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U.S. deploys ships and fighter jets to Middle East as Israel braces for Iran attack
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered fighter jets as well as Navy destroyers and cruisers deployed to “bolster force protection for U.S. troops in the region and to defend Israel,” the Pentagon said.
Israel's army says airstrikes in the northern West Bank kill 9 Palestinian militants
Israel’s army says two airstrikes in the northern West Bank have killed nine Palestinian militants. Violence has flared again in the Israeli-occupied territory with tensions high over the war in Gaza. 
Minneapolis worker-owned bike shop to close after 22 years
A pillar of Minneapolis’s cycling community is shutting down after 22 years in business. The Hub Bike Co-op announced Friday that it’s closing both of its locations, on Minnehaha Avenue and in Dinkytown, on Sept. 30.
Hennepin Healthcare’s new emergency chair says more diverse staff and public health approach helps patients
Dr. Thomas Wyatt says HCMC, like many hospitals in the U.S., has too few places for people to go for more treatment once they’ve had acute care in emergency rooms.