| Good afternoon! It's easy, today, to think of the space programs as normal, but not so long ago, piercing the heavens atop a repurposed nuclear bomb delivery system was the thrilling, risky stuff of science fiction. When human exploration of space was just beginning astronauts, scientists and engineers used the most advanced - and destructive - weapons systems around to push the boundaries of where humans could go. | Science | Forecast |
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| The disclosure of the president-elect's involvement on the NBC show instantly raised questions on twin grounds - that it could serve as a distraction and represent one more conflict of interest. | Trump expected to tap Goldman banker for economic post |
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| Harsh winter weather is forcing some protesters against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline to leave a vast camp in North Dakota. | Tribes suing over pipeline willing to put claims on hold |
| Lisa Monaco, a White House homeland security adviser, says the president has directed the intelligence community to look into malicious cyberactivity during the 2016 election. | Election 2016 |
| Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he understands Democrats' frustration over health benefits for retired miners, but says they should "take yes for answer." | DFL copper mining feud spills into public view |
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| Authorities say a man who was fatally shot by a security guard in a Twin Cities suburb worked for the same security company. |
| No one seems to have a satisfying definition of "identity politics," but clearly we've been paying too much attention to race, gender and sexual orientation, right? Not so fast. |
| What will the future of America's economy look like? Will trade deals be dissolved? Will manufacturing jobs return? Will wages and interest rates go up - or down? And will Americans ever believe what economists tell them? | Big business warns Trump against mass deportation |
