Social Issues

U.S. agency investigates 'taxpayer-funded anti-semitism' against George Soros
A federally funded Spanish-language broadcaster called Soros -- among other things -- a "non-practicing Jewish financial speculator with flexible morals." Now, its parent agency wants answers.
Before shooting, anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise
Jews make up only about 2 percent of the U.S. population, but in annual FBI data they repeatedly account for more than half of the Americans targeted by hate crimes committed due to religious bias.
Parent-led group hopes to help hungry kids in Minnesota
In little more than a year, four St. Cloud-area parents have managed to distribute more than 23,000 meal packs to hungry kids.
A rural community decided to treat its opioid problem like a natural disaster
A rural county in Washington declared the opioid epidemic a life-threatening emergency. They use a multi-agency coordination group straight out of FEMA's playbook to respond to the crisis.
Enough is enough: Fed-up Americans crave unity amid violence
The volatile tribalism now so ingrained in American life will eventually right itself, says Robb Willer, a sociology professor at Stanford University, but not until the public decides it's had enough and stops rewarding politicians who use incendiary language and demonize the other side.
A brutal lynching and a possible confession, decades later
A recent book recounts the brutal lynching of a 14-year-old black boy in 1955. In it, the woman who accused the boy of assault admits she was lying. The FBI has reopened the murder investigation.
The University of St. Thomas says it will cancel classes next Wednesday and hold a campus-wide meeting to talk about how to combat racism at the St. Paul school.
Watch: Matthew Shepard laid to rest at National Cathedral
Twenty years ago, the brutal killing of a young gay man in Laramie, Wyo., drew national attention and led to an expansion of a federal hate crimes law.