With politicians as different as Tim Pawlenty and Barack Obama pushing to improve math and science education, you might think teachers who specialize in those fields would have no problem finding work. But that's not always the case.

Despite the near collapse of the financial system, some Wall Street banks are reporting large profits and planning to give out larger bonuses than they did in 2008. That news has raised howls of protest and sparked new calls for

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it willreplace accelerator pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in theUnited States to address problems with the pedals becoming jammedin the floor mat.

Sensors in roads and in vehicles provide new ways to minimize crashes, and the deaths and injuries that come with them.

Holiday shoppers should look out for toyhazards such as small parts, loud sounds, soft plastics and leadcontamination, consumer advocates warned Tuesday.

Two men convicted in separate Twin Citieskillings have failed to convince the Minnesota Supreme Court tooverturn their convictions.

In an unusual event at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, convicted white-collar criminals discussed how they got into trouble, and how the experience changed them. They shared the stage with the prosecutors and judges who sent them

Today is the busiest travel day of the year, and Minnesotans will be taking to the skies and hitting the road without any major complications this holiday weekend.

A garbage incinerator in downtown Minneapolis that wants to expand its burning capacity faces another hurdle.

The St. Louis County sheriff's departmenthas arrested a man and woman after allegedly finding over 200marijuana plants growing in a Duluth home.

Cutting global warming pollution would notonly make the planet healthier, it would make people healthier too,newly released studies say.

Starting Monday, commuters will have a few more minutes to catch a Northstar train back home on weekday afternoons.

Officials with U.S. Immigration and CustomsEnforcement have seized over 17,000 counterfeit items from TwinCities-area businesses, with an estimated street value of $643,000.

Minnesota scientists say it appears endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals are found in even the most pristine lakes in the state.

A woman on her way into a Duluth building that houses a clinic where abortions are performed threatened two abortion picketers with a knife, police said.

The number of deer killed by hunters has dropped by about 12 percent in Minnesota, as expected by state officials.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says itaims to stop agricultural runoff in fromending up in the Mississippi River.

A 25-year-old man has been charged withsecond-degree manslaughter for allegedly shooting his childhoodfriend in Burnsville.