Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Army responds to record number of suicides
  The U.S. Army recently made suicide prevention training mandatory for every single person in the service.4:50 p.m.
• Pawlenty wants Minnesota to test mileage tax
  State officials say Minnesota is working on a pilot program to test the idea of charging drivers for each mile they drive. Other states around the country are considering a vehicle mileage tax, as revenues from the gas tax are expected to decline.4:54 p.m.
• Minn. delegation reacts to AIG bonus issue
  Minnesota Rep. Erik Paulsen is calling for more oversight of insurance giant AIG, in the wake of the outrage over AIG's payment of $165 million in bonuses to employees, even as the company is being bailed out by the federal government.5:16 p.m.
• 'Mama D' dies at 94
  Giovanna D'Agostino, better known as Mama D, gained fame for her Italian restaurant in the Dinkytown area of Minneapolis. Every year on St. Joseph's Day, she would throw open the doors of her restaurant and give thousands of needy people a free meal.6:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Revisiting The Gardner Museum Art Heist
  On March 18, 1990, thieves pulled off the biggest heist in U.S. history, taking art valued at half a billion dollars from the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston. Ulrich Boser, author of The Gardner Heist, talks about the crime and new leads that have recently emerged.
• China Scraps Coke's Bid For Juice Company
  China rejects a $2.4 billion bid by Coca-Cola to buy the Chinese juice company Huiyuan. In the first test of a new anti-monopoly law, Beijing says the deal would have been bad for competition. The proposed deal was unpopular in China.
• Richardson Dies Two Days After Fall On Slopes
  A spokesman for the family of Natasha Richardson says the actress has died after suffering an apparent head injury from a skiing accident. Her career highlights included the film "Patty Hearst" and a Tony-winning performance in a stage revival of "Cabaret." She was 45.
• No Clear Answer In Studies Of Prostate-Cancer Test
  The nation's death rate from prostate cancer has dropped 25 percent since the early 1990s, and many doctors think a blood test that measures a protein called prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, should get the credit. But a pair of new studies — the largest ever conducted on PSA screening — calls that into question.
• The Ins And Outs Of Executive Compensation
  John Martini, a partner with the law firm Reed Smith, is the head of the firm's executive compensation group. In light of the furor over AIG's retention bonuses, Martini talks about how top executives are paid.
• Venezuelan Outfielder Booed For Supporting Chavez
  The World Baseball Classic is not free from politics. Detroit Tigers slugger Magglio Ordonez, who is playing for Venezuela in the world tournament, is booed because he supports Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
• Despite Meltdown's Outrages, Quiet In The Streets
  The titans of U.S. finance have been portrayed as plundering their sinking ships. Going down with those ships are the savings and hopes of many. Yet there are few protests compared to other nations.
• Fed Moves Again To Shore Up Economy
  The Federal Reserve says it will buy up to $300 billion in long-term Treasury bills — and will increase lending in existing programs by another $750 billion. The moves underline the power the Fed holds beyond simply controlling interest rates.
• D.C. Lawyer To Head NFL Players Association
  The NFL Players Association has picked its new leader. DeMaurice Smith, a lawyer from Washington, D.C., takes over for the late Gene Upshaw. Smith already has big problems to tackle.
• Rescuing A Florida Reef
  A popular reef off the coast of Palm Beach, Fla., is on the mend. Volunteer divers re-attached coral that local environmental agencies believe was knocked off the reef by a tow cable. Diver Bill Fay talks about the effort he coordinated.
• Advice On How To Use Prostate Screening
  Dr. Martin Solomon, a Harvard Med School professor who serves as medical director of Brigham and Women's Primary Care of Brookline, Mass., talks about how men should go about deciding when to undergo PSA screening for prostate cancer.
• AIG CEO Liddy Confronted On Capitol Hill
  Edward Liddy, the chairman and CEO of the embattled insurer and financial services giant, AIG, answered questions Wednesday from lawmakers angry over the $160 million in bonuses paid to the firm's staff.
• Planning A Return To Sichuan Province
  Melissa Block will visit China's Sichuan Province again this spring to follow up on last year's devastating earthquake. Do you have questions about the recovery and reconstruction efforts? Suggestions about reporting on events or people in the region?
• AIG: Forget Bonuses; What About Bank Payoffs?
  Though executive bonuses paid by AIG are sparking plenty of public outrage, some are even more disturbed by where much of the rest of the $170 billion promised AIG in federal bailout funds is winding up: U.S. and foreign banks.
• Anne Brown: She Put The Bess In 'Porgy And Bess'
  The Baltimore-born singer dazzled George Gershwin so much that he upsized her character — and added her name to the show's title. News circulated this week of Brown's death in Norway; she was 96.

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