September 15, 2022

High rents outpace federal disability payments, leaving many homeless

Margaret Davis (left) and Delisa Williams (right) became acquainted when they moved into the Salvation Army Center of Hope shelter, just outside Charlotte, N.C. Both […]
September 15, 2022

With strike over, Minnesota nurses hope it helped contract negotiations

Updated: 9:30 a.m. The three-day strike involving about 15,000 Minnesota nurses ended Thursday morning. Members of the Minnesota Nurses' Association at 15 hospitals in the […]
September 14, 2022

Minnesota nurses' strike continues into third day

Thousands of Minnesota nurses on Wednesday entered the third and final day of a strike affecting more than a dozen hospitals in the Twin Cities […]
September 14, 2022

How a freight train strike could throw your plans to travel by train off track

A BNSF freight train. Frank Morris The United States may be hurtling toward a freight rail strike, one that spill over into passenger service in […]
September 14, 2022

Fungal pathogen affecting apple trees found in Minnesota for first time

A fungal pathogen that affects apple and crabapple trees, as well as junipers, has been found in Minnesota for the first time. The state Department […]
September 13, 2022

As Congress crafts new Farm Bill, food pantries send call for help

With pandemic aid waning and inflation still challenging Minnesota families, food pantries are struggling to keep shelves stocked — and they're looking to the 2023 […]
September 9, 2022

Cooks say regulations hold back ethnic food vendors

In the kitchen of a local food bank, Dao See is up with the sun assembling hundreds of beef egg rolls.  On this day, she’s […]
September 6, 2022

Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

Among the stars being questioned under oath for Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox News are Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Maria Bartiromo. Banners […]
September 4, 2022

What Bank of America's mortgage pilot can and can't fix for homeownership disparities

A vehicle drives through a residential neighborhood in Los Angeles. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Bank of America launched a pilot program last week […]
September 4, 2022

The IRS says it mistakenly made public data for about 120,000 taxpayers

The Internal Revenue Service building stands on April 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. Zach Gibson/Getty Images Private information involving about 120,000 taxpayers was temporarily made […]