On Sunday North Korea launched an intermediate range ballistic missile, capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam. It is the seventh launch North Korea has made in January alone. This follows a long North Korean history of ignoring weapons agreements in its drive to develop its nuclear ...

There used to be a saying that indicated approval of someone’s successful efforts — “Now you’re cooking with GAS!” We suppose it was a reference to the old wood-fired cook stoves, which were much more difficult to use than the new-fangled gas-fired ranges and ovens. But today, ...

Minnesota State Chancellor Devinder Malhotra invited the Independent to a video conference session last week to state his case for a $60 million slice of the $7.7 billion state budget surplus pie. “While it sounds like a lot, $60 million represents less than 1% of the state’s total ...

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring sometime this year, according to numerous sources, giving President Joe Biden his first chance to nominate a replacement with a majority, however slim, in the Senate to confirm his choice. A year from now, he might have a tougher time as the ...

Gov. Tim Walz revealed another part of his spending plans for the coming budget season. He knows one thing is true — if you are going to propose billions of dollars in spending, it’s best to propose spending it on schools, education and our kids’ future. Walz’s spending proposal, which ...

The James Webb Space Telescope, launched a month ago, has reached its destination, a million miles away from earth. That is a marvel of engineering and planning, even before it has taken its first look into the farthest reaches of the universe. Just think of what NASA’s engineers have done ...