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Your Money: Should you claim social security now and invest your benefits?
13+ min ago (716+ words) From time to time, we get a listener question on our Sunday morning show on WCCO that opens the door to a much larger financial planning conversation. This is one of those questions: "I'm 62. I don't need Social Security to…...
Why Baz Luhrmann can’t help thinking about Elvis
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (844+ words) LOS ANGELES " Baz Luhrmann's startling new movie about Elvis Presley began, the director says, with an accident. Luhrmann didn't end up using the archived material in "Elvis." But the discovery left him with a choice, he says: "I had the…...
State swim and dive: St. Thomas Academy dominates en route to Class A repeat
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (297+ words) St. Thomas Academy left no doubt in its repeat bid at the Class A state swim and dive meet Saturday on the University of Minnesota campus. The Cadets dominated across the board en route to another championship, finishing with 347 points…...
Movie review: Ballet-themed erotic drama ‘Dreams’ dissipates in finale
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (396+ words) Mexican writer/director Michel Franco explores the dynamics of money, class and the border through the spiky, unsettling erotic drama "Dreams," starring Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hern'ndez, a Mexican ballet dancer and actor. In the languidly paced "Dreams," Franco presents…...
Review: Swagger, sweat and flirtation swirl in ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert,’ a tribute to a performer and little else
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (170+ words) The first hour of "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert" convinces you that the King is the greatest entertainer who ever lived. By the end of it, he's a god. This Elvis comes across confident, breezy, comfortable and funny. In one…...
Women’s basketball: Win streak dead, Gophers vow to focus on what’s next
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (550+ words) It's probably difficult for Minnesota's women's basketball team to stop from dreaming about an NCAA tournament berth. With one regular-season game left, they're ranked No. 22 in the AP and USA Today polls, and No. 8 in the NET Rankings used to…...
Glenn Whipp: The case for ‘Sinners’ to win best picture
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (569+ words) By Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times "She's a regular," Arkapaw says, her arm around Beachler, who won an Oscar in 2019 for her work on "Black Panther." The two women and the rest of the "Sinners" team have been hobnobbing with…...
Check out the 2026 Minnesota boys hockey state tournament brackets
16+ hour, 6+ min ago (271+ words) It's finally boys state hockey tournament week, made official by the release of the brackets in both classes Saturday morning. Moorhead is a serious threat to repeat in Class 2A. The Spuds are the No. 2 seed in this week's tournament. There…...
Boys hockey: Gentry Academy downs White Bear Lake to reach first 2A state tournament
18+ hour, 40+ min ago (148+ words) Gentry Academy defenseman Nate Wilke (27) celebrates with forward Braden Bois (21) after scoring a goal against White Bear Lake during the first period of a Class 2A, Section 4 boys hockey playoff game at Aldrich Arena in Maplewood on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Craig Lassig…...
After about 30 years, Minnesota’s last two D’Amico & Sons restaurants will both close next month
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (244+ words) Minnesota's two D'Amico & Sons restaurants, the last remnants of a family of fine-dining and casual Italian restaurants that changed the Twin Cities dining scene, are closing next month. The final day for the restaurants, in Edina and Golden Valley, will…...