Social Issues

Mostly minority, mostly for Trump: Worthington mulls its future
Worthington, Minn., went solidly for Donald Trump in the presidential election. That doesn't seem to square up with the town's need for immigrant workers and its increasingly diverse population.
Trump administration weighs increased scrutiny of refugees' social media
The Obama administration began checking social media accounts of prospective Syrian refugees more than a year ago. Such steps could expand as President Trump prepares a new executive order on vetting.
Most oil pipeline opponents leave North Dakota protest camp
Most of the Dakota Access pipeline opponents abandoned their protest camp Wednesday ahead of a government deadline to get off the federal land, and authorities moved in to arrest others who defied the order in a final show of dissent.
There have been reports nationwide of anti-Semitic incidents, including people yelling pro-Hitler comments at a rabbi in Providence, R.I., swastikas drawn in subway cars in New York City, and bomb threats at Jewish buildings in several cities.
'Where the Children Sleep' photo exhibit tells story of Syrian refugees
Magnus Wennman captured photos of refugee children at their most vulnerable—sleeping, out in the open, while making their way to a new and temporary home.