Social Issues

Federal judge blocks Trump from removing immigrants from 4 countries
The administration's effort to eliminate protections for more than 300,000 immigrants from four impoverished countries is halted for now.
Poll: More believe Ford than Kavanaugh, a cultural shift from 1991
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds more believe Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault while they were in high school, after both made their cases last week.
DHS watchdog: Trump administration wasn't ready for family separation
The Department of Homeland Security was unprepared to implement the Trump administration's family separation policy, according to a new report by the agency's internal watchdog.
A state AmeriCorps program started just a year ago to support people in recovery from drugs and alcohol has big ambitions, aiming to deploy more than a thousand members across the state in the coming decades.
Third person dies at Minneapolis homeless encampment
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Pamela Rivera, 51, died early Sunday morning. A member of a street outreach group said Rivera was found unconscious in her tent.
In the #MeToo era people like to remind each other to believe women. But do women do a good job of believing each other? How can women support each other and be better allies across racial lines?
What's new in the new Minneapolis 2040 plan?
The City of Minneapolis released a new draft of its comprehensive plan called Minneapolis 2040 on Friday. For a city planning document, it received a lot of feedback: more than 10,000 comments on its initial draft.
The American Dream is harder to find in some neighborhoods
A new data tool finds a strong correlation between where people grew up and their chances of climbing the economic ladder. Charlotte, N.C., hopes to use it to improve residents' economic mobility.
Latest hurdle in grueling U.S. daycare hunt: wait-list fees
With demand for high-quality preschools seemingly insatiable yet supply starkly limited in America's most expensive cities, nonrefundable waiting list fees are becoming routine.
Airport workers in New York, New Jersey to receive minimum of $19 per hour
It's being called the highest minimum wage in the country. Thousands of airport workers in New York and New Jersey — baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, people at concession stands — will see their hourly pay rise to $19 by 2023.