The country's financial turmoil has many Americans fearing for the worst. And, according to some, the nation's newfound pessimism might not be such a bad thing. (10/06/2008)

The White Earth Nation plans to enact a tribal criminal code. The intent is to eliminate state jurisdiction over tribal members on the reservation. (10/06/2008)

The younger son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg came face to face with an uncomfortable revelation recently: that his father was guilty of spying for the Soviet Union. Both Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed for conspiracy to pass atomic secrets to the Soviets in 1953. And for most of his life Robert Meeropol believed his parents were not spies. (Midmorning, 10/06/2008)

A recent Associated Press poll suggests that racial prejudice could cost Obama as much as 6 percentage points of support. Midmorning asks what role race will play in this presidential election. (Midmorning, 10/06/2008)

In a quiet St. Paul neighborhood, residents are taking extraordinary measures to keep a proposed sober-housing development out of the community. (10/02/2008)

Starting today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin implementing a redesigned naturalization test that strives to be more meaningful. (10/01/2008)

Female employees in the Star Tribune's mailroom complained about a hostile work environment, and claim the company did not take effective action. (09/30/2008)

Members of one Twin Cities' spoken word group are exploring their love of poetry and performance by writing about what it's like to be Latinos in the Midwest. (09/29/2008)

Historically, people under 30 have voted in lower numbers than other groups. But this year, there are signs that low voter turnout among youth is a thing of the past. (09/29/2008)

This weekend the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's novel "Choke" hits movie screens around the country. (09/26/2008)

Twin Cities writer David Mura's new novel, "Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire," explores the Japanese-American experience through the eyes of a boy growing up in Chicago just after World War II. (09/25/2008)

This weekend Spike Lee's new film "Miracle at Santa Anna" opens nationwide. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by James McBride. (09/25/2008)

The wave of immigrants from south of the border has forever changed America. Big, coastal cities have absorbed immigrants for decades. But today, immigrants are changing the culture and the economics of cities and small towns nationwide. In the South, a small town adjusts to its deepest cultural change since the Civil Rights movement. And in a Midwestern city, a neighborhood is reborn when immigrants move in -- but the rebirth comes at a price. Pueblo, USA shows how the immigrants are both a boon and a burden to their new communities. (Midday, 09/25/2008)

Some Somali workers are demanding a public apology from the Macy's corporation after they say they were threatened with dismissal for speaking their native language at work. (09/23/2008)

A constitutional amendment on the November ballot would raise the state sales tax to support the environment and the arts. Advocates on both sides of the issue have launched aggressive campaigns. (09/22/2008)