The four prosecutors who spearheaded a $250 million Minnesota fraud case will not be in court at the next trial because they’ve all left the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota in recent days, along with more than a dozen others in a growing wave of resignations. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-fraud-case-prosecutors-quit/
Confused about the cost of childbirth? Learn what maternity hospital packages include, compare average costs for vaginal delivery vs. C-sections, and find out how insurance and the No Surprises Act impact your out-of-pocket expenses. https://health.usnews.com/health-care/best-hospitals/articles/understanding-maternity-hospital-packages-and-costs
For Rusne Augustinaite, home is more than 5,000 miles away. The 22-year-old junior guard at Clemson University grew up in Lithuania, far from where she’s become one of the best three-point shooters in the Atlantic Coast Conference. And while she has now spent years playing in the U.S., one person has never seen her play
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The former CNN anchor Don Lemon and three other people arrested on charges that they violated federal law during a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn., were released on Friday after initial court hearings. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-protest.html
When Americans eat a burger, they aren’t just biting through bun, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Instead, the burger — or its packaging, or the utensil used to cook it — also probably contains a blend of chemicals scientists believe harm human health. PFAS. Phthalates. BPA. Flame retardants. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2025/food-plastic-chemicals-pfas-bpa/?itid=sf_climate-environment_package-1_1_2