Social Issues

Florida, angry and grieving, takes gun protest to streets
The rally in downtown Fort Lauderdale gave a political outlet to the growing feelings of rage and mourning sparked by the carnage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Oxfam chief asks forgiveness for sexual exploitation by aid workers
In an interview with the BBC, the humanitarian group's executive director, Winnie Byanyima, also says she will appoint an independent commission to investigate the claims.
'Dreamers' left in limbo as Senate rejects immigration bills
Facing a White House veto threat and opposition from the Senate's GOP leaders, the chamber derailed a plan by bipartisan senators that would have helped 1.8 million young immigrant "Dreamers" achieve citizenship.
ICE detains more than 100 in Los Angeles area immigration raids
The federal immigration enforcement agency said "uncooperative jurisdictions," like Los Angeles, were "putting officers, the general public and the aliens at risk."
Kept out: How banks block people of color from homeownership
Fifty years after the federal Fair Housing Act banned racial discrimination in lending, African Americans and Latinos continue to be routinely denied conventional mortgage loans at rates far higher than their white counterparts.
Kept out: How banks block people of color from homeownership
Fifty years after the federal Fair Housing Act banned racial discrimination in lending, African Americans and Latinos continue to be routinely denied conventional mortgage loans at rates far higher than their white counterparts.
Kept out: How banks block people of color from homeownership
Fifty years after the federal Fair Housing Act banned racial discrimination in lending, African Americans and Latinos continue to be routinely denied conventional mortgage loans at rates far higher than their white counterparts.
Regina Mustafa, who is running for mayor of Rochester, said she wanted authorities to look into the online threat.
What is behind the recent spike in drug seizures?
Authorities say they're seeing some big drug seizures in Minnesota, including marijauna and methamphetamine. Drug experts say it reflects trends every bit as troubling as the opioid crisis.