By JAMES WALSH, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The FBI's closer against child porn
Employing a respectful demeanor toward suspects who would inspire only revulsion in others, Maureen Lese is in the vanguard of FBI attempts to combat one of the fastest-growing illegal activities on the Internet.
A way of life for a shaman was no excuse for a Minn. judge
For much of her life in Laos, Pa Lor knew only war and hardship. Her first husband was killed; her second captured. To find her way, Lor learned the ways of her great-grandmother, grandmother and mother in using wildlife to heal the sick. She became a shaman.
Asian markets stocking endangered species in Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- For 20 years, Hung Duong has stocked the shelves of her Truong Thanh Market in Minneapolis, Minn., with Asian foods, beverages and herbal remedies that keep her customers -- many hungry for the traditions of home -- coming back.
