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A new way to prevent HIV delivers dramatic results in trial
The testing of lenacapavir was halted because results were so impressive — 100 percent effectiveness. The decision was made to give all participants the injection rather than the alternative daily pill.
Appetites: Potato cakes and camel meat stand out on trip to Grand Forks
If you’re road tripping this summer, you may be looking for good eats beyond the Twin Cities, and there’s always a hidden gem if you know where to look. Guidebook author Amy Rea recently spent 24 hours in Grand Forks and wrote about it for foodie newsletter Heavy Table.
Don Wyse remembered as early champion of sustainable agriculture research in Minnesota
University of Minnesota professor Don Wyse, a proponent of sustainable agricultural practices, died Tuesday. Wyse co-founded the Forever Green Initiative, a project to research new, more sustainable crops for Minnesota farmers.
Hundreds of Minneapolis park workers poised to strike for a week beginning July 4
The union representing workers says the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s latest contract proposal lacks sufficient wage raises and hazard protections. The park board says negotiations have been reasonable and in good faith. They are prepared to adjust maintenance service around a smaller staff.
Democratic governors say they are standing behind Biden amid questions about his shaky debate
A group of Democratic governors, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, say they are standing behind President Joe Biden amid increasing calls from some in their party for him to leave the presidential race.
‘I’m not leaving,’ Biden says in a fundraising email
President Joe Biden has been under pressure from some of his fellow Democrats to withdraw from the race after he badly stumbled in last week’s presidential debate.
Brothers plead not guilty to bribing Feeding Our Future juror
Two of the brothers charged with trying to bribe a juror in the Feeding Our Future trial last month each entered not guilty pleas at separate hearings Wednesday. Said and Abdulkarim Farah are among five people who allegedly conspired to deliver a Hallmark gift bag with $120,000 to the home of a woman known publicly as juror 52.
20-year-old loops Lake Superior solo in 42 days, buoyed by climate change awareness
A triple science major at the College of St. Scholastica may be both the fastest and youngest to circumnavigate Lake Superior in a kayak — and he’s hoping the 1,000-mile trip will draw more attention to climate change’s effects in Minnesota.