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St. Paul mayor asks for third term as he battles opponents at candidates’ forum
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III asked the city’s voters to give him a third term when they go to the polls in November...
Green card lottery entry no longer free as $1 fee goes into effect
Just weeks before the registration period for the 2027 green card lottery is set to begin in early October, the U.S. Department of State...
Former Brooklyn Park City Councilor Xp Lee will succeed Melissa Hortman
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Xp Lee, a political ally to the late Speaker Melissa Hortman, will succeed her in representing District 34B...
New U.S. visa rule: Non-immigrant applicants must book interviews in country of nationality or...
Applying for a non-immigrant visa to the United States just got a bit more complicated this week after the U.S. Department of State announced...
Ghana receives 14 West African nationals deported from the US
By Ope Adetayo and Edward Acquah
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A group of 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. arrived in Ghana, the country’s...
Minneapolis Co-working Office Space Available at Historic Coliseum
S.H.A.K.E. is a community-centered, woman- and BIPOC-owned event and co-working space on the second floor of the restored Historic Coliseum Building. The enterprise provides...
Mike Kenyanya reflects on 6 years at University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents
When Mike Kenyanya joined the student government at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, 10 years ago, he didn’t know it would one day lead...
Colleges face financial struggles as Trump policies send international enrollment plummeting
By Luena Rodriguez-Feo Vileira, Makiya Seminera and Collin Binkley
One international student after another told the University of Central Missouri this summer that they couldn’t...
Growth of U.S.-Africa trade and investment possible despite unpredictable Trump policies, experts say
Despite the uncertainty the Trump administration’s trade policies have created, government officials, entrepreneurs, and business leaders of the African diaspora said there were still...
Former DFL staffer launches bid for Minnesota Senate
With Democrats enjoying a one seat majority in the Minnesota Senate, a former DFL staffer turned businessman, Ian Oundo, on Thursday launched his own...
Zār Electrik will make Minnesota debut at the Cedar this fall
Zār Electrik will climb The Cedar Cultural Center’s stage steps September 24th and give their Minneapolis audience something new, something different, and something very...
