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Twitter users across the globe were reporting an outage on the social media service that started early Thursday morning and lasted for about an hour.
A new study evaluated Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Youtube's policies to keep LGBTQ people safe — and gave each a failing grade.
Elon Musk is trying to back out of buying Twitter and end his $44 billion deal.
In the video, the woman is seen yelling at other people standing near her to "get out of my country." According to another audience member's report, the incident happened "right as the lights were dimming to start the show and then we all heard yelling and it went crazy for like 40 minutes after that."
As Bon Jovi once said, "It's all the same, only the names will change." So it is for the Minnesota Vikings and missed field goals.
Twitter told Alan Page he does not meet the "criteria for notability" based on the evidence he provided.
"I know you are tied into the election fraud," the official account tweeted. "So many are looking forward to you being brought to justice!"
Mike Lindell, the CEO of Minnesota-based company MyPillow, was suspended from Twitter Monday night. According to CBS News, it is a permanent suspension.
A demonstration by supporters of President Donald Trump to protest his ban from the Twitter social media platform outside the company's San Francisco headquarters appeared to be a bust Monday morning.
Some experts say part of the reason the tech companies waited until now to limit President Trump is due to a fear of regulation from the government.
Twitter is permanently banning President Trump from the platform, the company announced late Friday. The ban comes days after Twitter temporarily locked Mr. Trump's account.
Lindell has long been a vocal Trump supporter, frequently appearing and speaking at rallies in support of the president.
A video posted to Twitter shows a fired Minneapolis police officer -- who was charged in George Floyd's death and later released from jail -- being confronted at a grocery store over the weekend.
A video posted to Twitter Saturday night is going viral after apparently showing law enforcement in Minneapolis shooting paint rounds at residents on their porch after curfew went into effect.
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to take action to bring the city of Minneapolis "under control," calling violent protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police custody "thugs" and saying that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."
Luo Daiqing, 20, attended the University of Minnesota during the 2018 to 2019 school year, according to Axios.
The Republican challenging to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar, Danielle Stella, has been reportedly permanently banned from Twitter due to threatening comments aimed at the congresswoman.
Democratic presidential candidates largely praised Twitter's decision Wednesday to ban all political advertising, while President Donald Trump's reelection campaign decried the move as attempting to muzzle conservatives on social media.
On the instant replay Tuesday night, you could see it run through Max Kepler's legs on its way to the dugout.
GOP Senator Rand Paul is offering to buy Minnesota's Rep. Ilhan Omar a ticket to Somalia, saying "she might come back and appreciate America more."
President Donald Trump this weekend came under fire from critics accusing him once again of racism.
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party is responding to President Donald Trump's racist tweets suggesting a group of U.S. Congresswomen should "go back" to their countries.
Laine Scheuble had been responding to a tweet by Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, who congratulated his son for becoming a Marine.
A dozen countries and global tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter pledged Wednesday to find ways to keep internet platforms from being used to spread hate, organize extremist groups and broadcast terror attacks.
Three people have been charged with aiding an offender for their alleged roles in helping the suspects in a shooting at the Mall of America last week evade arrest.
The COVID-19 pandemic, plus an assortment of societal and cultural issues, have greatly affected the number of young Americans signing up to serve their country.
This is the 56th homicide of the year in Minneapolis, and the second that occurred in the city on Sunday.
The new 142-bed layout has a dignity-based design. Clients work their way to their own private rooms. There's a brand-new kitchen, dining area, huge rec room. And the military-style group bathrooms are a thing of the past.
"Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before," Trump said in a statement.
Stolen vehicles and police pursuits led to the arrest of 11 teenagers across the Twin Cities metro this weekend. Their ages range from 12 to 17.
Staffing concerns at group homes across the state have some companies offering a variety of different incentives to fill the void.
St. Paul city officials say the advisory is "standard precaution" following a power failure that occurred at the Beebe Road pump station just after noon Monday.
Woodbury police say they arrested seven boys ranging from 12 to 15 years old after a chase on Saturday afternoon.
The body of a 43-year-old White Bear Lake man was recovered Monday from the St. Croix River north of Stillwater.
Newton-John burst onto the Hollywood scene with her role as Sandy opposite John Travolta's Danny in the 1978 blockbuster, "Grease."
Walz, accompanied by his wife, Gwen, and his daughter, Hope, went to the Ramsey County elections office to fill out his ballot and feed it into the tabulator.
A central Minnesota school district is clashing with the teachers union and LGBTQ allies over a proposed policy that opponents say would undermine equity and inclusion.
Are you ready to have your voice be heard? Primary election day is Tuesday in Minnesota.
The 22-year-old was killed by her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, during a cross-country trip last year.
The suspects in both cases were legally prohibited from possessing firearms, police said. Both incidents are being investigated.
At his swearing in, Alexander said Minneapolis can be one of the safest cities in the country as long as all of the departments work together.
Minnesota has a fairly quiet week ahead in terms of weather.
The rain wasn't ideal for our weekend plans, but it provided some much-needed relief for our parched lawns and dry farm fields.
"I feel motivated and more complete having this new leg. I can do things like normal people and do the things that I can do before I had this trauma," said soldier Maksim Shevchenko.
The Minnesota primary is Tuesday and local election officials are working hard to make sure the vote goes smoothly.
You might have climbed a tree as a child, but tree climbing is a bonafide sport, and some of the best converged Sunday in St. Paul to show off their heart-stopping skills.
The bill's passage is a significant achievement for Democrats as they look to maintain their hold on Congress in the November midterm elections.
Wright County deputies fatally shot a man in Otsego early Sunday, according to the sheriff's office.
A teenager was killed and a 75-year-old man was gravely injured in a head-on crash in Crow Wing County Saturday morning.
A motorcyclist is dead after a collision with a boat on a trailer in Nisswa Saturday evening.
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office said alcohol was likely a factor in an ATV crash that injured three people Saturday night.
Wisconsin's secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the office with far more responsibilities.
It's $3.99 a gallon as of Sunday morning.
A new bridal shop in Minnesota is making dreams come true in several important ways.
Central and southern Minnesota who see more showers and storms Sunday through early Monday morning.
Minneapolis police say a man was shot to death near East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue early Sunday morning.
While the auditorium at Shiloh Temple in north Minneapolis is a common place for messages to be shared, the roughly 150 people there Saturday evening got a different kind of sermon – centered on preventing community violence.
Four teenagers were arrested after a police chase ended in a crash on northbound I-35E near Little Canada Road late Saturday afternoon.
Saturday morning storms brought heavy rain and lightning to many regions of the state.
The building has five stories and does not have a fire sprinkler system, officials say. Roughly 50 units were displaced because of the fire.
A St. Paul man faces charges for allegedly redeeming lottery tickets that he stole from a liquor store in Inver Grove Heights.
But the president "will continue his strict isolation measures pending a second negative test," White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor said.
Charges say a 44-year-old man was driving at twice the speed limit in the moments before he hit another car in Plymouth, severely injuring a woman who later died from her injuries.
A natural gas fire in St. Paul that officials believe was caused by a lightning strike was extinguished just before noon on Saturday.
Three people face charges stemming from a late-April street racing incident in Brooklyn Center, following a recent crackdown by the State Patrol and Minneapolis Police Department.
A few rounds of rain will move through Minnesota over the weekend.
A homeless encampment in south Minneapolis was cleared Friday after a man was found fatally shot there days earlier.
The owner of a North Dakota abortion clinic that faces closure this month was directing traffic and deliveries Friday at its planned new location a few miles away in Minnesota.
Nick Gordon hit a three-run homer and scored in the 10th inning for Minnesota after a pair of miscues by Toronto catcher Danny Jansen, giving the Twins a 6-5 win over the Blue Jays on Friday night.
One of Minnesota's most recognizable landmarks is now unrecognizable, as drought conditions have dried the water from Minnehaha Falls.
The Minnesota man accused of killing a teenager in Wisconsin returned to court Friday, where he told the judge that he'd hired an attorney who defended Kyle Rittenhouse.
The veteran officer said that experience told him he needed to act.
After a gunman fired inside a crowded Nike store at the Mall of America on Thursday, work is underway to prevent another shooting inside the massive shopping complex.
A stretch of road near Interstate 94 in Monticello is a test lab of sorts. The goal is to find a durable road paving material with a lower carbon footprint.
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and her most prominent primary challenger Don Samuels both say they are feeling confident about their campaigns in the final days before Tuesday's election, where they two will square off to be the DFL candidate in a deep blue district.
One giant pumpkin is on its way to compete in the Minnesota State Fair
Investigators in Minneapolis are asking the public's help identifying two people in connection to the murder of a 22-year-old man last month.
The far-right broadcaster and conspiracy theorist had called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting "a hoax."
The Minnesota State Patrol says troopers are investigating a fatal crash Friday in Mendota Heights.
A jury in Aitkin County found that a pharmacist did not discriminate against a woman when he refused her request in 2019 to fill a prescription for emergency contraception, citing his beliefs.
A Maple Grove woman has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into another car, killing a man from Anoka.
There were eight bicyclists in the group -- one adult and seven youths -- and the injuries suffered by the five struck ranged from minor to serious, the sheriff's office said.
Wastewater data from the Twin Cities area indicates that COVID-19 viral loads decreased in the last week.
Health officials in Minnesota say there have been 46 confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in the state.
Not only did the Oscar-nominated actor respond, he wrote the little girl a poem.
State officials have confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in Minnesota this year in an unvaccinated horse.
A Minnesota prosecutor wants the state Court of Appeals to reconsider a judge's ruling that many state abortion restrictions are unconstitutional.
Etienne Klein apologized for misleading some Twitter followers with his "scientist's joke."
Dr. Ashish Jha told "CBS Mornings" that declaring a public health emergency for the monkeypox outbreak will speed up vaccinations and help health officials obtain data to stop the spread of the disease.
A man in his 30s was injured in a shooting overnight in Minneapolis.
Bloomington police, which said no one appeared to be injured, was still searching for a suspect after securing the scene.
Milwaukee, in swing state Wisconsin, was the odds-on favorite to get the event given Nashville's refusal to adopt an agreement for hosting the convention.
DNR officials said Enbridge Inc. reported Wednesday that a contractor had encountered soil suspected to be contaminated along the company's Line 5 pipeline south of Ashland about a mile west of the reservation.
A Mercedes-Benz sedan caused a crash involving as many as six cars near a gas station 10 miles southwest of downtown LA.
This may be moot if Biden opts to seek a second term. In that case, the party likely will have little appetite to build out a robust primary schedule.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, two of the people in the SUV -- which collided with a semi truck in an intersection -- were unbelted at the time of the crash.
Job growth last month blows past analyst forecasts, as the U.S. jobless rate fell to the lowest since February 2020.
Buying school supplies like pens, notebooks, or even computer hardware, could save you money on your tax bill or qualify you for a larger refund.
Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges says it was a fight inside the Mall of America's Nike store that led to the mall's second shooting in less than eight months.
The new 142-bed layout has a dignity-based design. Clients work their way to their own private rooms. There's a brand-new kitchen, dining area, huge rec room. And the military-style group bathrooms are a thing of the past.
Stolen vehicles and police pursuits led to the arrest of 11 teenagers across the Twin Cities metro this weekend. Their ages range from 12 to 17.
Staffing concerns at group homes across the state have some companies offering a variety of different incentives to fill the void.
St. Paul city officials say the advisory is "standard precaution" following a power failure that occurred at the Beebe Road pump station just after noon Monday.
The body of a 43-year-old White Bear Lake man was recovered Monday from the St. Croix River north of Stillwater.
A central Minnesota school district is clashing with the teachers union and LGBTQ allies over a proposed policy that opponents say would undermine equity and inclusion.
Are you ready to have your voice be heard? Primary election day is Tuesday in Minnesota.
Minnesota has a fairly quiet week ahead in terms of weather.
The rain wasn't ideal for our weekend plans, but it provided some much-needed relief for our parched lawns and dry farm fields.
A teenager was killed and a 75-year-old man was gravely injured in a head-on crash in Crow Wing County Saturday morning.
Wisconsin's secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the office with far more responsibilities.
The Minnesota man accused of killing a teenager in Wisconsin returned to court Friday, where he told the judge that he'd hired an attorney who defended Kyle Rittenhouse.
Milwaukee, in swing state Wisconsin, was the odds-on favorite to get the event given Nashville's refusal to adopt an agreement for hosting the convention.
DNR officials said Enbridge Inc. reported Wednesday that a contractor had encountered soil suspected to be contaminated along the company's Line 5 pipeline south of Ashland about a mile west of the reservation.
Days after saying that running negative ads is "just bad policy" and that politicians who do it are "losing," a Wisconsin Republican candidate for governor has launched his first attack ad.
"Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before," Trump said in a statement.
Voters in Wisconsin and Minnesota will go to the polls tomorrow.
Walz, accompanied by his wife, Gwen, and his daughter, Hope, went to the Ramsey County elections office to fill out his ballot and feed it into the tabulator.
Are you ready to have your voice be heard? Primary election day is Tuesday in Minnesota.
The Minnesota primary is just two days away, and local election officials are working hard to make sure the vote goes smoothly. But polls show many Americans still have doubts about the election process.
It's $3.99 a gallon as of Sunday morning.
Buying school supplies like pens, notebooks, or even computer hardware, could save you money on your tax bill or qualify you for a larger refund.
Slowly but surely, some Minnesotans are starting to find gas under $4 a gallon.
The Minnesota State Fair announced Wednesday the addition of 46 new beverages premiering on the drink lineup this summer.
When it comes to predicting how well the Minnesota Vikings will perform this season, the oddsmakers in the gambling world have them as nothing more than average.
Stolen vehicles and police pursuits led to the arrest of 11 teenagers across the Twin Cities metro this weekend. Their ages range from 12 to 17.
Three people have been charged with aiding an offender for their alleged roles in helping the suspects in a shooting at the Mall of America last week evade arrest.
The 22-year-old was killed by her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, during a cross-country trip last year.
The suspects in both cases were legally prohibited from possessing firearms, police said. Both incidents are being investigated.
A man is dead and another man is in custody after a deadly shooting inside a downtown Minneapolis apartment Sunday night, which involved a gun that was tossed onto the rooftop of the WCCO-TV building next door.
A jury in Aitkin County found that a pharmacist did not discriminate against a woman when he refused her request in 2019 to fill a prescription for emergency contraception, citing his beliefs.
Wastewater data from the Twin Cities area indicates that COVID-19 viral loads decreased in the last week.
Health officials in Minnesota say there have been 46 confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in the state.
A Minnesota prosecutor wants the state Court of Appeals to reconsider a judge's ruling that many state abortion restrictions are unconstitutional.
Dr. Ashish Jha told "CBS Mornings" that declaring a public health emergency for the monkeypox outbreak will speed up vaccinations and help health officials obtain data to stop the spread of the disease.
Newton-John burst onto the Hollywood scene with her role as Sandy opposite John Travolta's Danny in the 1978 blockbuster, "Grease."
Not only did the Oscar-nominated actor respond, he wrote the little girl a poem.
Since the Minnesota Legislature passed a tax credit program last year, six projects -- including two TV shows, three movies, and one commercial -- got the green light to film here.
Nichelle Nichols, known for her role as Nyota Uhura in "Star Trek: The Original Series" has died at the age of 89.
It alleged he did it over a six-week span in a NYC hotel in 1965 when she was 12. He just turned 81.
The Minneapolis Park Board met Sunday evening with one item on the agenda: re-vamping and reducing Hiawatha Golf Course. Mike Max looks at this interesting and controversial concept.
Napheesa Collier made her season debut for Minnesota, Kayla McBride scored 20 points and the Lynx used a fourth-quarter run to beat the Atlanta Dream 81-71 on Sunday night to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Cavan Biggio hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and Whit Merrifield scored on an overturned call to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday and split the four-game series.
He landed on the injured list twice this season, in April and June, because of issues with the wrist.
Gyasi Zardes finished off a hat trick with a goal in the 61st minute to spark the Colorado Rapids to a 4-3 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night.
Imagine spending your summer days on top of a 100-foot cliff. It's a reality for the good folks at Sand Creek Adventures.
"It's a comfort food. It's a heritage item for families. People rally around it," Blaine Pederson said.
Minnesota farm towns seem to have similar characteristics: a quaint main street, a tractor dealer, a baseball field. And in the case of Millerville -- a whole, lotta butter.
Architecture is celebrated on this tour, especially houses doctors once lived in. Some of the tour spots even housed such famed figures as Lou Gehrig and Ernest Hemingway, who was often seen reading his own books.
When the Larsons retired a few years ago, they moved from the Twin Cities to central Minnesota. Mike got a little bored so he decided to become a farmer. A worm farmer.
Those 205-pound covers are where they are for three main reasons.
It's important to quench your thirst this week as temperatures soar, but no matter how hot it is outside, our bodies need to stay hydrated.
When it comes to predicting how well the Minnesota Vikings will perform this season, the oddsmakers in the gambling world have them as nothing more than average.
Our drought isn't just causing extremely dry conditions. We're barely getting cloud coverage some days, and that's led to long hours under the brightest star in the sky.
A recent survey of 2,000 people found 44% follow the "five second rule." But there's many other factors experts say are more important than time.
The Minnesota State Fair has announced dozens of new foods and drinks for the 2022 event.
In 1995, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and a handful of other wrestling superstars squared off in a ring just outside of Camp Snoopy for the first episode of "WCW Monday Nitro."
Stars of stage and screen hit the red carpet for the 75th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday night.
Opening Day is nearly here and the Minnesota Twins are unveiling new foods at Target Field, including Australian-inspired savory pies and an official grilled cheese sandwich of the ballpark.
It's Valentine's Day, and Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield asked WCCO viewers to share their stories of romance. Here are some of the best we got!
Tuesday's going to be another beautiful day, with highs closer to average and more sunshine.
We've got a dry stretch and a warming trend on the way this week.
Low humidity, sunshine and temps in the upper 70s will make for a beautiful Monday.
"The elderly and the really young," said CentraCare sports medicine physician Dr. George Morris. "Those are the two populations that I would worry about most."
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
The Minneapolis Park Board met Sunday evening with one item on the agenda: re-vamping and reducing Hiawatha Golf Course. Mike Max looks at this interesting and controversial concept.
The Minnesota National Guard is hoping a higher calling can help rally more recruits.
Stolen vehicles and police pursuits led to the arrest of 11 teenagers across the twin cities metro this weekend.
New numbers show fewer people are experiencing homelessness in Hennepin County. This comes as a program is opening up even more beds to people who are also ready to kick addiction.
Tuesday's going to be another beautiful day, with highs closer to average and more sunshine.