An estimated 700 to 900 women die in the U.S. every year from pregnancy- and childbirth-related causes. Black women are three to four times more likely to die of these causes than white women.
James Sexton has seen the demise of more than a thousand marriages -- which inspired him to write a new book on how to keep it together. His advice? Keep communicating, and be painfully honest.
Minnesota Public Radio board member and former Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson contributed $25,000 in 2016 to a right-wing anti-Muslim group. Anderson said his discussions with the group's president were primarily about Israel's security. A report by a campaign finance watchdog group first reported the contribution, and one in the same amount by an organization linked to Best Buy Founder Dick Schulze.
For decades, the NRA pushed legislation designed to stifle the study and spread of information about the causes of gun violence. Now some researchers are calling for a resumption of that research.