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Arrest made in national threats to Jewish community centers

Arrest made in national threats to Jewish community centers

A former journalist fired for making up stories is behind at least eight of the scores of threats made against Jewish community centers nationwide, plus a bomb threat to New York's Anti-Defamation League, in an effort to harass and vilify his former girlfriend, officials said.
by The Associated Press

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DHS to help Jewish community centers enhance security protocols

DHS to help Jewish community centers enhance security protocols

Across the nation, Jewish community centers have been targeted by threatening calls and vandalism. Now, they may be getting help.

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America's 'complacent class': How self-segregation is leading to stagnation

America's 'complacent class': How self-segregation is leading to stagnation

Economist and author Tyler Cowen worries that Americans' desire to keep changing has gone away. "The forward march of progress," he says, "is not the main story today."
by Heidi Glenn

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Billboard about gender roles sparks debate, protest in North Carolina

Billboard about gender roles sparks debate, protest in North Carolina

"Real men provide. Real women appreciate it," is the message displayed on a new billboard along the highway near Winston-Salem. It wasn't received well by some in the community.
by Bethany Chafin

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Volunteers hack, scrape and crawl government websites to save data

Volunteers hack, scrape and crawl government websites to save data

Fear that environmental data could disappear under the Trump administration has spurred hundreds of volunteer researchers, hackers and archivists to start saving federal data on secure, non-government servers.
by Max Nesterak

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Black Lives Matter finds 'renewed focus' 5 years after Trayvon Martin

Black Lives Matter finds 'renewed focus' 5 years after Trayvon Martin

From the death that sparked a hashtag that became a national movement, Black Lives Matter takes on a new urgency under President Trump. Co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors discusses what lies ahead.

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Racist, anti-Semitic graffiti found in Lakeville South High School

Racist, anti-Semitic graffiti found in Lakeville South High School

The Lakeville school district says a student will face discipline for putting racist and anti-Semitic graffiti on bathroom stalls at Lakeville South High School.
by MPR News Staff

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Mostly minority, mostly for Trump: Worthington mulls its future

Mostly minority, mostly for Trump: Worthington mulls its future

Worthington, Minn., went solidly for Donald Trump in the presidential election. That doesn't seem to square up with the town's need for immigrant workers and its increasingly diverse population.
by Mark Steil

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