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N.C. man pleads guilty to killing 3 Muslim college students

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.
by Bill Chappell

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Mayo Clinic may accelerate end of birth services in Albert Lea

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.
by Catharine Richert

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How to curb Native homelessness?

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.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Trump wants to limit aid for low-income Americans. A look at his proposals

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.
by Pam Fessler

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MN court rules in favor of Minneapolis in Section 8 housing ordinance

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.
by Martin Moylan

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Vatican issues document during Pride Month denying gender identity is a choice

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.
by Amy Held

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Hundreds rally at State Capitol calling for peace in Sudan

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.
by Tim Nelson and Sophia Sura

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Medical pot laws no answer for U.S. opioid deaths, study finds

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.
by Associated Press

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