Walz said he does not expect the protestors to “interfere with lawful construction or lawful practices,” and will not be deploying the Minnesota National Guard. The protestors gathered at the headwaters of the Mississippi River on Monday to protest Enbridge Energy’s plan to rebuild Line 3, an aging pipeline that carries crude oil from Alberta to Wisconsin. Environmental and tribal groups say the pipeline would worsen climate change in addition to risking oil spills in Native American areas....

Two-year-old Maddy Smith was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), an inherited disease affecting the nervous system that can lead to a loss of physical strength, as well as the ability to walk, eat and breathe. While it is rare—occurring in approximately 1 in 11,000 births—it is the number one genetic cause of death for infants, according to non-profit Cure SMA. Before Smith’s second birthday—the cut-off point to receive the new drug treatment—the toddler was unable to talk or even crawl around, being forced to scoot on the floor if she wanted to move....

Deadline Day For most taxpayers, the deadline to file your 2021 federal tax return is Monday, April 18. It moved from the usual April 15 date because IRS offices in the District of Columbia were closed last Friday to mark Emancipation Day (which falls on April 16, but is observed on the closest weekday). The IRS website states: “Your return is considered filed on time if the envelope is properly addressed, postmarked and deposited in the mail by the due date....

The plight of the 18-year-old girl had made headlines around the world after a haunting last photograph showed her standing alone in the dark by the side of the highway after she was kicked out of her cab by the driver, who took the picture, following a dispute. Authorities reportedly confirmed a body had been found in the pool area of the Nueva Motel Castilla on Thursday night, although officials have not confirmed whether the body was that of Escobar....

Maddie Stock, a member of Missouri’s Women’s Basketball team, was also in the Chrysler Concorde and suffered minor injuries. Both were transported to University Hospital by ambulance. Missouri State Highway Patrol believe that both of them were not wearing seatbelts when the accident occurred. Brantley was listed as the starting defensive tackle for the Tigers coming out of spring practice. He recorded 54 tackles, five sacks and seven tackles for loss in 14 games during the 2014 season....

The bill was introduced March 15 by State Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis, D-Ferguson, whose District 73 covers portions of North St. Louis County. He wrote in House Bill 2831, “The St. Louis Cardinals, which (sic) can trace its (sic) history in Missouri back to 1882, are selected for and shall be known as the official baseball team of the state of Missouri.” MORE: Greatest Cardinals players of all time...

O’Laughlin’s resolution would require an amendment to the state’s constitution, which would be put to a public vote. “This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters,” reads the bill summary, “provides that students participating in any event or activity, that is a single-gender event, organized by any statewide activity association shall be required to participate in the event corresponding to the student’s biological sex.” “If you have a daughter, and she has practiced and trained and done everything she could do to be excellent in a sport,” O’Laughlin said, “and if she enters a race and a male who now identifies as a female enters the race and wins, that’s patently unfair....

Despite rising case numbers in Missouri state and across the country due to the Omicron variant, Parson, a Republican, said on Thursday that he would let the order, which was in effect for almost two years, expire. According to the task force’s statement, which was posted on social media, the emergency order allowed for the ability to go over licensed bed capacity in medical centers when demand required it, expanded telehealth services, and more....

McConnell said he wouldn’t allow a vote on the bills because they were “so partisan,” but, as previously reported, earlier this year McConnell received a slew of donations from four of the top voting machine lobbyists in the country. “Clearly this request is not a serious effort to make a law. Clearly something so partisan that it only received one single solitary Republican vote in the House is not going to travel through the Senate by unanimous consent,” said McConnell on the Senate floor....

“It’s inconceivable to me there would be 67 votes to remove the president from office,” McConnell told reporters on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Still, the Senate majority leader told CBS News in a separate interview that it was “way too early to scope out or announce how we might handle impeachment when it gets to the Senate.” McConnell’s comments came as House Democrats held their third day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry surrounding Trump’s July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy....

Trubisky’s comments on a conference call with reporters on Friday were his first since the Bears traded a fourth-round draft pick to the Jaguars for Foles. MORE: Bucs should be thrilled that teams are doubting Rob Gronkowski “I was kind of pissed off, in a good way. I’ve been motivated ever since,” Trubisky said. “It’s a business decision. I’m all for the Bears getting better and winning games.” The Bears traded up one slot in the 2017 NFL Draft to select Trubisky second overall out of North Carolina, though he struggled in 12 games during his rookie season....

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York held a press conference after the trial’s opening arguments, saying White House counsel Pat Cipollone and personal attorney Jay Sekulow “did something they did not intend: they made a really compelling case for why the Senate should call witnesses and documents.” Democratic senators, who need at least four Republicans to join them in voting in favor of introducing new evidence, appeared to garner the support of at least one GOP senator who had previously remained quiet about his vote on the introduction of new evidence: Mitt Romney....

The Utah senator posted a message in which he stood up for South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds, saying, “Mike Rounds speaks truth knowing that our Republic depends on it.” The message, posted to Twitter, goes on to say, “Republicans like Govs Hutchinson, Baker & Hogan; Sens McConnell, Thune & Johnson; Bush & Cheney; plus 60+ courts and even the right-leaning Wall Street Journal editorial page agree: Joe Biden won the election....

With a Chilean forward running down his contract at Emirates Stadium, a January move was always on the cards. Jose Mourinho eventually won the race for his signature, with United fending off arch-rivals Manchester City in pursuit of a much sought-after talent. The Red Devils sweetened the deal by allowing Mkhitaryan to move in the opposite direction, but the Armenia international insists he held as much weight in that agreement as the man he succeeded in north London....

Aaron Judge smacked his 62nd home run of the season against the Rangers Tuesday night, breaking Roger Maris’ Yankee and American League record. MORE: How Aaron Judge broke Roger Maris’ home run record | Why Maris’ 60th homer caused controversy Judge hit the record-breaking blast off of right-hander Jesus Tinoco. The ball swirled through the Arlington night sky, eventually landing a dozen rows or so behind the left field wall....

The Junior Circuit fell behind early, but Stanton hit a two-run, no-doubt home run in the top of the fourth to tie up the game at two. Buxton followed him right away with a solo shot to left to give the American League the 3-2 advantage. From there, the American League pitchers held the NL without a hit until the bottom of the eighth, and Emmanuel Clase slammed the door in the ninth by striking out the side in order to deliver the 3-2 win for the AL....

Baseball, long stuck in its blowhard, traditionalist ways, is doing something cool alongside Nike in 2021 and in the coming years: All 30 MLB squads are getting really sick alternate uniforms, dubbed the “City Connect” line, which are supposed to capture the essence and reputation of the cities the teams represent. Seven teams’ uniforms have been unveiled in 2021, which is all we’re getting this season: The Red Sox, Marlins, White Sox, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Giants and Dodgers all got new alternate looks....

If you’ve been watching the MLB Playoffs, you can see most television stations carry an automated strike zone. There are even Twitter accounts (which are aggregated here) for each team that tweet out bad calls by umps. MORE: Every team’s worst postseason memory, revisited But insead of getting finding out after the fact through Twitter that an ump missed a call, why not implement this technology in game situations? Speaking to the media before the Mets game Wednesday night, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred did his best to answer that....