Social Issues

November 26, 2013 2:57 PM

Supreme Court will take up new health law dispute over birth control

The court will consider two cases. One involves Hobby Lobby Inc., an Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain with 13,000 full-time employees. The other case is an appeal from Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., a Pennsylvania company that employs 950 people in making wood cabinets.

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November 26, 2013 2:03 PM

Formerly homeless, family prepares to host Thanksgiving for others still homeless

Natalie Box, 30, climbed out of homelessness three months ago. She lives in north Minneapolis with her mother and four children--and this year she'll be serving a Thanksgiving meal for her friends and family who are still homeless.

by Liala Helal

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November 26, 2013 9:00 AM

Is America shortchanging kids to help seniors?

In an era of budget cuts, some say the money for entitlement programs comes at the cost of spending on kids' programs.

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November 26, 2013 12:00 AM

Can child marriages be stopped?

Across the developing world, it's estimated that 1 in 3 girls still marries before age 18; 1 in 9 marries before age 15.

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November 25, 2013 6:33 AM

New affordable housing in north Minneapolis

The City of Minneapolis is providing the land for the project and nearly $5 million in funding. The Basilica of St. Mary has pledged $1 million dollars to help build the apartment complex.

by Tim Post

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November 22, 2013 12:00 AM

Women pass Marine training, clear first hurdle to combat role

More than 200 Marines have been training since late September in the pine forests of North Carolina. For the first time, women took part in the training. Three of them made it to the end and graduated Thursday morning.

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November 22, 2013 12:00 AM

Number of homeless declines again, but gains aren't universal

The number of homeless people in the U.S. shrank from 2012 to 2013, according to a large government study that found the number of veterans and others who are homeless declined for the third straight year.