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As new tech threatens jobs, Silicon Valley promotes no-strings cash aid
Many tech entrepreneurs have long suggested that guaranteed income could cushion job losses from AI and automation. The latest and largest study of the idea was spearheaded by the man behind ChatGPT.
Minnesota's Joe Mauer inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Joe Mauer, Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Jim Leyland have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Beltré led this year’s class with 95.1 percent of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America vote in his first year on the ballot. Helton followed with 79.7 percent of the vote in his sixth year of eligibility and Mauer received 76.1 percent of the vote in his first year.
Majority of Minnesota Democratic delegates back VP Harris for president after Biden exits
A day after President Joe Biden said he would not seek reelection, MPR News confirmed most of the state’s 93 delegates to the convention in Chicago support Vice President Kamala Harris. That includes fresh endorsements from Gov. Tim Walz and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig.
Minnesotans react with shock, delight as Biden drops out of presidential race
With President Joe Biden stepping back from running in the 2024 presidential race, Minnesotans from across the political spectrum share their thoughts about how the campaign for the White House will move forward.
What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Kamala Harris. Here's how that might work
With President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year. The path ahead is neither easy nor obvious, even with Biden endorsing Harris.
President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race after disastrous debate, endorses Harris
President Joe Biden is dropping out of the 2024 race following a disastrous debate with Republican Donald Trump, throwing the Democratic Party into chaos just months before the election. And Biden has thrown his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, the party’s instant favorite for the nomination at its August convention in Chicago.