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Stories from January 4, 2021

January opens mild, arctic cold on the horizon?

Our mild pattern continues this week. The upper air maps suggest arctic cold may visit later this month.
by Paul Huttner

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New details emerge into what led to fatal shooting by Minneapolis police

New details emerge into what led to fatal shooting by Minneapolis police and search of gun suspect’s home in Eden Prairie. This is an evening news update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Trump gives Medal of Freedom to loyalist GOP Congressman Nunes

Trump gives Medal of Freedom to loyalist GOP Congressman Nunes

President Donald Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to a lawmaker, who the White House claims "uncovered the greatest scandal in American history," even though that has no basis in fact.
by Brian Naylor

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The bias problem with artificial intelligence

The bias problem with artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is a booming industry that is creeping into more aspects of our daily lives. But can computers discriminate? As advanced technology tries to make our lives easier, it can also cause a lot of harm.
by Chris Farrell and Karen Zamora

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To 'Keep Sharp' this year, keep learning, advises neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta

To 'Keep Sharp' this year, keep learning, advises neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta

CNN's chief medical correspondent says it's never too late to develop new brain pathways. Even small changes, like switching up the hand you use to hold your fork, can help optimize brain health.
by Terry Gross

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Ep. 5: Looking back and looking forward

Ep. 5: Looking back and looking forward

Welp. We made it. It's 2021 in The Warming House, and everywhere else for that matter. We look back at a few greats we lost in 2020, explore some “steady” classic country, how to pick the perfect glasses-friendly masks, and a little “jerk” trivia.
by Nina Moini and Sean McPherson

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Warrant says police were trying to catch Idd in illegal gun sale; officers ID'd in the fatal shooting

Warrant says police were trying to catch Idd in illegal gun sale; officers ID'd in the fatal shooting

A search warrant filed Monday says Minneapolis police suspected Dolal Idd had a high-capacity pistol and tried to arrest him before the fatal confrontation last week. Separately on Monday, the Minnesota BCA released names of three officers involved in the shooting. All three are on standard administrative leave.
by Brandt Williams

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Snow chances remain sparse all week

Following a few bands of light snow Monday morning, snow chances stay limited the rest of the week.  Meanwhile, temperatures remain very mild for January.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Fact check: Trump's made-up claims of fake Georgia votes

Fact check: Trump's made-up claims of fake Georgia votes

President Donald Trump put forth a dizzying array of fuzzy accounting and outright false claims in an extraordinary phone call to Georgia's secretary of state seeking a reversal of his election defeat, fabricating a slew of votes that he said should've been counted in his favor.
by The Associated Press

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Ga. election officials reject Trump call to 'find' more votes

Ga. election officials reject Trump call to 'find' more votes

President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election.
by The Associated Press

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Monday morning brings both fog and light snow

Fog is reducing visibilities again Monday morning, but more sunshine prevails by late afternoon, and the entire day stays mild.
by Nicole Mitchell

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COVID-19 battle to color 2021 legislative session

COVID-19 battle to color 2021 legislative session

A fresh session of the Minnesota Legislature kicks off Tuesday with some new faces but the same power structure and a now familiar pressing item atop the agenda: how to respond to a health pandemic that has cost thousands of lives and knocked the economy off-kilter.
by Brian Bakst

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UK ramps up inoculations with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

UK ramps up inoculations with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Britain on Monday took another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.
by The Associated Press

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Waiting for clarity on key COVID-19 metrics, policies

The coming week of the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota may bring important updates to key metrics and the state’s response to the coronavirus. This is an MPR News morning update for Monday, January 4, 2020. Hosted by Phil Picardi. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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3 Grammy contenders share outrage at all-white category, decline nominations

3 Grammy contenders share outrage at all-white category, decline nominations

The Okee Dokee Brothers, Alastair Moock and Dog on Fleas — three of five acts nominated in the best children's album category — share their equity-based rationalizations for declining the ballot.
by Mandalit del Barco

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Jan. 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: Enough vaccine in state for health care workers at greatest risk

Jan. 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: Enough vaccine in state for health care workers at greatest risk

State health officials said Monday that Minnesota has received enough vaccinations to provide all health care workers designated in the first phase of vaccine schedules to receive their first doses. The news came as Minnesota reported 3,148 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 more deaths.
by MPR News Staff

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Real estate market keeps buzzing into slowdown season

Minnesota’s real estate market, both in the Twin Cities and in other regions of the state, saw stronger-than-average activity last year, despite the pandemic.
by Matt Mikus

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Hundreds call for justice for Dolal Idd at Minneapolis rally, march

Hundreds call for justice for Dolal Idd at Minneapolis rally, march

Dolal Idd's parents and other relatives joined the crowd that gathered at the shooting scene, a gas station at the corner of Cedar Avenue and East 36th Street, before marching through the neighborhood and chanting “justice for Dolal.”
by MPR News Staff

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Intelligence Squared debate: Are identity politics a way to win?

Intelligence Squared debate: Are identity politics a way to win?

As Georgia faces two runoff elections Tuesday, former Georgia state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams and other voting-rights advocates have focused on identity politics as a way to prevail in the electoral process. Is it a winning strategy? Michael Eric Dyson and John McWhorter, experts on race and identity in America, sit with Intelligence Squared host and moderator John Donvan to debate.
by MPR News Staff

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Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense cautioned Sunday against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud, arguing that it would take the country into “dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory.”
by The Associated Press

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Amid isolation and loneliness, elderly face crumbling safety net

Amid isolation and loneliness, elderly face crumbling safety net

While seniors are among the first in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, in many communities and states other safety nets in place to support the elderly are unraveling quickly.
by Sally Herships

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