America

By Erin Adler Star Tribune Hundreds showed up Sunday to eat and show unity after election results left African community nervous. More than 500 people gathered in Minneapolis' Loring Park on Sunday to chat and enjoy free Somali food as part of Sambusa Sunday, an event...

fter chaotic, self-inflicted week many fear chaos Trump can't control. By EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE 05/13/17 07:17 AM EDT So, what if there’s a real crisis? A real war — not a war with the media, or James Comey. A real showdown — not a political showdown. A real...

By: US Department of State US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer will travel from May 31 – June 6 to Djibouti and Ethiopia. In Djibouti, Ambassador Hammer will participate in the East...

By Nadifa Mohamed It’s hard to not to imagine myself into those flats, in the days and hours before the fire. To not imagine the stacks of wedding clothes, jewelry and new-home paraphernalia at the home of Hosna Begum’s family, as she prepared to marry her fiancé...

By Stephen Collinson, Jeremy Diamond and Daniella Diaz, CNN Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's campaign says the billionaire now believes President Barack Obama was born in the United States -- but the Republican nominee still can't bring himself to say it out loud and in public. Instead, the...

ROCHESTER – A college student from Minnesota is among the 32 Americans who have been chosen as Rhodes Scholars to pursue postgraduate studies at Oxford University in England. Ahmed M. Ahmed of Rochester will pursue a master’s degree in research in organic and medical chemistry...

By:Samuel Oakford U.S. OFFICIALS THIS WEEK requested the geographic coordinates of aid groups working in Somalia, according to a document obtained by The Intercept — a move that could indicate an escalation of military action against the Shabab. The notice to NGOs comes a month after...

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said he believes former President Barack Obama has been behind the leaks within his administration and the sizable, angry town hall crowds Republicans have faced across the country. Trump was asked in an interview on Fox News' "Fox and Friends" if...

Ilhan Omar made history Tuesday night as the nation’s first Somali-American legislator, with a commanding win in a state House race. Omar, who faced only nominal Republican opposition in a heavily DFL Minneapolis district, continues an unlikely political journey that began amid the Somali civil...

This weekend, Ifrah Mansour performs her one-woman show, "How to Have Fun in a Civil War," at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. The show is not only suitable for kids — it's told from a child's point of view. She says she wrote the play...