MPR News StaffAs Minnesota lawmakers consider banning cellphone cases that look like handguns, a Minnesota man is making guns that look like cellphones. Read more →
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Microsoft’s newly launched A.I.-powered bot called Tay, which was responding to tweets and chats on GroupMe and Kik, has already been shut down due to concerns with its inability to recognize when it was making offensive or racist statements. Read more →
Legislators should be talking about closing prisons, not opening more, said the Rev. Brian Herron of the faith-based coalition group ISAIAH. Read more →
In an interview with NPR, the president says Senate Republicans owe it to the Founding Fathers to give Judge Merrick Garland a Supreme Court confirmation vote. Read more →
It still ended up being a very good night for Trump, as he picked up wins in North Carolina and Illinois that could still give him plenty of delegates to make up for the Ohio loss. Read more →
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell made the announcement on Twitter, declaring that the administration’s next five-year offshore drilling plan “protects the Atlantic for future generations.” Read more →
The Silver Bay City Council voted 3-2 to remove Bent Paddle beer from the municipal liquor store in response to the brewery’s stance on proposed copper mining in the region Read more →
“It’s a big deal because he is saying that the Boundary Waters is too important to put at risk,” said Becky Rom with Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness. Read more →
America is way behind other countries on paid parental leave. Read more →
Cody NelsonBernie Sanders’ recent comment joking that Republican debates show a need to invest in mental health has spurred comments that the presidential hopeful isn’t sensitive to people with mental illnesses. Read more →