Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Budget cuts end free supervised parenting help
  Budget cuts have meant an end to supervised parental visits for some low-income families.4:44 p.m.
• With big stakes, U.S. Senate could decide Coleman-Franken race
  Local elections officials are expected to resume recounting votes in the U.S. Senate election on Monday after taking time off for the Thanksgiving holiday.5:19 p.m.
• Black Friday shoppers still show, but some scale back
  Shoppers crowded into malls Friday to snatch up sales on Black Friday, one of the biggest holiday shopping days of the year. A lot was riding on the day to rescuscitate consumer spending, which has plummeted in recent months.5:24 p.m.
• Meteorologist reflects on life and career in new memoir
  Minnesota Public Radio meteorologist Craig Edwards has written a memoir titled "Nature's Messenger: Memoirs of a prophetic Meteorologist." Edwards sat down with Tom Crann to talk about his career, the book and what prompted him to write a memoir on his life as a meteorologist.5:50 p.m.
• Bacon, it's not just for breakfast anymore
  You can now find the popular pork product in chocolate truffles, martinis, even ice cream.5:53 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• The Crossdressing Family Man Down The Block
  For a time, the Nadeau family had secret: the husband had a tendency to wear women's clothes. Then Doug Nadeau got sick — and after surgery, he became less inhibited, and became more public in his crossdressing. We learn how his wife came to understand his habits.
• For Store Clerks, Black Friday Is A Source Of Tales
  Jeff shares some of his memorable Black Friday retail stories with Michele and talks about his new book, The Customer is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicles. He joins us from KWGS in Tulsa, Okla.
• Fatty Chemical Seen As Potential Appetite Curb
  Fatty foods prompt the body to produce a chemical called NAPE. The blood stream then carries the NAPE to the brain — where it tells the brain to shut down the appetite. Now scientists have shown that if you give synthetic NAPE to mice and rats, they won't eat. And they say it could be a new way to control appetite.
• Beating Washers Into Wind Turbines In Iowa
  Many people know Iowa for its corn. But for decades it was a major source of household appliances, as industry giants like Amana, Maytag and others supplied much of Americans' demand. Most of the factories are closed now, and the losses hit the state hard. But Iowa has since taken the lead in the emerging field of wind energy.
• New York's Abercrombie Bucks The Retail Blues
  America may be in a recession — but you wouldn't know it from the lines of customers — often more than 200 people deep — around the Abercrombie & Fitch store on New York's Fifth Avenue. People line up every morning before the store open. Who are these people? Why are they there? What are they buying and why?
• In Mumbai, Militant Violence Not Quelled
  Today in Mumbai, Indian commandos continued to battle militants in three locations, eventually recapturing the Oberoi Trident Hotel and a Jewish Center. What could be the final push to retake the Taj hotel began toward the end of the day. The death toll is more than 120, including an American rabbi and his wife at the Jewish Center.
• Vigil For American Rabbi Killed In Mumbai
  Among the Americans killed in the Mumbai terrorist attacks was an ultra-orthodox rabbi and his Israeli wife. Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg was found dead after Indian commandos stormed a Jewish community center in the city. The center was one of 10 targets attacked on Wednesday.
• Bluefin Tuna On Edge Of Collapse, Scientists Say
  Many of the world's fish are heading toward commercial extinction. The next one to go could be the majestic Atlantic bluefin tuna. This week, an international committee meant to protect the species approved fishing levels that far exceed what scientists say is sustainable. Conservationists fear the remaining stocks of bluefin tuna in the Western Atlantic and Mediterranean could collapse completely.
• A Push To Get In The Black On Black Friday
  The Friday after Thanksgiving is the traditional start of the holiday season, with retailers offering sale items to lure shoppers into stores. This year the economic downturn has retailers very worried and they are going all out to get people to open their pocketbooks.
• Va. Spiritual Group Mourns Members Killed In India
  Alan Scherr, 58, and his daughter Naomi, 13, were shot and killed when gunmen opened fire in the cafe at the Oberoi hotel in Mumbai Wednesday. Twenty-five members of the Synchronicity Foundation — a meditation retreat center in rural Faber, Va. — had traveled to Mumbai for a tour of local ashrams.
• Minority Contractors Lose Preference At Pentagon
  A Pentagon affirmative action program that benefits contracting companies owned by racial minorities has been declared unconstitutional. The decision was issued Nov. 4 — Election Day — so it hasn't received much attention. But the decision could mean the end of similar programs at all levels of government.
• Leftover Turkey: Bright Ideas From Pro Cooks
  Michele Norris speaks with three celebrity chefs, Rachael Ray, Gerry Garvin and Charlie Trotter about what to do with all those Thanksgiving leftovers.
• Hillary Clinton's Senate Seat Prompts Debate
  If Hillary Clinton leaves the U.S. Senate for a spot in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet, who will be the next junior senator from New York? Speculation is mounting as the governor's decision nears.
• DJ Charlie Gillett: Deep Roots Around The World
  Charlie Gillett is known to international radio listeners for his BBC world music show. But his roots go deep into rock.
• Few Options For Obama In War On Al-Qaida
  President-elect Barack Obama has charged that the Bush administration "took its eyes off the ball," allowing Osama bin Laden to escape and al-Qaida to regroup. But recently, the Bush administration has intensified its efforts to go after al-Qaida.

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