Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Lawmakers want tougher bridge regulations
  Lawmakers rolled out a plan Monday they say would make Minnesota bridges safer.5:20 p.m.
• Report: Nation's bridges in need of significant repair
  A report released for the anniversary of the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis says the nation's bridges are in bad shape.5:24 p.m.
• Bill Cooper to return as CEO of TCF Financial
  Bill Cooper, who helped establish TCF Financial as one of the region's top banks, is returning to the position of CEO.5:50 p.m.
• Hundreds rally in Iowa for meatpacking plant workers
  Hundreds of protestors, religious leaders and immigrant rights advocates descended on the small city of Postville, Iowa on Sunday and spent the day rallying for immigration reform.7:45 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• McCain, Obama Offer Dueling Education Plans
  Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is proposing a laundry list of educational benefits that would reach from birth to college. His rival, Republican John McCain, focuses on enabling local educational initiatives and expanding virtual learning.
• Beer-Drinking Tree Shrews: Sober As Judges
  Compared with humans, tree shrews that drink a beerlike palm nectar should have a 36 percent chance of being drunk on any given night. But that's not the case, researchers say — somehow, the animals have developed a built-in tolerance.
• Miss. River Oil Spill Hits Environment
  An oil spill has shut down the mouth of the Mississippi River, causing shipping delays. Steven Alexander, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, says there has been significant damage to batture lands and some 100 oiled birds have been spotted.
• Bill's Passage Means Little For Affordable Housing
  The new measures designed to rescue troubled homeowners and some of their lenders will also include funding to help cities expand their supply of affordable housing. But it may be a while before anyone sees the benefit of that part of the housing bill.
• Evangelicals Eye Presidential Race
  Both John McCain and Barack Obama are courting evangelical voters. Mike Rose, senior pastor at the First Federated Church in Des Moines, Iowa, calls McCain a "difficult choice," and says he doubts Obama's ability to draw evangelical Christians.
• McCain, Obama Focus On Economy
  Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have turned their attention to the economy. McCain is discussing jobs and energy, and has called for offshore drilling. Obama has met with top economic advisers, including former Bush administration officials.
• Cashin, 'Agitator's Daughter,' Has New Memoir
  Sheryll Cashin, the daughter of civil rights activist Dr. John Cashin Jr., has written a memoir. Her father's activism led to the family's financial ruin, and Cashin says being the child of an agitator is an "extraordinary, complicated inheritance."
• Letters: Retail Health Clinics, McCain, Math
  Listeners responded to our commentary on retail health clinics. One listener complained about language in our story on John McCain's idea for a U.K.-style question-and-answer session with Congress. And listeners wanted answers to a math problem.
• Blasts Remind Iraqis Of Fragile State Of Security
  At least 57 people are dead and nearly 300 wounded after female suicide bombers blew themselves up in Baghdad and Kirkuk. The targets were Shiite pilgrims and Kurdish protesters. The attacks are a blow to the confidence in recent security gains.
• Federal Deficit Heads Toward Record High
  The federal deficit is expected to reach a record $482 billion by the time the next president takes office. Rich Wolf, a Washington correspondent for USA Today, says the number is due to the sagging economy and the stimulus payments to millions of Americans.
• Bush Meets With Pakistan's Leader
  President Bush has met with Pakistani Prime Minister Yusaf Raza Gilani. The two leaders' brief public remarks were cordial, but analysts say the private conversations most likely centered on the need for Pakistan to intensify the fight against extremists.
• Archaeologists Seek To Preserve German U-Boats
  Off the North Carolina shore, recreational divers have explored three German U-boats submerged since World War II ended. Now, archaeologists are getting involved to preserve them.
• Librarians Harvest New Manga Titles At Comic-Con
  Are the shelves at your local library looking more colorful these days? Chalk it up to all the comic books — and the librarians who love them. Over the weekend, librarians mingled with comic enthusiasts at Comic-Con, a massive popular arts convention in San Diego.
• The Day A Bomber Hit The Empire State Building
  On July 28, 1945, a B-25 bomber hit the Empire State building and exploded. The crash killed three people in the plane and 11 people who worked inside the building. Two women who survived describe the horror.
• Guillermo Klein And His Band Of Devotees
  Over the past 14 years, some of New York's hottest young jazz musicians have worked for peanuts, just to have the chance to play the Argentine composer's challenging mix of Latin rhythms, classical structures and singable melodies.

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