Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Youth Radio: Young, gay and homeless
  An estimated 20 to 40 percent of homeless teens are on the streets because of their sexual orientation. In this report from our Youth Radio Series, Roy Lee Spearman Jones tells the story of being out on his own.3:48 p.m.
• Today's Question: What was your reaction to the President's speech?
  Last night, President Obama addressed the nation and laid out his agenda, including plans for cutting the deficit and boosting job creation. Today's Question: What was your reaction to the President's speech?3:56 p.m.
• High-speed rail in Minn. might still be a long way off
  President Barack Obama Thursday announced $8 billion in grants for high-speed rail projects; Obama first proposed high-speed rail as part of his stimulus plan last year, and Minnesota has been angling to be included in the initiative.4:20 p.m.
• New federal budget ups spending on education
  One area of the federal government that could see more money is education as the president is proposing to spend as much as $4 billion more nationally next year on schools.4:24 p.m.
• Art Hounds
  Each week Minnesota Public Radio News asks three people from the Minnesota arts scene to be "Art Hounds." Their job is to step outside their own work and hunt down something exciting that's going on in local arts.4:45 p.m.
• Geithner tours Honeywell plant in Golden Valley
  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited Minnesota Thursday, touting efforts to build an energy-efficient economy.5:19 p.m.
• Today's Question: What was your reaction to the President's speech?
  Last night, President Obama addressed the nation and laid out his agenda, including plans for cutting the deficit and boosting job creation. Today's Question: What was your reaction to the President's speech?5:22 p.m.
• Some community bankers cautious of Obama plan
  One of the proposals in President Obama's State of the Union message is to send $30 billion in financial industry bailout funds, TARP funds, to community banks, to stimulate job growth.5:46 p.m.
• High-speed rail in Minn. might still be a long way off
  President Barack Obama Thursday announced $8 billion in grants for high-speed rail projects; Obama first proposed high-speed rail as part of his stimulus plan last year, and Minnesota has been angling to be included in the initiative.5:50 p.m.
• New federal budget ups spending on education
  One area of the federal government that could see more money is education as the president is proposing to spend as much as $4 billion more nationally next year on schools.5:53 p.m.
• Youth Radio: Young, gay and homeless
  An estimated 20 to 40 percent of homeless teens are on the streets because of their sexual orientation. In this report from our Youth Radio Series, Roy Lee Spearman Jones tells the story of being out on his own.6:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Karzai Sets Plans To Woo Taliban, Fight Corruption
  At a conference in London, the Afghan president laid out plans to lure Taliban fighters away from the insurgency. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and officials from other nations set a timetable to begin shifting security responsibilities to Afghanistan's government in late 2010 or early 2011.
• Envoy: Pakistan Seeks Technology To Strike Militants
  Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S. says his country wants technical expertise with which it can tackle militants on its border with Afghanistan. Husain Haqqani says U.S. missile strikes that kill civilians inflame Pakistani public opinion.
• Atmospheric Dry Spell Eases Global Warming
  It was a meteorological mystery: global temperatures hadn't increased dramatically over the Past decade, even though greenhouse gas levels did. It turns out that a temporary decline in water vapor in the Earth's upper atmosphere has been holding global warming in check.
• Ending 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Will Mean A Fight
  President Obama has vowed to end a policy that discourages openly gay individuals from serving openly in the military. Since it was passed in 1993, thousands of gay service members have been kicked out. But support in Congress is lukewarm and the reaction from the Joint Chiefs has been decidedly cool.
• Defense Move Rejected In Abortion Provider's Killing
  Scott Roeder admitted he killed George Tiller at the doctor's church last May. A judge ruled, however, that the jury would not be able to consider second-degree murder or voluntary manslaughter as a defense because Tiller posed no imminent threat when Roeder shot him. Those charges would have carried a much lighter sentence than premeditated murder.
• Independents Praise Focus Of Obama Speech
  President Obama's State of the Union speech is winning praise from some independent voters, who had been drifting away from the president. His focus on job creation and calls for bipartisanship may have given Obama a second chance with independents.
• Obama Holds Town Hall In Florida
  President Obama took his message from Wednesday's State of the Union address on the road, traveling to Florida where he announced $8 billion in federal money for high-speed rail. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attended a town hall-style meeting in Tampa, designed to allow the president to speak directly to Americans and to address their worries about the economy.
• Waxman Reacts To State Of The Union Speech
  President Obama, in his State of the Union speech Wednesday, reiterated that he was still committed to overhauling the nation's health care system. California Congressman Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, offers his thoughts.
• iPad Morphs From MADtv Sketch To Apple Device
  When Apple computer announced its highly anticipated iPad Wednesday, the name sounded very familiar to two writers for the comedy show Mad TV. Five years ago, Bruce McCoy and Tami Sagher wrote a sketch about a then-fictional Apple device, the iPad. That sketch has now gone viral. The two writers offer their insight.
• Ford Profits While Toyota Struggles
  Automaker Ford announced Thursday that it made $2.7 billion last year, its first profit in four years. Meanwhile, officials from Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, said they were expanding their recall to vehicles sold in Europe and China.

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