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Klobuchar pushing Mexico on heroin, human trafficking

Klobuchar pushing Mexico on heroin, human trafficking

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is in Mexico City as part of a U.S. delegation meeting on issues of drugs and the illegal sex trade.
by Tom Crann

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Judge to Ohio: Recognize out-of-state same-sex marriage

The state plans to appeal the ruling, arguing that Ohio has a sovereign right to ban gay marriage, which voters did overwhelmingly in 2004.
by The Associated Press

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Cold Weather Rule about to expire

State officials are reminding Minnesotans who may need help with heating bills to ask for assistance now before a key rule expires on Tuesday.
by Dan Kraker

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Caring for wounded vet a burden family gladly shares

Caring for wounded vet a burden family gladly shares

Craig Remsburg's son, army ranger Cory Remsburg, was serving in Afghanistan when he was wounded by a roadside bomb in 2009. Since then it has been the family's mission to get Cory back to health.

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Marijuana vending machine unveiled in Colorado

Marijuana vending machine unveiled in Colorado

An automated pot-selling machine was unveiled at an event held at an Avon, Colo., restaurant Saturday, promising a potential new era of selling marijuana and pot-infused snacks from vending machines directly to customers.

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By helping gay athletes, group hopes to refocus on talent

By helping gay athletes, group hopes to refocus on talent

This week, Derrick Gordon became the first openly gay player in NCAA Division 1 basketball. You Can Play, the organization that helped him through the process, hopes someday to be irrelevant.
by Becky Sullivan

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Autism, like race, complicates almost everything

Autism, like race, complicates almost everything

Parenting any child requires getting comfortable with a degree of anxiety. But parenting an autistic child who is black carries a distinct set of challenges, says one mother.
by Alicia Montgomery

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How Rwanda's only ice cream shop challenges cultural taboos

How Rwanda's only ice cream shop challenges cultural taboos

Rwanda is a hot country, and people love dairy products. But the culture discourages public displays of need, including hunger. The women running the lone ice cream shop are trying to change that.
by Gregory Warner

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Garfield sees journalism near the rocks

Garfield sees journalism near the rocks

Now that everybody "has CBS in their pockets," there's no scarcity.

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Denied a stage, Marian Anderson sang for a nation

Denied a stage, Marian Anderson sang for a nation

Seventy-five years ago, on April 9, 1939, as Hitler's troops advanced in Europe and the Depression took its toll in the U.S., one of the most important musical events of the 20th century took place on the National Mall in Washington. There, just two performers, a singer and a pianist, made musical -- and social -- history.
by Susan Stamberg

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