Some Minnesota recipients of federal stimulus money - including business owner JoLynn Johnson, above - say the White House has overstated the number of jobs the program has impacted.
About 650,000 jobs have been saved or createdunder President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, the WhiteHouse said Friday, saying the president's goal of 3.5 million jobsby the end of next year is on track.
The Health Department says there were 275 patients hospitalized with influenza-like illness in the last week. That's the biggest jump in hospitalizations since the department began tracking the H1N1 flu outbreak in April.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will testify on Capitol Hill next week about the case of two Minnesota Vikings players whose suspensions were blocked by the courts.
The State Department says Iranian authoritieshave allowed a Swiss diplomat a second visit with three detainedAmerican hikers arrested for illegal entry near the Iraq border inlate July.
There's been a quiet revolution in America's schools over recent decades. We've added a whole extra grade to a child's education: Preschool. Economists say preschool is one of the smartest ways to spend public money, especially in tight economic times.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he thinks he's within his legal authority to balance the state's two-year budget on his own through a process known as unallotment.
Music fans in Minneapolis will be paying their final respects to the Uptown Bar this weekend. The revered music venue will close after its final show Sunday night, and then be demolished to make way for a new retail development.
For seniors like Virginia Hanson of St. Louis Park, navigating Medicare is confusing enough. Recent TV ads warning of cuts to the program are adding to the confusion.
