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Former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical company CEO Martin Shkreli was arrested Thursday for fraud. A prosecutor says he used drug company assets to pay off investors in a failed hedge fund.

REVIEW: Last year's Oscar winner is the main attraction in a film that grows tiresome.

The feeling of the Big Ten changes without Ryan in the ranks of high-profile coaches across the league. And so here are three thoughts on the legend’s retirement.

We are now nearly seven full days removed from the Vikings’ 23-20 loss to the Cardinals, but today was the first day that offensive coordinator Norv Turner has spoken with the media since a last-second sack of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater put an end to the team’s comeback attempt. Turner has had a week to think about the play call on that third-down play with 13 seconds left, and he still believes it was a good one. “We’ve got a lot of sideline plays. This is one that’s worked for us last year, worked for us in the past,” Turner said. Читать дальше...

For the second straight day, a key Vikings defender returned to practice. Yesterday, it was safety Harrison Smith. Today, it was nose tackle Linval Joseph, who has missed two straight games with a toe injury. Joseph had a helmet on and was participating in position drills with his fellow defensive linemen before media was booted out of practice. By the way, Smith (hamstring/knee) practiced for a second straight day. Outside linebacker Anthony Barr (groin) and defensive end Everson Griffen (shoulder) sat out practice again. Читать дальше...

Xcel Energy Center saw a record turnout for the British singer’s quickly sold-out July 5-6 tour kickoff.

Adrian Peterson talked about his 2015 season during his weekly visit with reporters at Winter Park,.

Stoll, a Ranger as of two days ago, will debut against his former team. This will be the first time this season that Erik Haula has watched from the press box.,

Gov. Mark Dayton met Thursday morning with top legislative leaders to discuss the parameters of a possible special legislative session to aid unemployed miners and reduce black unemployment.

Release of data follows high-profile incidents involving “riots” at two schools.

St. Paul police officers escorted Santa through town so he could visit patients at Children’s Hospital in St. Paul.

Let’s start with the asterisk because it’s important. Rarely do you hear the “yeah, but” before the full talk of the “yeah,” but let’s do that here after first acknowledging the primary fact: Since the 1979-80 season, when the NBA adopted the three-point shot, no player in league history has played more than 5,000 minutes while making a lower percentage of field goals than Ricky Rubio. He has played nearly 7,000 career minutes and made just 36.5 percent of his shots from the field. Noted baseball... Читать дальше...

A giant in the animal feed business, Cargill boosts its technology capabilities.

Afternoon Star Tribune Local Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Weather Video Forecast

The reason is no surprise. There hasn’t been much snow in Minnesota and other places where snowmobiles are popular.