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Trump hitting Mexico with 5 percent tariff in response to migrants

Trump hitting Mexico with 5 percent tariff in response to migrants

In a surprise announcement that could compromise a major trade deal, President Trump announced that he is slapping a 5 percent tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the border.
by Associated Press

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A dad wins fight to increase parental leave for men at JPMorgan Chase

A dad wins fight to increase parental leave for men at JPMorgan Chase

Derek Rotondo filed a class action complaint against his employer for offering more paid parental leave to women than to men. On Thursday, the bank announced it settled the case.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Safe or scary? The shifting reputation of Roundup

Safe or scary? The shifting reputation of Roundup

The world's most widely used weed killer was once seen as one of the safest pesticides. Now it is blamed for causing cancer. Yet the scientific evidence remains disputed.
by Dan Charles

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National Press Club: Scott Pelley of CBS News

National Press Club: Scott Pelley of CBS News

"Journalism has never been more important in human history." said CBS News' Scott Pelley at the National Press Club.
by MPR News Staff

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Uber to start banning passengers with low ratings

Uber to start banning passengers with low ratings

"Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability," a company official announced. Riders will get advice on how to improve their ratings before being deactivated, including being polite.
by Sasha Ingber

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As planting window closes, Minn. farmers face tough choices

As planting window closes, Minn. farmers face tough choices

Spring planting is about two weeks behind. Farmers will soon need to decide whether they'll try to plant late, and run the risk of losing their crops to an early frost, or if they'll work up to an insurance payment deadline and take a loss on the seeds they're not able to get into the ground.
by Dan Gunderson

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Chris Farrell's Conversation on the Creative Economy: medical entrepreneurs

Chris Farrell's Conversation on the Creative Economy: medical entrepreneurs

In the late 19th century, William and Charles Mayo built a medical clinic in the Minnesota frontier town of Rochester. More than a century later, Mayo has one of the world's most identifiable brand names. And it is the anchor for Rochester's plan to become an innovation hub for entrepreneurs with ties to medicine.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota's departure from coal will mean more natural gas, nuclear

Minnesota's departure from coal will mean more natural gas, nuclear

Minnesota is in the midst of a historic transition in how it generates electricity. Xcel Energy last week announced plans to close all of its remaining coal-fired power plants in the state by 2030 -- and to increase its solar capacity in the Upper Midwest by 1,400 percent.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Tony Horwitz, Pulitzer-winning journalist and historian, dies at 60

Tony Horwitz, Pulitzer-winning journalist and historian, dies at 60

Horwitz's publisher says he died of apparent cardiac arrest. A Pulitzer Prize winner for covering the hardships of low-wage workers, the peripatetic writer sought truths obscured by history's cliches
by Colin Dwyer

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