2026.05.27

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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara resigns after allegations he interfered with investigation
Cari Spencer
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/26/chief-brian-ohara-of-minneapolis-resigns-after-interference-with-investigation

Nonprofit fraud: Amid high‑profile prosecutions, an accountant explains what’s really going on
The responsibility for policing nonprofits generally falls to state attorneys general, rather than federal authorities.
By Sarah Webber, The Conversation
https://www.minnpost.com/national/2026/05/nonprofit-fraud-amid-high-profile-prosecutions-an-accountant-explains-whats-really-going-on/

At DFL convention, U.S. Senate showdown presents a proxy for tug over party’s approach in Trump era
Peter Cox
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/27/dfls-us-senate-showdown-presents-a-proxy-for-tug-over-partys-approach-in-trump-era

Xcel customers to see gas rates increase by nearly 5 percent
Regina Medina
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/27/xcel-customers-will-see-gas-rates-increase-by-nearly-5-percent

Power to the people: how ‘balcony solar’ could help fight rising US utility costs
More Americans are using small solar panels in their back yards or balconies as a clean way to cut their electric bills
Ben Tracy of Climate Central
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/27/balcony-solar-panels-rising-utility-costs

Minnesota tribal nations continue steps toward energy independence
Mathew Holding Eagle III
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/27/tribal-nations-in-minnesota-continue-steps-toward-energy-independence

Five villagers found alive in Laos cave as search continues for two missing
Video appears to show divers discovering group sitting on a rock surrounded by flood water
Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol in Bangkok
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/five-villagers-found-alive-in-laos-cave-as-search-continues-for-two-missing

One skydiver killed and one injured after midair collision in Washington state
Randy Hubbs died and Nicole Klein was injured after the two collided during a group jump at West Plains Skydiving
Anna Betts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/skydiver-killed-injured-collision-washington-state

‘Scum’: Trump attacks US states’ efforts to regulate prediction markets
President says federal government must retain regulatory authority as concerns grow over ‘addictive’ platforms
Roque Planas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/trump-prediction-markets-kalshi-polymarket

Why Trump isn’t bothering to hide his corruption
Judith Levine
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/27/trump-corruption-autocracy

‘We’re going backwards’: Black political power under threat in Alabama after Voting Rights Act gutting
US supreme court ruling could eliminate two majority-Black districts and entrench Republican control from Congress to county school boards
Fabiola Cineas in Alabama
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/alabama-voting-rights-act-maps

‘It’s getting hotter and it’s not stopping’: dealing with the heat in five of Europe’s capitals
Tourists and locals in Madrid, Paris, London, Dublin and Berlin share their experiences of the unseasonable May temperatures
Guardian reporters
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/27/its-getting-hotter-and-its-not-stopping-dealing-with-the-heat-in-five-of-europes-capitals

Germany’s most wanted woman jailed after three decades evading police
Former Red Army Faction militant Daniela Klette sentenced to 13 years for armed robberies after dissolution of terrorist network
Deborah Cole in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/daniela-klette-red-army-faction-jailed-armed-robberies-on-the-run

A trip to the future: the best of Belfast photo festival – in pictures
Cape Town schoolkids heading home and rules for maintaining a long-distance relationship feature in photos exploring the theme of unknown futures
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/27/the-best-of-belfast-photo-festival-in-pictures