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Panda Diplomacy: The departure of DC's beloved pandas may signal a wider Chinese pullback
The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in early December with no public signs that the 50-year old exchange agreement struck by former President Richard Nixon will continue.
PrEP prevents HIV infections, but it's not reaching Black women
A significant number of new HIV infections happen among Black women, and a health education effort in Atlanta wants to make sure Black women can access the HIV-prevention medicines known as PrEP.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is about to start. Here's what you need to know
Sam Bankman-Fried faces seven criminal charges, including for defrauding investors. His blockbuster trial is set to begin on Tuesday, and he could face an over 100-year prison term if convicted.
The Kansas police chief who led the raid on a small newspaper has resigned
Gideon Cody's resignation comes days after Cody was suspended for reasons that were not made public, and weeks after a prosecutor said that there wasn't sufficient evidence to justify the search.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating a non-fatal shooting for a use-of-force incident involving a 23-year-old man who was shot by an undercover officer in Granite Falls.
Charges in Madeline Kingsbury killing raised to first-degree murder
A Winona County grand jury has returned first-degree murder charges against Adam Fravel, the man arrested and charged earlier this year in connection with Kingsbury’s killing, the county prosecutor’s office said Monday.
The Department of Revenue finished processing the rebate checks — here's what you need to know
The Minnesota Department of Revenue announced Monday it’s finished processing the one-time tax rebate payments. It sent just over 2 million direct deposits and paper checks — totaling nearly a billion dollars — to eligible Minnesotans over the last 45 days.