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Finding a legal loophole, Memphis takes down its Confederate statues

Finding a legal loophole, Memphis takes down its Confederate statues

To skirt a state law prohibiting the monuments' removal, the city sold two of its parks to a new nonprofit. "In all of my life in Memphis, I've never seen such solidarity," said Mayor Jim Strickland.

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Rewriting the masculine script

In a moment when women are being empowered to speak out against powerful male abusers, we wonder: what would it take to rewrite the rules about masculinity?
by Suzanne Pekow and Jana Shortal

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How racism may cause black mothers to suffer the death of their infants

How racism may cause black mothers to suffer the death of their infants

African-American women are more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than women of any other race. Scientists think that stress from racism makes their bodies and babies more vulnerable.
by Rhitu Chatterjee and Rebecca Davis

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Somalis facing imminent deportation granted temporary reprieve

A flight headed for Somalia with deportees, including at least 10 from Minnesota, was forced to return to the U.S. Lawyers hoping to keep them in the U.S. say federal agents abused some detainees.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Minn. health chief resigns amid state elder abuse concerns

Minn. health chief resigns amid state elder abuse concerns

Dr. Ed Ehlinger will step down at the end of the day, Gov. Mark Dayton's office said. The move comes weeks after a Star Tribune series exposed stories of elder abuse in Minnesota nursing homes that for years was systematically ignored.
by MPR News Staff

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Twitter suspends white nationalists as it enforces new rules

Twitter suspends white nationalists as it enforces new rules

The company has emphasized that it takes into account many factors before making any enforcement decision, including context of the post, cultural and political considerations and the severity of the violation.
by The Associated Press

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As temperatures fall, no halt to evictions across most of the country

As temperatures fall, no halt to evictions across most of the country

Some countries, such as France, Austria and Poland, prohibit removing people from their homes during cold weather but that's not the case in the United States.
by Pam Fessler

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