Metro Transit wants you to name its new mascot Entries should "be gender-neutral and reflect the mascot's role as a friendly, helpful and enthusiastic transit user," officials said.March 11, 2015
6.5 million social security numbers linked to those 112 or older No typos here. A watchdog review of the Social Security Administration also found more than 4,000 people availed of the E-Verify system using numbers belonging to those over that age.March 10, 2015
To head off trauma's legacy, start young Two Philadelphia medical clinics support parents to help break generational cycles of trauma and abuse. Attending to adversity, doctors say, gives kids a better chance to grow up healthy.March 10, 2015
Apostle Island ice caves closing for the season The ice caves along Wisconsin's Apostle Island National Lakeshore will close at 7 p.m. Monday. Visitors had just nine days this year to view the majestic formations.March 9, 2015
Minnesotans complete the Iditarod -- on fat bikes As the Iditarod sled dog competition is set to begin in Alaska, several Minnesotans are recuperating after finishing a version of the race on bikes.March 6, 2015
Ringling Bros.: No more circus elephants by 2018 The "Greatest Show on Earth" has been under pressure for years from animal rights advocates over its use of Asian elephants in its 5,000 annual shows.March 5, 2015
Minnesota theologian shaped by historic Selma march Barbara Holmes, president of United Theological Seminary in New Brighton, marched into Montgomery, Ala., in 1965 with Martin Luther King Jr. The country has changed, she said, but racism persists.March 5, 2015