Parting thoughts: Called to fix long-term care Dr. Robert Kane devoted his life to improving how people live as they get older. He was especially concerned with those needing long-term care.March 20, 2017
Who's happy, who's not: Norway tops list, U.S. falls The United States was 14th in the latest World Happiness Report, down from No. 13 last year. Over the years Americans steadily have been rating themselves less happy.March 20, 2017
Minnesota officials aim to end chronic homelessness by 2018 Thousands of people in the Twin Cities have been homeless for years, despite a coordinated effort by city, state and nonprofit leaders that has cut chronic homelessness nearly in half since 2010.March 17, 2017
A New Zealand river now has the legal rights of a human Lawmakers granted the Whanganui River the rights of legal representation on Wednesday. The vote caps over a century of struggle by the local Maori people, who see the waterway as a sacred ancestor.March 16, 2017
2 Minnesota chefs up for James Beard awards Steven Brown of Tilia and Jorge Guzman of Brewer's Table at Surly Brewing Co., both of Minneapolis, were named Best Chef: Midwest finalists Wednesday.March 15, 2017
Percy, the trucker cat: Lost and found Truck driver Paul Robertson was devastated when his cat co-pilot went missing at a rest stop in Ohio.March 15, 2017
Teaching artificial intelligence to behave is challenging, but crucial Entrepreneur and Stanford researcher Jerry Kaplan says machines are already doing what used to require human attention or intervention, but we need to figure out a way to make these machines - or robots - act in a socially appropriate way when they're around humans.March 13, 2017
Trump looking to Sarah Huckabee Sanders in tough moments The 34-year-old spokeswoman for President Donald Trump was schooled in hardscrabble politics -- and down-home rhetoric -- from a young age by her father, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.March 12, 2017