In Minnesota, An Ambassador For Hmong Culture And Culinary Traditions
After his family fled Laos for America, Yia Vang was at first embarrassed by his family's home cooking. Then he learned to embrace it, and found that many others were willing to do the same.
View ArticleRep. Ilhan Omar Receives Resounding Welcome Home Amid Trump Attacks
"We are going to continue to be a nightmare to this president," she said into a megaphone, "because his policies are a nightmare to us. We are not deterred, we are not frightened, we are ready."(Image...
View Article'They Wish Me Dead.' Convict In ISIS Case Faces Backlash For Helping Feds
Abdirizak Warsame was among nine Minnesota men who planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS. When the FBI foiled their plot, each faced a decision that would influence their sentencing.
View ArticleMinneapolis Ranks Near The Bottom For Racial Equality
The problem goes deeper than police misconduct.(Image credit: Kerem Yucel)
View ArticleArmed Neighborhood Groups Form In The Absence Of Police Protection
As break-ins and fires raged in the first days of protests over the killing of George Floyd, Minneapolis seemed to descend into a security vacuum. So volunteers stepped in to try to fill the void.
View ArticleFor One Immigrant Community, George Floyd's Death Isn't Just About Black And...
George Floyd's death isn't just a story about a black man and the white cop charged with his murder. Among Asian Americans, the involvement of Hmong officer Tou Thao is stirring a racial debate.
View ArticleTwin Cities Area Police Forces Loaded Up On War Surplus Under President Trump
Many law enforcement agencies in suburban Minneapolis and St. Paul that policed protests are recent entrants to a decades-old Pentagon program of transferring military gear to cops.(Image credit: Mike...
View ArticleDOJ charges 47 with stealing $250 million from a pandemic food program for kids
The defendants allegedly carried out a plot to steal $250 million from a nutrition program meant to serve needy children in Minnesota. Officials called it a "brazen scheme of staggering...
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