Social Issues

Slain teens honored at Florida high school's senior prom
"The senior class is going to be missing some of its members -- we don't forget that, none of us," said senior Rebecca Schneid, who dressed in a black gown for the event.
Trump administration ends temporary protected status for Hondurans
The Trump administration is revoking deportation protections from 57,000 Hondurans and giving them 18 months to leave or find another way to remain in the U.S. legally.
College apologizes after Native American students' visit is sidelined by police
During a student tour of Colorado State University, a parent said two students made her nervous, and police removed them from the group. Their mother says it's because of their appearance.
Thread Book Hour: Carter Meland and Terese Mailhot
Today on MPR News Presents it's the Thread Book Hour with a duo of Native American authors.
Witness my traffic stop: New app seeks crowd safety for people of color
SafeSpace is designed to summon allies to the scene of a police stop to record it. Its St. Paul creator calls it a tool that could spark communication and help repair community-police ties.
When a Toronto mass murder suspect threatened a police officer with a gun, the officer holstered his own weapon and de-escalated the situation. What can we learn about police tactics from his example?
Central American asylum seekers denied U.S. entry for 2nd day
About 200 people in a caravan of Central American asylum seekers waited on the Mexican border with San Diego for a second straight day on Monday to turn themselves in to U.S. border inspectors.
How a half-hour in a U.S. embassy changed a life
Christopher Francis prayed in earnest before arriving at the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1973. It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon and the course of his life depended on this moment.
U.S. says border crossing is full as caravan tries to seek asylum
Nearly 200 migrants, many traveling with children, had decided to apply for protection at the nation's busiest border crossing after many fled violence in their home countries, organizers said.