As the world rang in 2013 with spectacular fireworks displays and showers of confetti, the specter of economic uncertainty and searing violence dimmed some festivities and weighed on the minds of revelers hoping for a better year.
MN ice cream maker withdraws some product
St. Paul-based Izzy’s Ice Cream is voluntarily withdrawing three flavors of ice cream after discovering glass fragments in a supplier’s container of cinnamon.
Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?
Efforts to save the nation from going over a year-end “fiscal cliff” were still in disarray as lawmakers returned to the Capitol to confront the tax-and-spend crisis.
Peterson, Vikings top Pack 37-34 to make playoffs
Adrian Peterson picked up the Minnesota Vikings and gave them a thrilling ride to the playoffs, where the next stop on this improbable journey is, yes, Green Bay.
Obama wants gun violence measures passed in 2013
Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama pledged to put his “full weight” behind legislation aimed at preventing gun violence.
Liberal arts colleges forced to evolve with market
They’re the places you think of when you think of “college” — leafy campuses, small classes, small towns.
Maine same-sex couples marry in first hours of law
Arriving in a limo, Donna Galluzzo and Lisa Gorney had all the trappings of a traditional wedding: Rings, flowers, wedding vows, an entourage and a friend to officiate.
Duluth organizers hope to set snow-angels record
A Rotary Club and high school students in Duluth are hoping to gather 9,000 people to break a world record for making snow angels.
St. John’s makes Gary Fasching new football coach
St. John’s has hired assistant Gary Fasching to replace John Gagliardi, the all-time college football leader in coaching victories.
St. John’s hires new football coach
Gary Fasching, a 17-year assistant and recruiting coordinator under retired coach John Gagliardi, was named St. John’s University’s 16th football coach Friday.
White House meeting a last stab at a fiscal deal
Amid partisan bluster, top members of Congress and President Barack Obama were holding out slim hopes for a limited fiscal deal before the new year.
Stores look to week after Christmas for sales
Bargain-hungry Americans will need to go on a post-Christmas spending binge to salvage this holiday shopping season.
Robbery suspect shot by St. Paul police dies
St. Paul police have released the name of a man shot dead by police after he allegedly robbed a grocery store. He was identified Tuesday as 20-year-old Melvin Duane Fletcher Jr. of Brooklyn Park.
27 dead, including gunman, at Conn. school
A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police.
Pearl Harbor dead remembered on 71st anniversary
More than 2,000 people are gathering at Pearl Harbor on Friday to mark the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II.