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For Minnesota Gay Marriage Sponsors, It’s Personal
(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage...

Minn. Governor to Sign Bill Allowing Gay Marriage
(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting...

Minnesota Senate Next Stop for Gay Marriage Bill
Supporters already are celebrating the Minnesota House's passage of a measure to legalize gay marriage, but there are a few more steps before it gets to Gov...

Severe Storms Hits Midwest With Snow, Ice, Winds
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — Storms packing rain, snow and dangerous winds raked the Midwest and spawned a possible tornado outside of St. Louis that prompted an...

WATCH: Tornadoes, Storms Rip Through Midwest
And it's not over yet.
Photo Essays

Waco Tornado, 1953: Photos From the Aftermath of a Deadly Texas Twister
The world is a dangerous place. Earthquakes, floods, wildfires, volcanoes, droughts, hurricanes and tornadoes reshape the land, destroy lives and lay waste to...

Springtime in the Midwest Means a Foot of Snow
Though the calendar has ticked over into May, more than six weeks removed from the end of winter, in some parts of the Midwest and Rockies the shovels haven’t...
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Top 10 Actors Turned Politicians
"Saturday Night Live" alum Al Franken is fighting to become Minnesota's next Senator, but he's far from the first person to turn celebrity into a run for office...


