International

Ukrainian teens start school in Minnesota
One Minnesota woman who wondered how she could help Ukrainians escape the Russian invasion of their homeland decided to become a temporary legal guardian to three teenagers.
The United Nations says crimes against humanity may have happened in China's Xinjiang
The United Nations human rights chief has released a long-delayed report, concluding that "serious" human rights violations have been committed against Uyghurs and other minorities in the region.
Klobuchar visits Ukraine: 'They will not be beaten down'
Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited Ukraine this week and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, just before the United Nations inspectors made their way toward Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
When Gorbachev came to Minnesota
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, and his wife Raisa, paid a visit to a chilly Minnesota in 1990, on the invitation of Gov. Rudy Perpich. Minnesota Public Radio News provided live coverage.
Photos: A look at the last week of August around the world
From the overflowing in Pakistan and India, to Ukraine and Syria. Migrants’ tragedy in Yuma. Intense heat waves and accompanying drought in Chongqing. Here are the most striking images of the week from photojournalists around the world.
In the Taliban's Afghanistan, the near-broke central bank somehow still functions
A recent visit to Afghanistan showed a country facing an economic crisis. The banking system has seized up. Credit cards aren't working. Afghans abroad struggle to send money to relatives back home.