4 Minn. semifinalists in one-way Mars plan The Netherlands-based nonprofit organization Mars One has selected a group of 1,060 as possible volunteers to travel to Mars beginning in 2024.January 1, 2014
Calif. family struggles to get surgeries for teen declared brain dead after tonsillectomy A lawyer for Children's Hospital Oakland said that it is unwilling to allow an outside doctor to fit Jahi McMath with the breathing and feeding tubes that the family has requested. The hospital will not permit the procedures to be performed on its premises because Jahi is legally dead in the view of doctors who have examined her.January 1, 2014
Tikker watch tells you when you're going to die Tikker uses an algorithm like the one used by the federal government to figure a person's life expectancy. But the effect is chilling, a sort of incessant grim reaper reminding you that time is running out.December 31, 2013
A 200 square foot dream house for $11K Macy Miller, an architect from Idaho, built the home with her own two hands at a cost of only $11,000. The house is less than 200 square feet.December 28, 2013
Minn. teen aims to sleep outside for a year "I've always liked setting goals and making them, challenging myself," said Rudy Hummel of Hermantown, who's working toward his Eagle Scout rank.December 28, 2013
Photos: 13 beautiful Minnesota Scenes It's been another great year of Minnesota Scenes. Photographers across the state have shared over 5,000 photos with MPR News. See some of the year's best.December 27, 2013
Cabbie finds $300K, returns it Las Vegas cab driver Gerardo Gamboa thought someone left a bag of chocolates in the back seat of his vehicle, but the stash turned out to be $300,000 in cold hard cash.December 25, 2013
Family: Girl who got caroling wish has died A terminally ill girl who received support from thousands of Christmas carolers outside her home over the weekend died early on Christmas morning, her family said.December 25, 2013
Little Falls pizzeria serves Christmas meal for all A Little Falls restaurant owner plans to feed 500 people pizza and soup on Christmas Day. Charlie Peterka, of Charlie's Pizza, said the meal is for the whole community.December 24, 2013
Tired of doom and gloom? Here's the best good news of 2013 Being a news consumer means you're constantly on the receiving end of bad news. War, unemployment, crime, political dysfunction -- it can be enough to make you think we humans aren't doing anything right. But good news: We are. As the year draws to an end, here's a look at a few areas of real progress in the U.S. and around the world.December 24, 2013
NORAD'S Santa Tracker: The 5 things you need to know Visions of sugar plums can be augmented by a check on the fat man's progress around the globe on Christmas Eve. Here are five things to know about the holiday tradition called NORAD Tracks Santa.December 24, 2013
Photos: Twitter and Facebook's favorite AP pictures of the year From religious festivals in the mountains of Nepal to neglected children in Pakistan and one very heroic little dog, this collection of images highlights some of the top trending photos, most popular, and most liked content on Facebook and Twitter in 2013 from around the world by Associated Press photographers.December 24, 2013