Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Art Hounds: Saboteur, Smooch, and Will Eno's "Oh the Humanity"
  The hounds put their stamp of approval on a piece of theater which requires audiences to solve puzzles in order to proceed to the next scene, a not-yet-completed documentary about the art and act of forgiveness, and a darkly comedic existential drama.4:44 p.m.
• Mpls. mosque assault points to fringe element, some say
  A man who punched the leader of Minnesota's largest mosque in the face at a event promoting peace is part of a fringe element that has become more vocal, some community members say.4:50 p.m.
• Lawsuit details harassment claims at Anoka-Hennepin schools
  Two national civil rights groups announced a lawsuit against the Anoka-Hennepin School District over a sexual orientation policy they say contributes to a hostile environment for gay students.5:20 p.m.
• Minnesota adds 13,200 jobs in June
  Minnesota employers added 13,200 jobs in June, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.5:24 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Obama Makes Case For Broad, Balanced Deficit Plan
  Michele Norris talks about an interview that President Obama did with NPR's Michel Martin.
• Lawmakers Aim For Deficit Deal As Deadline Looms
  The Senate spawned the Gang of Six bargain on deficit reduction, but its ultimate test will come in the tax-averse House, where Republicans will have to muster a majority for it. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Andrea Seabrook, who looks at attitudes in the chamber.
• No Longer 'Wine And Roses' For Defense Spending
  Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the Pentagon got the money it asked for. Now, with hundreds of billions in cuts proposed, the Defense Department is faced with basic questions about its priorities.
• Hunger Strike Puts Focus On Calif. Prison Conditions
  A three-week protest by prisoners in California further highlighted perceived problems with the state's huge prison system. This protest was chiefly driven by demands for an end to long-term solitary confinement.
• End Of An Era: Space Shuttle Lands In Florida
  Space shuttle Atlantis touched down in Florida early Thursday morning. This is the final homecoming for NASA's 30-year-old shuttle program, as the agency retires its fleet of spaceships and faces an uncertain future.
• Johnson Space Center Reflects On Shuttle Program
  The end of the shuttle program is being felt exceptionally hard at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Thousands of people there worked on the shuttle and related projects — and the center is a major economic force in the city and the region.
• Refugees Flee Famine-Stricken Somalia
  NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton talks with Michele Norris from the town of Dadaab on the Kenya-Somali border, which is the destination point for thousands of Somali refugees fleeing famine.
• Redistricting Cases Challenge The Voting Rights Act
  The 1965 Voting Rights Act has removed racial barriers for generations of black voters in the South. Now a legal challenge raises the question of just how much federal oversight election laws still need.
• Syria Conflict May Be Shifting Flow Of Fighters
  In a tribal region long known as a transit point for fighters and weapons entering Iraq during the war, the route might be reversing. Syrian state TV recently claimed fighters are now coming into Syria, to help in the battle against the government.
• Great White Shark Jumps On Research Boat
  Michele Norris speaks with Dorien Schroeder, a team leader with Ocean's Research, who lived a Jaws-like moment when a great white jumped on deck of her team's research boat after they threw fish into the water to lure sharks closer. This all happened off the coast of South Africa.

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