Social Issues

N.C. man pleads guilty to killing 3 Muslim college students
Prosecutors played a cellphone video from the night of the killings. Two of the victims were a married couple, hoping to work in dentistry; the third was attending N.C. State.
Mayo Clinic may accelerate end of birth services in Albert Lea
Staff departures are squeezing birth center staffing at Mayo Clinic's Albert Lea and Austin, Minn., hospitals, and the health system is evaluating whether to consolidate birth and other services this year instead of 2020.
Native Americans in Minnesota are at a much higher risk of being homeless. We look at what agencies are doing to help now that the so-called navigation center in Minneapolis has closed.
Trump wants to limit aid for low-income Americans. A look at his proposals
Low-income Americans who take advantage of government safety net programs could be affected by a number of proposed rules and actions in areas such as housing, food aid, overtime and immigration.
MN court rules in favor of Minneapolis in Section 8 housing ordinance
The city is hailing a state appeals court decision allowing the city to ban landlords from discriminating against prospective renters solely because they receive Section 8 vouchers.
Vatican issues document during Pride Month denying gender identity is a choice
The document entitled "Male and Female He Created Them," laments what it calls an "educational crisis" around sexuality and reaffirming the church's traditional stance on gender identity.
Hundreds rally at State Capitol calling for peace in Sudan
Sudanese refugees and their supporters gathered in St. Paul, calling for people in the U.S. to support opposition to attacks on peaceful protesters by the Sudanese military. They fear more violence and repression to come.
Medical pot laws no answer for U.S. opioid deaths, study finds
A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana laws can prevent opioid overdose deaths, challenging a favorite talking point of legal pot advocates.