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Fentanyl-laced cocaine becoming a deadly problem among drug users

Fentanyl-laced cocaine becoming a deadly problem among drug users

The powerful opioid fentanyl is showing up in batches of cocaine, threatening a new wave of opioid overdoses. Some doctors, drug users and law enforcement wonder if the contamination is deliberate.
by Martha Bebinger

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Writer Laura James on living a full life with autism

Writer Laura James on living a full life with autism

Laura James knew she was different, and knew she needed to hide it. In her new memoir, "Odd Girl Out," she explains why she worked so hard to fit in.
by Kerri Miller and Suzanne Pekow

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White House gives Liberians one-year reprieve from deportation

White House gives Liberians one-year reprieve from deportation

A program that allowed Liberians to stay in the United States that was set to expire in days has been extended until next March.
by Tim Nelson

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Heineken pulls light beer commercial after racism complaints

Heineken pulls light beer commercial after racism complaints

The ad featured a bartender sliding a bottle of Heineken light. The bottle passes several black people before it arrives to a lighter-skinned woman. The tag line: Sometimes lighter is better.
by The Associated Press

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Liberians facing threat of deportation say: We have nothing to go to

Liberians facing threat of deportation say: We have nothing to go to

Hundreds of Liberians gathered at the state Capitol to call for President Trump to renew the Deferred Enforced Departure program, which allows more than 4,000 people to remain in the United States.
by Tim Nelson

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Portraits: Young marchers say they want change

Portraits: Young marchers say they want change

As an estimated 20,000 students, family and supporters came out for the "March for Our Lives" rally in St. Paul, we asked some what motivated them to join the rally.
by Evan Frost and Tom Baker

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Hundreds of thousands march for gun control across the U.S.

Hundreds of thousands march for gun control across the U.S.

Massive crowds descended upon Washington, D.C., and across the nation Saturday to march for gun control in the U.S., following the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., last month.
by Emma Bowman and Samantha Raphelson

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