Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Free speech doesn't draw a crowd
  You don't have to have credentials to speak to delegates at the Republican National Convention this week. That's because the city of St. Paul a free speech venue, called the open forum stage.4:49 p.m.
• Palin speaks in St. Paul while 'Rage' plays in Minneapolis
  Sen. John McCain joins Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin onstage at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Police use tear gas to disperse the crowd remaining after Rage Against the Machine concert in Minneapolis.4:53 p.m.
• Judge sets bail for anarchists charged with terrorism-related felony; attorney says charges are 'scary' and overblown
  Police say the RNC Welcoming Committee, a group of self-described anarchists, plotted to burn vehicles, spear police with poles, and even discussed kidnapping delegates. An attorney for the defendants says charging the activists with terrorism is "an abuse of the criminal justice system."5:21 p.m.
• Palin mocks Obama; McCain claims nomination
  Claiming her historic spot on the Republican ticket, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin mocked Barack Obama's experience and promise of change Wednesday night and pledged to help John McCain upend the Washington establishment.6:08 p.m.
• What Minnesota delegates want to hear from Palin's speech
  Anticipation is growing for vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's speech at the RNC tonight. Minnesota delegates have been talking about what the Alaska governor needs to accomplish tonight to appeal to a wider national audience.6:12 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Whodunits Pack Literary Punch
  Two new novels take on the same theme: murder. Donald Pfarrer's A Common Ordinary Murder is at once both harrowing and exultant. John Darnton's Black & White and Dead All Over is for those who like a little satire with their blood.
• Study: As Oceans Warm, Cyclones Gain Strength
  Tropical cyclones have been getting stronger over the past several decades, according to a new report in the journal Nature. This finding supports a theory that storms will get stronger as the surface of the ocean heats up because of global warming.
• Pakistan Accuses U.S. Of Deadly Attack On Its Soil
  Pakistan says U.S.-led forces crossed into its territory and launched an attack that killed at least 15 people. The target of the attack was a village in South Waziristan, which is a tribal area used as a base by the Taliban and al-Qaida.
• In Ohio Town, A School Tragedy Averted
  A teen with a gun walked into a high school in Willoughby, Ohio, Tuesday. He fired twice and pointed the gun at himself. The principal and Assistant Principal Jeff Lyons convinced him to surrender. Lyons says he told the teen of his own friend who had committed suicide.
• Russian Resurgence Gives Cause For Worry
  While the news focus has been on Gustav, Sarah Palin and others, Russia strides across the world stage, which the U.S. no longer dominates. The Bush administration, like the European Union, is short on sanctions or other means of pressure.
• With Eye On Economy, Obama Hits Campaign Trail
  While Republicans gathered for a third day in St. Paul, Minn., for their party's nominating convention, Barack Obama hit the campaign trail. He stumped across Ohio Wednesday, talking about the economy and making time for a little BBQ.
• Republican Moderates Reflect On Place In GOP
  Social conservatives have warmed to John McCain, thanks in large part to his vice-presidential pick, Gov. Sarah Palin. Delegates from the battleground state of Florida and moderate Republicans reflect on Palin and their place in the GOP.
• In St. Paul, Minn., Palin To Take Center Stage
  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin formally accepts her party's vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Her teenage daughter's pregnancy and other controversies have done little to dim Palin's appeal among Republicans.
• Tego Calderon: Reggaeton On Black Pride
  Reggaeton is the biggest-selling genre of Latin music. Its blend of hip-hop, reggae and Latin rhythms has been criticized as simplistic, violent and misogynistic. But the Puerto Rican artist and others use the form to celebrate "blackness," something rarely heard in Latin America.
• Letters: Gustav Evacuee
  A New Orleans resident who had evacuated to a state-run shelter in Shreveport, Louisiana, described the conditions there as poor. The state official responsible for the shelter responded — as did a listener who experienced a much different environment at another facility.
• Hurricane Forecaster Offers Insight On Storms
  Forecasters have been busy in recent days tracking Hurricane Gustav as well as tropical storms Hanna, Ike and Josephine. Christopher Landsea, science and operations officer at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, says it's difficult to predict a hurricane's speed.
• Gustav Evacuees Eager To Return Home
  Hurricane Gustav forced the evacuation of almost 2 million people and now they all want to go home. That is a problem because much of southeast Louisiana is not yet habitable. Streets are littered with debris and medical service is limited.
• Terrebone Parish, La., Recovers After Gustav
  Hurricane Gustav made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, La., on Monday. Mayor Vernon Bourgeois says that starting Saturday the parish will allow residents to check on their property and leave. He says the area is still not safe for residents to come back and stay.
• 'Cuckoo's Nest' Hospital Being Replaced
  Oregon is replacing the infamous mental hospital portrayed in the Academy Award-winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with a new facility. Dr. Marvin D. Fickle, former superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital, calls it a "fairly gloomy kind of place."
• Russian Literary Boom Linked To Authoritarianism
  Literary critics feared that after the Soviet collapse, the easy availability of popular romance novels and thrillers would seduce Russian readers away from deeper works. Now they attribute a literary revival to the country's new authoritarianism.

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