Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined the new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip, with less of a focus on positive test results and more on what’s...
The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul today announced the lifting of their cities’ mask mandates that went into effect on January 5 as the omicron variant ravaged through the state.
The mandates affected city-licensed restaurants and businesses and prompted a lawsuit in Minneapolis from restaurants and bars that were affected.
The mayors’ move was widely expected as there have been...
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — FIFA suspended Zimbabwe and Kenya from international competitions on Thursday for government interference in the running of their national soccer bodies.
Zimbabwe was banned after its government-run Sports and Recreation Commission refused to relinquish control of the Zimbabwe Football Association and reinstate the federation’s leadership.
ZIFA officials were removed from office in November on allegations of corruption.
Kenya...
The two COVID-19 vaccination sites at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are now consolidated in a single pre-security location that is more accessible to the public, according to a post on the Metropolitan Airports Commission site yesterday.
The site is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Minnesota Department of Health and the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC)...
Xp Lee was sworn in as the newest member of the Brooklyn Park City Council today as the city’s Economic Development Authority (EDA), which consists of city council members met during their monthly meeting. This was the first opportunity to swear in Councilmember Lee. He won a special election on February 8 to fill the East District seat that...
When Zaynab Mohamed began visiting the Minnesota state legislature in St. Paul to advocate for her community, she noticed something very troubling.
“What inspired me was going to the Senate speaking to legislators, and never seeing myself in there, never seeing anyone who looks like me,” she said.
Mohamed decided to do something about it. The 24-year-old Somali immigrant is running...
The Ghanaian Association of Minnesota (GhanAM) held its second “Urban Expedition” at the St Paul Landmark Center. The event was held in celebration of Ghanaian culture.
According to GhanAM President Isaac Owens, the last Ghanaian Expedition took place over a decade ago. Since then, GhanAM has expanded its presence across the state, coordinating events in the Twin Cities and beyond....
A special redistricting panel appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court today released new maps for Minnesota’s legislative and congressional districts. Redistricting is required after the U.S. Census Bureau releases new population counts every 10 years.
It is the responsibility of the Minnesota Legislature to come up with the final maps but has failed to do so in the last half...
Minneapolis’s Midtown Global Market kicked off its Black History Month celebrations Saturday with art and stories about the African experience.
One of the most anticipated guests of the day was Beverly Cottman, who is famously known as Auntie Beverly. Cottman is a professional storyteller who delivers engaging stories from the African diaspora by leveraging traditional elements of oration, such as...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who have never filed a tax return will need to do so this year in order to claim what’s coming to them under the enhanced child tax credit.
Previously, only people who earned enough money to owe income taxes could qualify for the full credit.
But as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package,...
