Mayo Clinic giving Rochester Public Schools $10M to avoid controversial redistricting plan
Updated 9:32 a.m. Mayo Clinic is giving Rochester Public Schools $10 million to help it avoid a sweeping and controversial redistricting plan. The funding will prevent the district from having to close three schools and dramatically scales back a plan to eliminate busing for a host of schools that award spots based on a lottery […]
States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire
When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., many states like Ohio scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Supplies were so limited in 2020 that the state bought millions of medical gowns from a marketing and printing company and spent about $20 million to try to get personal protective equipment made in-state. Three years later, as […]
A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023
Experts say the new COVID boosters are a much closer match to currently circulating variants than prior vaccines and boosters. Frederick J. Brown | AFP via Getty Images In spring 2023, COVID hospitalizations and deaths hit their lowest levels since the start of the pandemic. Masks came off and schools and some workplaces were back […]
A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023
Experts say the new COVID boosters are a much closer match to currently circulating variants than prior vaccines and boosters. Frederick J. Brown | AFP via Getty Images In spring 2023, COVID hospitalizations and deaths hit their lowest levels since the start of the pandemic. Masks came off and schools and some workplaces were back […]
Duluth Indigenous-led nonprofit close to opening expanded shelter
An Indigenous-led Duluth nonprofit has nearly finished a more than $2 million project to expand the region’s only culturally specific domestic violence emergency shelter. The American Indian Community Housing Organization, or AICHO, was founded 30 years ago in Duluth to provide transitional housing and a shelter for women and children fleeing violence. Dabinoo’igan, which translates […]
Duluth Indigenous-led nonprofit close to opening expanded shelter
An Indigenous-led Duluth nonprofit has nearly finished a more than $2 million project to expand the region’s only culturally specific domestic violence emergency shelter. The American Indian Community Housing Organization, or AICHO, was founded 30 years ago in Duluth to provide transitional housing and a shelter for women and children fleeing violence. Dabinoo’igan, which translates […]
Two Minnesota teens create new app to address youth mental health crisis
INTERVIEWER: By now, you’re probably well aware that teenagers in this country are facing a full-fledged mental health crisis. The American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association have declared a national state of emergency for children’s mental health. Two teens had an idea about getting ahead of mental health crises by helping other young […]
Two Minnesota teens create new app to address youth mental health crisis
INTERVIEWER: By now, you’re probably well aware that teenagers in this country are facing a full-fledged mental health crisis. The American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association have declared a national state of emergency for children’s mental health. Two teens had an idea about getting ahead of mental health crises by helping other young […]
Giving gifts boosts happiness, research shows. So why do we feel frazzled?
Studies show when people are given something they are more likely to give back. ArtistGNDphotography/Gettyimages I grew up hearing that it is better to give than to receive, and the older I get, the more I aim to take this message to heart. Nonetheless, here I am, in the midst of the holiday season stressed […]
Giving gifts boosts happiness, research shows. So why do we feel frazzled?
Studies show when people are given something they are more likely to give back. ArtistGNDphotography/Gettyimages I grew up hearing that it is better to give than to receive, and the older I get, the more I aim to take this message to heart. Nonetheless, here I am, in the midst of the holiday season stressed […]