Social Issues

February 5, 2015 12:00 AM

Bill pushes courses ahead of divorces when children involved

Democratic Sen. John Marty says the courses are designed to help parents considering divorce plan ahead for new financial and custody concerns they'll face.

by The Associated Press

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February 4, 2015 12:27 PM

Counter Stories: The forgotten community

Native Americans are the original Americans, yet their mistreatment and suffering is largely absent from the nation's conversation on race.

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February 3, 2015 12:31 PM

Federal appeals court to hear South Dakota same-sex marriage case

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a request to consider an appeal from South Dakota at an expedited pace. The court also combined the arguments with cases from Arkansas and Missouri.

by The Associated Press

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January 31, 2015 7:01 AM

Theater tackles violence in football

Players, team owners and football fans are being forced come to grips with the idea that the sport they love may be extracting a much higher price than anyone knew.

by April Dembosky

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January 30, 2015 4:00 AM

Brooklyn Park first Twin Cities suburb to open teen shelter

Brooklyn Park is the first Twin Cities suburb to open a shelter designed for young people. Its 12-bed shelter will serve young people ages 16 to 20.

by Sasha Aslanian

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January 28, 2015 11:59 AM

Counter Stories: A conversation about Cosby

The story of Bill Cosby's fall from grace is at the intersection of race, class, gender and celebrity.

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January 22, 2015 5:14 PM

Anti-abortion demonstrators rally on Roe v. Wade anniversary

More than 1,000 anti-abortion demonstrators gathered at the Capitol Thursday to demand an end to government-funded abortions.

by Laura Yuen

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January 22, 2015 6:40 AM

GOP-led House drops 20-week abortion limit, will advance funding ban

Some lawmakers voiced concerns that the bill's language went too far.

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

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January 21, 2015 4:55 PM

2-year-old killed in Brooklyn Center fire identified

Keoni Kemontre Holt was pronounced dead at North Memorial Medical Center as a result of fire-related injuries.

by Riham Feshir

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January 19, 2015 3:08 PM

Counter Stories: How "Selma" reverberates

What it means to have a major motion picture depict the Civil Rights era through a black lens.

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