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Mr. Zelaya has taken refuge at Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa since returning to Honduras in September

Lawmakers say they will discuss possible timetable for submitting to full Congress, proposal for Manuel Zelaya's return to power

US-Colombia deal gives US troops access to 7 Colombian bases for anti-drug operations

Health officials say it could ebb and flow for up to 3 years, with more than 30 percent of world's population affected

Four more deaths have been linked to the flu in Minnesota, but the number of schools reporting outbreaks dropped considerably in the past week, health officials said Wednesday.

State officials in Iowa have confirmed a case of H1N1 in a cat, the first known instance of a cat contracting the virus from people.

Minnesota law enforcers are making fulluse of a new seat belt law, issuing 10,081 citations during a special crackdown in October.

Two environmental organizations are kicking off an effort Wednesday to bring plastic bag recycling and recycling receptacles for cans and bottles to grocery stores in Duluth.

Attorneys defending Tom Petters in his fraud trial are highlighting recordings madeby a government witness, in which company officers appear to wonder how much Petters knows about the scam.

Back-to-back meetings will provideWisconsin and Minnesota residents with an update on the long-planned St. Croix River bridge project.

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan says the FBIwill review an officer's use of a stun gun on a suspect who claims his civil rights were violated.

Minnesota counties are ironing out the final details on public vaccination clinics for kids that could begin as early as Nov. 16. The doses will only be available to children aged 9 and under.

The prosecution's star witness in thefraud trial of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters admitted she stolemoney from Petters and most of her work for him involved lying.

The University of Minnesota will offer H1N1 vaccine to some students and staff in so-called "high priority" groups Wednesday and Thursday.

Police say three missing North Dakotacollege softball players have been found dead in their Jeep, whichwas pulled from a pond on a farm northwest of Dickinson.

It's been nearly seven years sinceSt. John's University student Josh Guimond disappeared afterleaving a small card party at about midnight.

Climate experts organized by the Army Corpsof Engineers see no end to a wet cycle in the Red River Valley.

The Hennepin County medical examiner's office has released the name of the man who was shot by an off-duty police officer during a traffic stop in St. Louis Park Tuesday morning.

A sewage treatment plant in a small northern Minnesota town is failing and threatens to dump thousands of gallons of raw sewage into Lake of the Woods.