President Trump directed officials to prioritize the resettlement of Afrikaners in South Africa through the U.S. refugee program, which he suspended on his first day in office.

President Trump signed an executive order Friday freezing aid to South Africa over a "shocking disregard of its citizens' rights."

The law gives South Africa powers in some instances to expropriate land from people.

Plus more on three-peats, free agents, Halls of Fame and other thoughts.

The South African middleweight, who won the belt from the Anaheim native a year ago, makes his second title defense in Saturday's main event in Sydney

South Bay NBA fans: this is your guide to getting to San Francisco and Oakland with Caltrain and other transit connections.

'Southern Charm' star Craig Conover is 'moving on' amid the controversy surrounding his breakup with Paige DeSorbo.

U.S., Japanese, Philippine, and Australian naval forces staged their first maritime cooperative activity last April amid rising South China Sea tensions.

In the early weeks of 2020, when a mysterious new virus began making headlines, South St. Paul resident Steve Romenesko watched the news closely. By early March, with many things still unknown about the rapidly-spreading coronavirus, it became apparent the infectious disease would prove more deadly for organ transplant recipients like Romenesko. Whatever happens in […]

A Jurassic World immersive attraction will open in Bangkok in the second quarter of this year, marking the franchise’s first stand-alone immersive attraction in Southeast Asia. Costing 1.2 billion Thai baht (approximately $35.7 million), the Jurassic World facility is a collaboration between NBCUniversal’s parks and attractions division Universal Destinations & Experiences, Thailan...

Section 2AA already boasted top-10 programs in Lake Conference champion Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, South Suburban Conference champion Prior Lake, Shakopee, and perennial Metro West Conference champion Chanhassen. So, why not add Edina, the four-time defending Class AA state girls swimming and diving champions? In a field that deep, qualifying for the sections finals was an […]

The Southwest Minnesota Continuum of Care’s annual meeting is 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Jan. 9, in room 2057 of the Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Building, 2200 23rd St. N.E., Willmar. This is a regional planning group that works to track needs, secure financial resources and coordinate regional goals to end homelessness in 18 counties […]

Parts of the Southern California coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes were shifting 4 inches closer to the ocean each week in mid-to-late 2024, NASA found.

If you have an idea to strengthen your community, you might want to look into a support opportunity from the University of Minnesota Extension. Its Southwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership program provides seed funding and knowledge to aid local sustainability projects that include support from university students, faculty and staff. The RSDP is seeking to […]

The Shakopee boys swimming team’s depth will be challenged all season long. The Sabers return only one state swimmer from last season and has a smaller squad than in previous seasons. The lack of depth of showed in the team’s first two South Suburban Conference duals. Shakopee fell 94-86 to Lakeville South Dec. 14 and […]

Registration for Chad Greenway’s annual Day to REACH football camp in Hutchinson is open. I grew up in a small farming town in South Dakota, so I have a soft spot for kids like that that grew up without those opportunities to be around camps and situations like REACH, Greenway said in a press release. […]

Rainy River Community College won three games over the weekend to capture the championship of the South Dakota State Tournament. The Voyageurs beat North Dakota State University 5-2 in the opener and edged the University of Minnesota Duluth 2-1 in the semifinals before taking down St. Scholastica 3-1 in the championship. The tournament hosted the […]

Work crews on the Hutchinson State Highway 15/Main Street reconstruction project have been busy pouring concrete, according to the latest update from Minnesota Department of Transportation. Two concrete lanes on either side of the center lane from Washington Avenue through Second Avenue South were paved this past week, and storm sewer between Third Avenue South […]