Social Issues

Fargo woman faces up to 30 years in prison for bong water
A Fargo woman is due back in court next month on a drug charge from leftover bong water discovered in her car after she was pulled over for speeding. She faces a hefty fine and up to 30 years in prison sentence.
The tech industry’s gender gap and what it means for AI
As AI becomes more accessible and widely adopted across industries, it raises questions about how these biases will play out. Will a technology written by a small group of people have the same biases as its creators?
Health commissioner: State office dedicated to African American health ‘beacon of hope’
The Office of African American Health, established during last year’s legislative session, focuses on identifying and addressing the health disparities faced by African American communities in the state.
University of Minnesota delays plan to hire genocide studies director
The University of Minnesota will likely wait more than a year to hire a new director for its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, after pausing a hiring process amid controversy. A new search committee will include further community input.
U.S. Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school ‘traumas’
U.S. bishops on Friday approved new guidelines for ministering to Indigenous Catholics, a long in-the-works effort to reinvigorate the ministry and assure those communities that they don't need to feel torn between their Native identity and their Catholic one.
‘Big hole in my heart’: How two siblings mended a rift after one came out
Siblings Forest Clarke and Anne Downs grew up feeling like twins born two years apart. But when Clarke came out, a chasm grew in this once close relationship. A global pandemic, a letter and years of introspection brought them back together.
Blocked from asylum, many migrants juggle their choices: Try to cross again or give up
“We made the mistake of crossing illegally … But that’s the desperation of a person who fears for the safety of his loved ones,” says an immigrant deported days after crossing through the Arizona border.