"We're going to dive into this head coaching search and bring a partner for me and this organization that is going to lead us to where we want to go," Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said during his first day on the job as Vikings general manager.
The Coast Guard said Thursday that it had found four additional bodies in its search for dozens of migrants lost at sea off Florida but would suspend its rescue operations at sunset if it doesn't receive any new information.
Hondurans saw Xiomara Castro sworn in as their country's first female president Thursday amid a sea of waving flags in the national stadium.
South Dakota lawmakers weighing impeachment charges against the state's attorney general said Thursday that they have been pressured by a telemarketing campaign to impeach him.
Indianapolis defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus is the new head coach of the Chicago Bears, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press, tasked with turning around a franchise mired in mediocrity for much of the past decade.
At least six Africans trying to migrate to Europe died and an estimated 30 were missing in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia on Thursday, according to Tunisia's Defense Ministry.
A federal judge temporarily halted a South Dakota rule from taking effect that would have made the state one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills.
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah says coming to Minnesota felt like an immediate fit from the moment he started interviewing. Owner Mark Wilf says the GM has "all the traits that we spoke about when we began looking for new leadership."
Sorting out the Vikings quarterback situation will be the top priority for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. And there are other questions, including what his priorities will be for building a roster.
Stocks rose in late morning trading on Wall Street Thursday as markets settle down following several days of whiplash moves both up and down.
President Joe Biden is meeting Thursday with retiring liberal Justice Stephen Breyer at the White House, lauding his long Supreme Court service and formally announcing Breyer's decision to retire.