Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Medicare will start paying for telemedicine
  A new Medicare rule allows physicians to see nursing home patients over interactive video. The change could save states money money and reduce patient stress.4:44 p.m.
• Minn. prepares for the season's first big winter storm
  Minnesotans are bracing for what meteorologists forecast will be the first major winter storm of the season.4:48 p.m.
• Franken scores victory with Canvassing Board; Coleman takes issue to court
  Al Franken's campaign got a boost today when the board charged with overseeing the recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race ruled twice in his favor. Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign is asking the state Supreme Court to make sure any wrongly rejected ballots are counted properly.5:20 p.m.
• Minnesota jobs hinge on fate of auto industry
  The Bush administration said Friday that it will help prevent the collapse of the nation's auto industry. The collapse of the nation's auto industry could mean a lot of job losses -- including here in Minnesota.5:50 p.m.
• Production makes Gertrude Stein sing
  A new opera being performed this weekend in Minneapolis has a lofty goal: to portray all Americans - past, present, and future. "The Making of Americans" is an adaptation of Gertrude Stein's novel of the same name. It gets its world premiere tonight at the Walker Art Center.5:55 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Justice Dept. Times Cases For Obama's Arrival
  Some lawyers in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division say they are delaying certain cases, hoping that the Obama administration will give them more attention than the Bush administration did. Some prosecutors are also reviving old investigations left untouched for years.
• Military Plans New Supply Lines Into Afghanistan
  The current route to the country, which runs through Pakistan, has become a chokehold for American supplies as convoys come under attack. With an influx of 20,000 additional troops planned for next year, the military is plotting out alternate supply routes that will enter Afghanistan from the north.
• Give A Book (And Yourself) This Holiday Season
  If reading a story is — as John Gardner said — like falling into a vivid and continuous waking dream, then is giving a book like giving someone a dream? Reviewer Alan Cheuse puzzles over the perfect books for your loved ones this year.
• Automakers May Get White House Reprieve
  The White House has said it is ready to step in to a prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler. But such a last-minute rescue is no more than a reprieve and questions about a more extensive bailout will be waiting for president-elect Barack Obama and the new Congress.
• Autoworkers React To Bailout Collapse
  In the wake of talks over the auto bailout collapsing on Capitol Hill, auto workers in Detroit ponder their increasingly dismal fate. Many say the failure of the package in the Senate was a political attack by Republicans who blocked aid for Detroit automakers.
• Audit Prods L.A. To Tackle Backlog In DNA Evidence
  In Los Angeles, more than 12,000 DNA evidence kits taken from sexual assault victims wait untested in police crime labs and storage facilities. Police say they haven't had the money or the technology to deal with the backlog. But a scathing city audit has officials pledging to test every rape kit — and to help victims bring criminals to justice.
• Obama's Alma Mater Marches From Hawaii
  The marching band from President-elect Barack Obama's high school will perform at his inaugural parade on Jan. 20. The director of Punahou School's band talks about preparing kids from Honolulu for playing in the cold and talks about their playlist.
• Economic Downturn Hits Liberal Arts School
  In the past few months, Washington College, a small liberal arts college on the bucolic eastern shore of Maryland, has seen almost $60 million sucked out of its $170 million endowment. The faculty, administration and students now wonder what the future holds.
• 'The Reader' and 'Doubt' Tackle Generational Divides
  Two new movies — Doubt and The Reader — deal with sex with minors. Doubt takes place during a time of change for the Roman Catholic church in the 1960s. The Reader is about two generations of Germans, those who lived through World War II and those who learned about it as history.
• Amid Downturn, A Look At Baseball Salaries
  The country's economy is in free-fall but Major League Baseball salaries are still in the stratosphere. How can teams such as the Yankees afford such pricey contracts when the recession is bound to take a bite out of revenues?

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