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The speech Kirk Cousins gave eight years ago at a Big Ten luncheon while he was still at Michigan State still gets referenced often by those who were there to hear it. Cousins, now of course the Vikings quarterback, had an even bigger speaking engagement over the weekend: He delivered the commencement address at Michigan State (photo above: Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP). The takeaway wasn't quite that if you work hard, you too can someday make $84 million guaranteed. But it was... Читать дальше...

The Wolves' new president of basketball operations met the media on Monday morning and touched on a number of subjects, including the future of interim coach Ryan Saunders and general manager Scott Layden.

Will Frisch and Drew Gilbert, both headed to Oregon State next year, lead a Ponies team that hasn't lost a game in more than a year.

By threatening to raise taxes on Chinese imports, President Donald Trump is throwing down a challenge to Beijing: Agree to sweeping changes in China's government-dominated economic model — or suffer the consequences.

The Latest about a Utah man accused of killing a city code enforcement officer (all times local):

People are putting nature in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over 1 million species of plants and animals, scientists said today.

A special prosecutor in Virginia says he's presented two indictments of election fraud against a person who worked on a Republican congressman's doomed re-election campaign.

The new issue of "The Story of Monetary Policy" is full of financial wisdom from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

A newspaper reports that the mayor of a mostly white north Georgia city is being criticized for saying the community wasn't ready to have an African American city administrator.

A top aide for Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada has admitted using cocaine in a legislative office building.

Rene Vargas ordered to serve probation, community service

Last weekend's tryouts led to at least one player signing with the Vikings on Monday. The Vikings signed former Rutgers cornerback Isaiah Wharton following a three-day rookie minicamp in which Wharton was among more than 30 players participating on a tryout basis. Wharton (6-0, 200 pounds) is the 10th cornerback on the Vikings roster. However, he was listed as a 'defensive back' on the minicamp roster, indicating he could see a varied role. He started 48 consecutive games for Rutgers after he was a two-star recruit out of Kissimmee, Fla. Читать дальше...

A trial has begun to determine if residents can be compensated after their homes and businesses were flooded by two reservoirs during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Tens of thousands of Oregon teachers are expected to walk out this week to press for more money for education.

The DFL ward conventions over the weekend give a boost to the incumbents.

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has hired four staffers in Iowa and three in New Hampshire as he works to build on the momentum his campaign has seen in recent weeks.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (dih-VAHS') says she thinks recent teacher strikes "ultimately hurt kids" and that labor disputes should be handled outside the classroom.

The Latest on the United States and Iran (all times local):

Nearly 400 former federal prosecutors say in a new letter that President Donald Trump would have been charged with obstruction of justice for his acts if he were anyone other than president.

Lawmakers are considering a bill that could grant Texas homeowners a tax break when their property has been damaged by disasters such as 2017's Hurricane Harvey.

Three Democratic senators are calling on President's Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to clarify that she will put U.S. interests ahead of her own financial interests when it comes to climate change.

Cave will provide "an evening of talk and music" in Minneapolis on Oct. 1.

A progressive educational policy should offer much more narrowly targeted help for students. It should also make increased funding for colleges a higher priority.

The Wolves' new president of basketball operations met the media on Monday morning and touched on a number of subjects, including the future of interim coach Ryan Saunders and general manager Scott Layden.