Social Issues

Walz's Commerce Dept. to renew Line 3 appeal
Last summer, state utility regulators approved the controversial $2.6 billion pipeline replacement project. Former Gov. Mark Dayton's administration appealed that decision. Walz announced Tuesday his administration will file its own challenge.
American travelers seek cheaper prescription drugs in Mexico and beyond
Faced with high U.S. prices for prescription drugs, some Americans cross the border to buy insulin pens and other meds. At least one insurer reimburses flights to the border to make such purchases easy.
As Trump makes case for border wall, lawmakers reach deal
President Trump headed to the Texas border on Monday to argue his case that walls work as Democrats and Republicans back home in Washington announced a deal had been reached to avoid another government shutdown.
More immigrants sue U.S. over end to protected status
The lawsuit filed late Sunday in federal court in San Francisco alleges that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's decision to end so-called temporary protected status for the countries was motivated by racism.
ChangeMakers: Justice Alan Page and Paris Yarbrough, a legal legend and the next generation
Justice Alan Page is Minnesota's first black Supreme Court justice and is the founder of the Page Education Foundation. Paris Yarbrough is a Page Scholar studying law at the University of St. Thomas.
Why we can't break up with Big Tech
Gizmodo's Kashmir Hill spent six weeks trying to cut Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple out of her life completely. "Spoiler," she says. "It's not possible."