Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination upswing; pandemic picture solidState public health leaders are expected to brief reporters at 2 p.m. The newest numbers follow a weekend that saw the number of reported vaccinations accelerate.
4min 36secTide turns on Minnesota legislative sessionA more than 180-degree turn in the state’s finances will reshuffle debate over a new state budget. Here is a nuts-and-bolts look at the Minnesota Legislature for this week.
Will Chauvin trial start next week? Answer lies in higher court decision The Court of Appeals will hear arguments Monday on whether to add a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis officer charged in George Floyd’s killing. Its ruling will determine whether Derek Chauvin’s trial begins March 8 as planned.
How inequity gets built into America’s vaccination systemPeople eligible for the coronavirus vaccine say they are running up against barriers that are designed into the very systems meant to serve those most at risk of dying of the disease.
4min 34sec600 Highwaymen create theater with two audience members and a phoneThe Walker Art Center is presenting “A Thousand Ways,” which provides an experience many people have missed during the pandemic: a meaningful encounter with a stranger.
2-year-old girl missing in Minneapolis found safe after Amber Alert A 2-year-old girl was located safe on Sunday night, after the SUV she was in was reported stolen in Minneapolis. The incident prompted an Amber Alert.
For some Latinos, Minnesota’s vaccine tool is more like a road to nowhereCritics say the site asks too many questions, lacks translation, and prioritizes speed over equity. State officials say they're working on it.
COVID-19 relief package heads to Senate as debate over minimum wage continuesThe Senate will debate a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill and aim to pass it using a process that avoids a Republican filibuster. A battle over efforts to raise the minimum wage still splits Democrats.
'Nomadland' and Chadwick Boseman win big during a mostly snoozy Golden GlobesThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association hamfistedly attempted to address its lack of Black members, and technical difficulties made things awkward.
4min 07secIrv Cross, NFL player and TV sports pioneer, dies at 81Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, died Sunday in Minnesota. He was 81.
CDC panel endorses Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccineA panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given its blessing to a new one-shot vaccine for COVID-19. The move comes one day after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the vaccine for emergency use.
13min 48secA chapter in U.S. history often ignored: The flight of runaway slaves to MexicoAs the U.S. Treasury considers putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill to honor her role in the northbound Underground Railroad, new attention is being paid to the often overlooked southbound route that brought enslaved people to freedom in Mexico.
Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election lossTaking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty divisions and trumpeted lies about the election.
People share 'the moment' they realized the pandemic was changing life as they knew itIt's been nearly a year since the World Health Organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asked people to share the moment they realized COVID-19 was changing their lives.
5min 10secObesity specialist says BMI is a 'good measure' for vaccine priority plansAs some cities and states offer vaccine appointments for people with a BMI of at least 30 — the medical benchmark for obesity — Dr. Fatima Stanford pushes back against the shame faced by those with the disease.
U.N. Human Rights Office says 18 killed in Myanmar crackdownSecurity forces in Myanmar opened fire and made mass arrests Sunday as they sought to break up protests against the military’s seizure of power, and a U.N. human rights official said it had “credible information” that 18 people were killed and 30 were wounded.
3min 08secIt's not just Texas: The entire energy grid needs an upgrade for extreme weatherThe U.S. power grid was designed for technology and weather that existed in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, says energy consultant Alison Silverstein. Now, she says, it needs to be updated for a future that includes climate change.
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo apologizes for 'misinterpreted' comments amid sexual harassment claimsThe governor said he will ask New York's attorney general and the state's chief judge to pick an independent investigator to review allegations against him brought by two former aides.
Minnesota offering more energy assistance in wake of severe winter weatherThe Minnesota Department of Commerce says qualifying households can now receive up to $1,200 in emergency energy assistance this year, up from the usual $600 maximum, in the wake of this month’s severe winter weather that drove up utility costs.
Snow reports from around MinnesotaParts of central and western Minnesota saw more than a half-foot of snow on Sunday, as Saturday’s spring-like conditions were followed by a rapid return to winter to end February across much of the state.