Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Adults with fetal alcohol syndrome face huge challenges
  Problems associated with fetal alcohol syndrome don't end when children grow up. There are hundreds of thousands of adults across the country affected by the disorder. They often have poor judgment and struggle just to survive.4:44 p.m.
• Going Greyhound for Thanksgiving
  Whether it's high gas prices, or dire predictions of air travel delays, some people are getting to their Thanksgiving dinners on the bus.5:16 p.m.
• Bergson veto restores Duluth housing program
  Duluth mayor restores a housing program which he describes as his legacy, but council members vow to kill it again.5:20 p.m.
• A Meals on Wheels program fights crime perception and funding cuts
  Food service for seniors in north Minneapolis experiences a waiting list for the first time in its history.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Holiday Shopping Forecast Reflects Tight Finances
  Forecasts of the holiday shopping season have been less than reliable in the past, but economists and retail groups keep issuing them anyway. This year, the forecast sounds familiar: high gasoline prices and the housing slump will mean an anemic shopping season. Is this the year the forecast may be right?
• Evaluators in Child-Custody Cases Scrutinized
  Using psychological tests and expert judgment, psychologists make recommendations about which parent should have custody. The decisions are accepted by judges most of the time, but critics say the tests are flawed and the decisions are often more personal than professional.
• Barbara Richardson Supports from the Sidelines
  In a presidential campaign with so many large personalities, Barbara Richardson takes a lower profile. In NPR's series of conversations with the presidential candidates' spouses, Richardson says she prefers providing support from the sidelines.
• Exploring the Roots of Peruvian 'Chicha' Music
  Chicha is a form of Peruvian music that combines local folklore, South American beats and modern musical instruments. The recently released CD Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru explores early Chicha recordings.
• Ex-Press Secretary Blames Bush for CIA Leak
  Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan says in an upcoming book that he passed false information to the media about the Valerie Plame CIA leak case that had been provided by high officials in the administration, including President Bush.
• Milo Radulovich, Symbol of Red Scare, Dies
  Milo Radulovich, a former Air Force reserve lieutenant who became a national news story when he got caught up in the McCarthy-era Red Scare, died this week.
• Ruling Eases Funding of Private Political Ads
  With the presidential primaries now just weeks away, it's almost prime time for rich, independent groups to start targeting various candidates. Their model is a TV ad that caused problems for Howard Dean just before the Iowa caucuses in 2004. New regulations adopted this week make it easier for the groups to tap corporate and union money.
• A New Orleans Jazz Master Dies at 100
  The oldest traditional New Orleans jazz musician has died at age 100. Doc Paulin was a trumpeter and band leader who started performing the 1920s.
• Films on War, Mideast Mostly Fall Flat at Box Office
  Many fall films explore conflict in the Middle East and U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. But so far, this spate of post-Sept. 11 films hasn't done very well at the box office.
• Pakistan's Imran Khan Released from Prison
  Pakistani opposition leader and former cricket superstar Imran Khan has been released from prison. He was jailed last week after trying to lead a student protest against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule.
• O'Hare Travelers Bide Time with Flu Shots
  Long layovers in airport terminals are a sure bet this time of year. Now, travelers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport can pass the time by getting a flu shot.
• Behind the Scenes at O'Hare Airport
  During one of the busiest weeks of the year at one of the nation's busiest airports — Chicago's O'Hare International — NPR goes to an operations center to see how American Airlines workers manage the logistics of getting planes to gates, people to planes, and luggage to planes and people.
• Sounds of the Holiday Shuffle Around D.C.
  The day before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year. Hear a sampling of the sounds of travel in Washington, D.C. — Union Station, Reagan National Airport and the Greyhound bus station.
• Boyhood Lessons Could Serve Washington Well
  It's a holiday week, but the mood in Washington isn't uplifting. Six years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the nation is still running scared. And lessons of tolerance and brotherhood that Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr learned as a boy seem to have been lost.
• Vegetables with Flair for the Thanksgiving Plate
  Self-proclaimed "Leaf Geek" Mollie Katzen shares vegetable inspirations for Thanksgiving. She prepares a chard recipe from her latest cookbook, The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without, and extols the virtues of roasted Brussels sprouts.

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