Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Bill Pohlad goes 'Into the Wild'
  The film adaptation of Jon Krakauer's book is the true story of Chris McCandless, a recent college graduate who gave away all his money and headed into the Alaskan wilderness to live off the land.4:49 p.m.
• Rybak stresses public safety in the wake of recent violence
  Mayor R.T. Rybak's budget will provide money to beef up crime investigations.5:20 p.m.
• How healthy is your health insurance?
  Workplace health insurance isn't the deal it once was, for many of us.5:24 p.m.
• General Mills changes leadership
  General Mills' CEO Steve Sanger is stepping down from that post immediately, and the company promoted president and COO Ken Powell to replace him.5:51 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Iran's Ahmadinejad Expounds on Holocaust, 9/11
  Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a controversial appearance at Columbia University, outlining his positions on a variety of social and diplomatic issues. Introducing the Iranian president, Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia University, called him a "petty and cruel dictator."
• Town's Immigrant Students Stay Away from School
  In New Bedford, Mass., the aftermath of an immigration raid in March is rippling through the public schools. Dozens of students didn't show up for school this fall, and officials say their families may have gone into hiding.
• Hill's Goal: End N. Korea's Nuclear Program
  Ambassador Christopher Hill, lead U.S. negotiator on the dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear arms program, is headed to Beijing this week for talks that will also include Russia, China, Japan, and South Korea. Hill says he opes to put a chill into North Korea's nuclear arms program.
• Firms in Northwest Struggle to Find Workers
  Employers in many parts of the West are facing record low unemployment levels. They are having to raise wages and become more creative in how they attract new employees. In states like Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, unemployment is hovering around 2 and 3 percent.
• Museum, Artist Go to Court Over Massive Installation
  The major exhibition now at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art has been covered with yellow tarp and closed to the public for nearly two months, due to a dispute between the museum and Swiss artist Christoph Buchel. The artist is known for creating life-sized installations that visitors walk and climb through.
• Myanmar's Leaders Threaten Protesters
  Faced with growing protests against their authority, the military regime in control of Myanmar, formerly Burma, threatened to crack down on the protesters if senior Buddhist leaders don't rein them in. The protests began with thousands of monks marching barefoot through the streets in maroon robes.
• UAW Strike May Be a Short One, Analyst Says
  The contract standoff between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union that has brought a national strike may be short-lived, says auto industry analyst David Healy. The Burnham Securities analyst says that despite its standing inventory, GM has plenty of motivation to avoid a long strike. Robert Siegel talks with Healy.
• 'Exit Ghost' from Philip Roth
  Alan Cheuse reviews Philip Roth's new novel Exit Ghost, the latest and last in a series featuring New England writer Nathan Zuckerman that began in 1979. In his final appearance, Zuckerman returns to New York City clad in diapers after living in seclusion in the Berkshires for more than a decade.
• The Family that Marathons Together
  Last week, we brought you the story of the 13 siblings of the Weisse family, who were hoping to break the world record for the number of siblings to complete a marathon together. This past weekend, they finished the Fox Cities Marathon in Wisconsin, minutes shy of the deadline. Melissa Block gives us the details.
• S-CHIP Veto: Leaving Children Behind on Health
  NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr laments President Bush's coming veto of the children's health bill. Schorr says he can't understand how anyone can keep healthcare from children.
• Protests Greet Ahmadinejad Speech in New York
  As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at New York's Columbia University in New York City, thousands of students crowded the center of campus to listen to the event. It capped a day of protests around the campus over whether or not the Iranian president should have been allowed to speak.
• Auto Workers Go on Strike as GM Talks Fail
  Members of the United Auto Workers walked off their jobs this morning after talks with General Motors failed to reach a deal on a new contract. The first nationwide strike in the auto industry since 1976 came as something of a surprise: The two sides had reportedly made significant progress on a groundbreaking agreement on retiree health care.
• Author Says New Zuckerman Novel to be the Last
  Author Philip Roth says his latest novel, Exit Ghost, is also his last one about Nathan Zuckerman. The character was 23 when Roth began writing about him. Now 71, the character is grappling with old age and thoughts of dying.
• Survivors of Shanghai's Jazz Age Play Anew
  Shanghai's hedonistic nightlife and jazz music scene were once renowned throughout Asia — before the Communist Party took power and punished jazz as a crime. But today, a small group of musicians are re-creating the sounds of the city's golden days.
• The Quest to Design the Perfect Yawn
  What would it take to design a yawn so powerful that it would make everyone who saw it yawn back? Would it have to be a big yawn, or a yawn with a big stretch? And a dog can make a person yawn, but what about the other way around? Robert Provine investigated these questions.

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