The first results are in from the German elections, and it seems clear that Chancellor Merkel has once again gotten the upperhand. It seems the Germans have in majority chosen for a centre-right government with a coalition between Merkel's CDU/CSU

Gordon Crawford, managing director of Time Warner's largest shareholder, Capital Group, told roundtable discussion attendees at USC's Annenberg School for Communications that Time Warner will sell its magazine division soon. That means Time, Fortune, People, and Sports Illustrated no longer

this weekend, they will have an action-packed four days with nary a break. Friday in Moorhead, Saturday in Minneapolis, Sunday in St. Cloud and Monday in Northfield.

By Matt Stiles, The Texas Tribune More than two-dozen people have asked Gov. Rick Perry to appoint them to replace former Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister , who resigned recently to return to private practice.

By Emily Ramshaw, The Texas Tribune The executive director of the state's data and information technology agency stepped down on Wednesday. Brian Rawson , who spent the last three years overseeing the state's data consolidation and telecommunications efforts for the

By Elise Hu, The Texas Tribune Gov. Rick Perry took to the Internet to "Talk Texas" with his supporters and open up his campaign with a bang. But his website wasn't up to it....

By Brandi Grissom, The Texas Tribune El Paso District Judge Bill Moody said Monday that he plans to make a third run for the Texas Supreme Court.

The typically left-leaning blogosphere turned a deeper shade of azure after Hank Gilbert 's official announcement for governor last week. Bloggers are also buzzing about other Democrats, gubernatorial Republicans and subjects of a sensitive nature. Plus, news about the Houston

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing two out-of-state companies for selling allegedly fraudulent health insurance coverage to the uninsured.

Members of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Minneapolis have decided to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America after a 96 percent vote by members on Sunday.

The state Health Department reports H1N1 fluoutbreaks in 134 schools in 67 Minnesota counties, with theheaviest concentration in the seven-county metropolitan area.

Residential customers could see a 20 percent decrease in their natural gas bills this winter, as natural gas prices hit a seven-year low.

Sixteen Minnesota groups want the state's congressional delegation to reject proposals to allow reprocessing of nuclear waste.

Patrons of the Hennepin County Library will be able to check out portable energy meters, starting tomorrow, to figure out how much electricity they use in their homes.

Attorney, political activist, and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be in Minnesota for an appearance tonight.

Police officers have arrested two men in connection with Monday's fatal shooting at a Richfield pawn shop, after an individual identified the suspects from surveillance images released to the public.

The plot exposed last week in Dallas by the FBI - a Jordanian teenager allegedly hoping to level a skyscraper...

Alternating between giddiness and focused attention, a cross-section of American youth debated immigration reform yesterday in an innovative videoconference centered...

Ruben Navarrette Jr. says while immigrants are a benefit to the U.S., many "could stand some improvement in their relationship...

The Congressional Research Service, the non-partisan research arm of Congress, produced a new report on challenges in making effective immigration...