Play9min 00secComic: One Sioux chef's attempt to reclaim Native American cuisineMay 13, 2022 4:01 AMBy Chelsea Saunders and LA Johnson When it comes to North American cuisine, Indigenous foods don't typically come to mind. Chef Sean Sherman is changing that by serving food that celebrates and preserves his ancestors' Lakota cooking.
Play3min 52secCalifornia just ran on 100% renewable energy, but fossil fuels aren't fading away yetMay 13, 2022 4:00 AMBy Lauren Sommer California broke its record for renewable energy when solar and wind provided enough to meet all consumer demand. At the time, natural gas power plants were still on, a necessity for the grid.
Wet spring slows planting for many Minnesota farmersMay 13, 2022 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonPlanting for most Minnesota crops is well behind average because of wet conditions and cold soil temperatures. Warmer weather over the past week is helping to dry fields, but widespread rains continue and in many parts of the state farmers are waiting as prime planting time slips past.
Play2min 30secThe nationwide shortage of baby formula is a major stressor for parentsMay 12, 2022 8:07 AMBy Joe Hernandez The average out-of-stock rate for baby formula at retailers across the country was 43 percent during the first week of May, according to the firm Datasembly.
Inflation may be easing — but low-income people are still paying the steepest pricesMay 11, 2022 7:53 AMBy Scott Horsley The rising costs of housing, food and other necessities are big drivers of inflation, and they fall especially hard on lower-income Americans.
Biden sees bigger role for U.S. farms due to Ukraine warMay 11, 2022 11:11 AMBy The Associated PressPresident Joe Biden wants to put a spotlight on the spike in food prices from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Democrat plans to travel on Wednesday to an Illinois farm to emphasize how U.S. agricultural exports can relieve the financial pressures being felt worldwide.
Restaurants that survived the pandemic are now threatened by inflation May 11, 2022 4:00 AMBy Tovia Smith Higher costs for food, labor, rent, gasoline and cooking gas make it harder for casual dining places to buy, cook and deliver meals. And they're limited in how much they can pass on to customers.
Senate approves Lisa Cook as first Black woman on Federal Reserve board of governorsMay 10, 2022 7:20 PMBy The Associated Press Cook is only the second of Biden's five nominees for the Fed to win Senate confirmation. His Fed choices have faced an unusual level of partisan opposition.
The work-from-home climate challengeMay 10, 2022 10:30 AMBy Paddy Hirsch Companies might have thought a silver lining from the pandemic was that remote work was slashing emissions. They're thinking again.
Winner praises the Pulitzer board's commitment to the 'heart' in journalismMay 10, 2022 9:01 AMBy Vanessa Romo Maria Hinojosa recorded years of conversations with a man who never expected to get out of prison. Then he did. On Monday, Suave, a podcast about his incarceration and release won a Pulitzer.