for the release of a Minnesota man convicted of murder in 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The local prosecutor and family of the victim are calling for a man's murder conviction to be vacated after a review by the Minnesota attorney general concluded he's innocent. Jurors in 2009 found Edgar Barrientos-Quintana guilty of killing 18-year-old Jesse...
Two dead, three hurt after a shooting in downtown Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two people died and two teenage girls were among three others injured early Saturday during a shooting in downtown Minneapolis. Police received a call about shots being fired just before 2 a.m. Saturday. Arriving officers found five people injured — two men...
Man accused in shootings near homeless encampments in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man has been charged in shootings near Minneapolis homeless encampments that killed one man and injured another. Anthony Jones, 36, was charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder, the Hennepin County...