Minneapolis

Woman in crowd looking at camera

Liberia was founded by people enslaved in the US. Advocates say the US should not end an immigration program that helps them.

A small immigration program for Liberians in the US will expire at the end of March. Minnesota economists and health care companies say their losing immigration status will have an outsized effect.

Liberia was founded by people enslaved in the US. Advocates say the US should not end an immigration program that helps them.
A woman holds her hand over her face and clutches the arm of a man next to her as they walk through the destroyed shopping district in Mogadishu.

Minnesota's Somali immigrants feel 'holes' left after deadly Mogadishu attack

Minnesota's Somali immigrants feel 'holes' left after deadly Mogadishu attack
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How two Minnesotans turned their online popularity into big money for famine aid

How two Minnesotans turned their online popularity into big money for famine aid
Trump

'Sanctuary cities' around the US promise to defy Trump's threats

'Sanctuary cities' around the US promise to defy Trump's threats
An aerial view of freeway, with rows of police and protesters in front of an off-ramp

Leaders of this protest against police violence gave unusual instructions: Form a circle around people of color.

Leaders of this protest against police violence gave unusual instructions: Form a circle around people of color.

Grow Your Own Van Gogh (Just Add Water)

Artist Stan Herd's giant floral recreation of a van Gogh painting can be seen from a plane. It's a stunt, sure, but it might also be a sincere expression of what van Gogh wanted.

Grow Your Own Van Gogh (Just Add Water)