Stocks edged lower in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday and oil prices fell as President Joe Biden prepares to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve.
The Gophers women's basketball team has lost another player to the NCAA transfer portal. But this one — coach Lindsay Whalen's first recruit after becoming coach — might be the most difficult to take.
An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities squeezing Americans' finances.
The Wolves need more from core players, especially D'Angelo Russell, and the Vikings get another year with Patrick Peterson. Also, columnist Chip Scoggins joins the Daily Delivery to talk about UConn's Paige Bueckers and the women's Final Four.
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historic lows.
Patrick Peterson announced his signing on his podcast, saying: "I'm not trying to back up the Brink's truck any more," and that he just wanted a respectable contract.
Kelli Foster Warder makes her directorial debut at Theater Latte Da with musical about jazz legend Jelly Roll Morton.
Unlike how things were under Mike Zimmer, the Vikings quarterback appears to have a coach who understands how Cousins thinks.
Karl-Anthony Towns took 13 shots as the Wolves gave up an early 17-point lead and lost 23. He didn't have much to say when he was asked about coach Chris Finch's postgame analysis of the 125-102 defeat.
El Salvador's Congress on Wednesday increased sentences for crimes committed by gang members, expanding on a state of emergency lawmakers granted last weekend as President Nayib Bukele pursues the country's powerful street gangs.
In addition to losing Wednesday's game, the Wolves are falling further in the playoff race. They are now three games behind Denver, and 2.5 behind Utah, three in the loss column, with just five games remaining.