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Facebook takes on cyberbullies as more teens leave site

Facebook has rolled out a tool to address online harassment that some digital safety advocates are calling a beneficial, but belated, first step.

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Millions approved for affordable housing across Minn.

Millions approved for affordable housing across Minn.

From Warroad to Worthington, small towns across Minnesota are struggling to add housing as fast as businesses add new jobs.
by Dan Gunderson

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Westminster Forum: Howard Buffett on ending global hunger

Westminster Forum: Howard Buffett on ending global hunger

Howard G. Buffett and his son Howard W. Buffett speak at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about their efforts to fight global hunger and improve access to clean water and reform agriculture. Buffett's new book about global hunger is titled, "40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World."

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Cambridge on edge over sex offender transfer plans

Cambridge on edge over sex offender transfer plans

Officials with the Minnesota Sex Offender Program say they are moving forward with plans to move a half-dozen civilly-committed offenders from a treatment facility in St. Peter to a less restrictive campus in Cambridge.
by Matt Sepic

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Redskins opponents planning demonstration, legal action

Redskins opponents planning demonstration, legal action

Opponents of the Washington Redskins name plan to march to the Metrodome to protest before tonight’s Vikings game. “We’ll never, ever give up on this issue. We’re inviting the whole public to join us,” said American Indian Movement director Clyde Bellecourt outside the stadium Wednesday. “Everyone. We’re drafting you, we’re putting you into this national…
by Tim Nelson

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Nation's poor at 49.7M, higher than official rate

The number of poor people in America is 3 million higher than the official count, encompassing 1 in 6 residents due to out-of-pocket medical costs and work-related expenses, according to a revised census measure released Wednesday.

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ND food stamp use drops to 3-year low

The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries has dropped to a three-year low, even as the state's population has risen to an all-time high.

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Illinois House votes to allow same-sex marriages

Illinois House votes to allow same-sex marriages

A historic vote Tuesday in the Illinois House positioned that state to become the largest in the heartland to legalize same-sex marriage, following months of arduous lobbying efforts by both sides in President Barack Obama's home state.

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Barilla to boost diversity after gay protest

Italy-based pasta maker Barilla is pledging to improve diversity after protests were sparked by an executive's claim the company would never feature ads depicting gay families.

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N.Y. town council's prayer will get a Supreme Court review

N.Y. town council's prayer will get a Supreme Court review

It is the court's first legislative prayer case since 1983, when the justices said that an opening prayer is part of the nation's fabric and not a violation of the First Amendment.

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