How to convince businesses to hire veterans One former Marine is making it his mission to convince business to make the most of the skills and experiences of vets by hiring them.October 9, 2014
Two pregnant gorillas astonish Como Zoo officials As it turns out, a gorilla pregnancy isn't all that different from a human pregnancy, starting with the want-to-be moms going off birth control pills.October 7, 2014
Survey says: In charitable matters, those who 'have' keep The landscape of how Americans give is changing, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy analysis. Close to home, just three Minnesota counties have a "giving ratio" of more than 4.12 percent.October 6, 2014
The case for taking millennials seriously There are more millennials in America right now than baby boomers. They are progressive, accepting and have already shaped your life.October 6, 2014
Here's how a Minnesota man won an airplane Every year the AOPA rescues a down-on-its-luck airplane and extensively overhauls it over the course of a year and then awards it to one of its members.October 6, 2014
Haiti's 'Baby Doc' Duvalier dies at 63 Duvalier was the president of Haiti from 1971 to 1986, when he was ousted from office and sent into exile.October 4, 2014
Ugliest accent? It's not Minnesota Gawker is hosting its periodic "ugliest accent" competition, and we don't really have much of a chance.October 1, 2014