Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Leo Thorsness' flight into history
  Leo Thorsness earned the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. The Air Force pilot received the nation's top combat award for a 1967 mission over North Vietnam.4:50 p.m.
• New fight over Big Stone power plant centers on carbon costs
  Backers of a proposed coal-fired power plant near Ortonville go back to regulators this week with a new plan.5:50 p.m.
• Marine pilots' stories collected in new book
  Two Minnesotans have collected stories written by themselves and other Marine pilots and published them in a new book, Marine Wings.6:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Canadian Booksellers Take a Hit on Dual Pricing
  Canadian booksellers are suffering with the rapid rise in value of the Canadian dollar. Most books are "dual-priced" — they list a U.S. price and a Canadian price, the latter of which is higher. Despite the rise of the loonie, publishers and distributors haven't reduced the price disparity.
• Actress' Downfall Shows Culture Shift in Vietnam
  A 19-year-old TV actress in Vietnam bid a tearful goodbye to her TV show after a sex video of her and her boyfriend appeared on the Internet. The government took the actress' program off the air. The incident reveals how rapidly Vietnam's conservative culture is changing.
• Early Education a Potent Issue in Election
  States are making big strides toward universal early childhood education, but they aren't quite there yet because of the expense. Nevertheless, the issue has become a potent, and omnipresent, feature on the presidential campaign trail.
• Homeless War Veterans Span U.S. History
  Michele Norris talks with Todd DePastino about the history of homeless veterans, from the Civil War to Vietnam to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. DePastino is the author of Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America."
• Thousands Flee Growing Violence in Mogadishu
  News reports from the conflict-ridden capital of Somalia say that at least 70 people have died in a week of fighting between Ethiopian-backed government forces and Islamist-led militants, and tens of thousands of people have fled.
• France, Germany Discuss the Iran Problem
  The leaders of France and Germany met in Berlin on Monday, and Iran's nuclear program was at the top of their agenda. Sarkozy is making the case for further sanctions, but Merkel is waiting for a report from the IAEA on Iran's compliance.
• The Science and Business Behind Oil Prices
  Christopher Joyce explains the science of oil drilling and what the price hike means for oil exploration. Jim Zarroli explains how oil prices will make it more expensive to drive, to buy an airplane ticket, and to manufacture anything from air conditioners to zippers.
• Soybean Trade Drives Forest Destruction in Brazil
  In Brazil, a fast-growing soybean industry is fueled by demand from Europe and China. But foreign consumers are also pressuring Brazilian farmers to stop clearing tropical forests, a major storehouse of the carbon that contributes to global warming.
• Feds Consider Charges in San Francisco Spill
  Over the weekend, cleanup crews intensified their efforts to mitigate the impact of last week's oil spill in San Francisco Bay. Much of the area's iconic shoreline is covered with a layer of crude. Federal investigators are considering whether to file criminal charges against the freighter's crew.
• Gore Teams Up with Investors on Green Businesses
  Al Gore, former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announces that he is becoming a partner in a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm that funds and promotes new ways to curb global warming.
• Study: Brains in ADHD Kids Mature Later
  A new study using brain scans shows that a part of the brain that controls action and attention matures later in children with ADHD. The study may also explain why many kids grow out of the disorder.
• Immigration Raid Sets Off Tragedy for Mass. Family
  In September, NPR's Claudio Sanchez reported on the fallout from a huge immigration raid in New Bedford, Mass. Sanchez revisits one of the families to hear its tragic story — a husband, deported to Guatemala, returned to the U.S. only to die in his wife's arms.
• Pakistan's Imran Khan to Leave Hiding for Protest
  Philanthropist, politician and former cricket superstar Imran Khan has been in hiding since Musharraf declared emergency rule. But Khan hopes to channel the political anger of thousands of students Wednesday when he emerges from hiding to lead a student rally at Punjab University.
• Bhutto-Musharraf Showdown Brewing in Pakistan
  Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto plans to begin a procession across the country Tuesday to rally support against the emergency rule imposed by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. But authorities say they will block the march.
• Special Agent Killed 3 Weeks Before Iraq Tour's End
  Three Air Force special agents who did counterintelligence work in Iraq died Nov. 1 outside of Iraq's Balad Air Force Base when their Humvee drove over an improvised explosive device. Civilian lawyer Nathan Schuldheiss, 27, was among them. He had three weeks to go in his deployment.

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