Social Issues

October 20, 2010 3:00 AM

Swedish delegation seeks answers to Somali success

In the past five years alone, Somali Minnesotans have established about 1,500 businesses, according to local estimates. That figure is nearly incomprehensible in Sweden, where the Somali community is largely struggling and out of work.

by Laura Yuen

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October 19, 2010 3:09 PM

Govt and Indian farmers agree on $680M settlement

The government and American Indian farmers who say they were denied farm loans have agreed on terms for a $680 million settlement of a long-running lawsuit.

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October 19, 2010 12:44 PM

Military recruiters told to accept gay applicants

A Pentagon spokeswoman says recruiters have been told that they must accept gay applicants, following a federal court decision striking down the ban on gays serving openly in the military.

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October 19, 2010 10:07 AM

Condoleezza Rice on her new memoir: Extraordinary, Ordinary People

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at the National Press Club about her new book, an account of her childhood in racially segregated Birmingham and how that childhood shaped her career in diplomacy and politics. The book is called, "Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family." Rice spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

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October 18, 2010 3:00 AM

Bank of America foreclosure fallout likely won't impact Minn.

Most people who lost their homes to foreclosure don't have money to challenge the result, counselors say.

by Dan Olson

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October 15, 2010 5:00 PM

Novel describes the love stories behind a dogfight

Minneapolis-based writer Matt Burgess says when he wanted to call his first novel "Dogfight," his editor suggested softening it a little. Now it's called "Dogfight, a love story." The novel, which is the story of a bumbling drug dealer in New York, was snapped up by publishers within days.

by Euan Kerr

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October 15, 2010 1:09 PM

Advocates renew push for mental health education after recent suicides

Mental health advocates are calling for a renewed effort to teach adolescents about depression and other mental health issues -- including suicide.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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October 15, 2010 10:00 AM

Gov't: No increase for Social Security next year

More than 58 million retirees and disabled Americans will get no increase in Social Security benefits next year, the second year in a row without a raise.