Lifestyle

Rudy Maxa and Justine Shapiro on the road less traveled
World travel can be both exhilarating and intimidating. Travelers tend to stay away from areas where there's tension or conflict... or bad press. Travel experts discuss the benefits of stepping out of one's comfort zone and exploring unconventional destinations.
A map showing the parishes affected by the reorganization of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Nice Ride reaches four months and 76,000 rides in Mpls.
The Minneapolis bike-share program recently celebrated four months of operation. The program's backers and riders share their thoughts.
MPR news photos of the week
Photos from stories that appeared on MPR News this week. This week we saw a "Doppler on Wheels," hunted moose in the northeast and explored the fall colors in Minnesota.
The entrepreneurial success of Minnesota's Somali community has attracted the attention of Sweden.
Some officers and service members say they are uncertain how to react while the law banning gays from serving openly in the military is in limbo.
The end comes Wednesday for an oak tree more than 300 years old in Minneapolis. But a new tree is being planted to take its place.
Moose population is down, so why are we hunting them?
Minnesota's annual moose hunt is underway -- even though the animal is all but gone from northwest Minnesota, and the herd is in decline in the northeast. Even some moose hunters wonder why the state allows the animals to be hunted at all.
China on Monday blocked European diplomats from meeting with the wife of the jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner, cut off her phone communication and canceled meetings with Norwegian officials - acting on its fury over the award.