Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Duluth needs to slash millions from city budget
  Mayor Don Ness is proposing cuts to services including firefighting, neighborhood recreation, and subsidies to facilities like the Great Lakes Aquarium and the zoo.5:20 p.m.
• Minn. judge rules against Wal-Mart on work breaks
  A Minnesota judge has ruled that Wal-Mart cut short employees' rest and meal breaks and forced them to work off the clock, violating the state's labor laws 2 million times.5:24 p.m.
• Fares and flights can't escape airline fuel woes
  Soaring fuel prices have virtually all U.S. airlines in a tailspin. Most carriers, including Northwest and Sun Country, plan to drop flights this fall. Meanwhile, they're trying to push up fares.5:50 p.m.
• Former Target head Kenneth Macke dies
  Kenneth Macke, called a "born merchant" and had a big impact on Minnesota's retail industry has died. Macke was former chairman and chief executive of the Dayton Hudson corporation -- now called Target. He died June 28 at age 69. Minnesota Public Radio's Greta Cunningham talks with Universtiy of St. Thomas marketing professor Dave Brennan about Macke's rise from sales trainee to chief executive, and the ways he gave back to Minnesota communities.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Police Investigate Death Of Suspect in Cop Killing
  A 19-year-old man charged with first-degree murder was found dead while in police custody in Prince George's County, Md. Washington Post reporter Aaron Davis says the Maryland State Police has been asked to conduct an independent investigation.
• 'New York' Magazine's Founding Editor Dies
  Clay Felker, the founding editor of New York magazine, has died. He was 82. His editing at New York fostered the careers of Ken Auletta and others. Auletta, who worked for him both at New York magazine and the Village Voice, remembers Felker.
• Global Warming Threatens Everglades, Residents
  Few places in the U.S. are more threatened by global warming than Everglades National Park in Florida. Park officials say the national park as well as the water supply and flood control for 6 million people who live in south Florida are at risk.
• Starbucks Announces Store Closures
  Starbucks Corp. is closing an additional 500 stores in the U.S. by the first part of next year. The coffee chain had previously said it would shutter about 100 underperforming stores around the country. It said up to 12,000 retail jobs would be cut.
• A Paiute Take On Bryce Canyon's Hoodoos
  The red spindly rock formations that make up the views at Bryce Canyon National Park are called hoodoos. Geologists say they were formed by erosion, but Kevin Poe, chief of interpretation at Bryce, shares his take on the Paiute legend about hoodoos.
• Ban On Trans Fats Begins In New York
  The strictest ban on trans fats in the U.S. has gone into full effect in New York City. The ban extends to nearly all prepared food in restaurants and bakeries. Marion Nestle, a professor at New York University, discusses healthy substitutes.
• Study: Red Rice Yeast Helps Cut Bad Cholesterol
  A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings says red rice yeast, combined with healthy diet and exercise, helps reduce LDL cholesterol. But tests found that several brands of the supplement were contaminated with a compound toxic to the kidneys.
• Credit Crunch Hits Consumers, Companies
  The credit crunch has hit many Americans. Robert Manning, author of Credit Card Nation and director of the Center for Consumer Financial Services, discusses the effect on consumers and credit card firms.
• U.S. Stocks Close Higher
  The Dow Jones industrial average finished up 32 points at 11,382. That followed a day of fluctuations. The market opened sharply lower as traders reacted to oil prices that rose to $142 a barrel. Bargain-hunters took stocks into positive territory.
• McCain, Obama Head Overseas
  The campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama say the two presidential candidates are traveling abroad this summer. Their trips are extremely unusual. Since 1992, no candidate who is not a sitting president has traveled overseas during a campaign.
• Mexican Town's Residents See No End To Violence
  More than 520 people have been killed there in Juarez, Mexico, in drug-related violence since the start of the year. The police department is under attack and from both organized crime and the mayor. And most residents say there's no end in sight.
• Media Darlings McCain, Obama Duel
  John McCain and Barack Obama have both consistently garnered favorable press in their years in the Senate and in grueling months on the campaign trail. But they are likely to face increasingly stringent scrutiny as the general election opens up.
• McCain Blasts Obama On Supreme Court Picks
  John McCain has said Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominees would make decisions like the one that struck down a Louisiana law allowing capital punishment for people who rape children under 12. He was speaking to the National Sheriff's Association.
• Clark Holds Firm On McCain Comments
  Retired Gen. Wesley Clark stands by his comments that John McCain's military service does not qualify the Republican to be president. Clark's controversial remarks prompted criticism from many quarters, including from Barack Obama.
• Norman Bates: A Most Terrifying Mama's Boy
  He was like the boy next door — if the boy next door never left his house and took up taxidermy as a hobby. For millions, Psycho's soft-spoken innkeeper made showering a dreaded experience.

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