Play46min 49secWhy do so many couples fight about money?April 22, 2024 10:38 AMBy Angela Davis and Maja BeckstromOpposites attract when it comes to money habits. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a researcher and a financial therapist about why couples fight over finances and how to resolve the inevitable disagreements.
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonousApril 22, 2024 5:42 AMBy The Associated PressThe Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring that it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Play3min 43secNew guidelines aim to make melatonin safer for kids April 21, 2024 7:06 AMBy Maria Godoy The voluntary industry guidelines come amid a dramatic rise in accidental pediatric ingestions of melatonin. At the same time, more and more kids are using melatonin on purpose as a sleep aid.
'We created this problem': a pediatric surgeon on how gun violence affects childrenApril 20, 2024 11:13 AMBy Destinee Adams and Michel Martin Mikael Petrosyan of Children's National Hospital says gun violence against children is preventable.
Play4min 27secHigh art in high times: Bongs in a post-legalization MinnesotaApril 20, 2024 8:00 AMBy Alex CipolleMinneapolis glass artist Eric Ross celebrates the lifting of legal stigmas around his craft with Minnesota’s legalization of recreational cannabis, allowing artists to openly create bongs.
Cannabis, sneezes and a welcome decline in respiratory diseasesApril 19, 2024 3:52 PMBy Alyson Clary and Craig HelmstetterPre-legalization cannabis use in Minnesota was on par with the national average according to a study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Hospitalizations from infectious respiratory diseases continue to wane in Minnesota.
Person rushed away on stretcher after fire extinguished outside Trump hush money trialApril 19, 2024 1:43 PMBy The Associated PressEmergency crews rushed away a person on a stretcher after fire was extinguished outside the Manhattan courthouse where jury selection was taking place Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case. No other details were immediately available from police.
Fake Botox has sickened patients nationwide. Here’s what to know — and what to avoidApril 19, 2024 4:01 AMBy Rachel Treisman Public health authorities are investigating reports of counterfeit injections sickening 19 people across nine states. Experts say getting bona fide Botox starts with finding a trustworthy provider.
Minnesota House approves bill that attempts to speed up legal cannabis marketplace roll outApril 18, 2024 6:56 PMBy Dana FergusonThe proposal would allow pre-approval for dispensaries as soon as this summer while the final rules to regulate the Minnesota marketplace get set. Backers say it’ll get some legwork out of the way now so sales can start quicker, although not all businesses hoping to get into the action like it.
Trader Joe’s recalls basil linked to 12 salmonella infections in 7 states, including MinnesotaApril 18, 2024 4:25 PMBy Luke Garrett The Food and Drug Administration warns Trader Joe’s customers in dozens of states to throw out fresh basil after a federal investigation linked the product to a salmonella outbreak.