David CazaresA new service launching today is designed to make it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on Facebook to get help. Users will be able to make instant connections with crisis counselors through Facebook chat. “One of the big goals here is to get the person in distress into the right help as soon Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Paul Tosto
Michael Olson
They look the same, the deals sound the same and most have names that are made up of two words and no spaces. Why are there so many?
Eric Ringham
Hart Van Denburg
The first known drone-assisted arrest of a U.S. citizen took place in North Dakota this summer.
Bob Collins
Of all the cities where officials have dismantled the Occupy protesters, Boston may be the most symbolic, it being the home of the Freedom Trail and the place where patriots took a stand against a system they considered unjust.
Again this week, there are an unusual number of people flying around with inert hand grenades in their luggage.
Comedian Will Ferrell may have hit on the biggest publicity stunt in the history of publicity.
When bullies understand
It’s Friday in Minnesota, the traditional time for the lunch hour skate by the best, brightest, and coldest MPR has to offer, and the occasional NewsCut reader who stops by.
The art of parallel parking
When is something not news? When most of the nation is laughing at your anchorperson for doing a newscast, apparently, under the influence of…. something.
Disappearing Americana, abortion and mental health, the art of giving back, burning Swede Hollow, and making sense of flying.
Fracking pollutes, EPA discovers