As the end of the year approaches, some unemployed Minnesotans will be bracing for the end of certain jobless benefits, including health insurance subsidies.
Minnesota food pantries, homeless
shelters and other assistance programs report an increase in need
for services even as the nation's economy shows signs of improving.
Feminist icon and journalist Gloria Steinem speaks on her undercover work, Marilyn Monroe, and Madonna. And New York Times editorial board member Gail Collins tracks the advancement of women from the 1960s until today. Two special excerpts of conversations with Kerri Miller.
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An army of volunteers is putting the last touches on a Thanksgiving feast for thousands in Duluth. The annual free buffet started 20 years ago as a much smaller event in Superior. Now it draws hundreds of volunteers to cook and serve as many as 5,000 turkey dinners.
Can our friends make us fat? Is our neighbor's happiness contagious? The authors of a new book say our social networks are more powerful than we think.
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