Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Man investigates his own family ties to 1920 Duluth lynchings
  At the corner of East First Street and North Second Avenue in Duluth, there's a memorial to three men who were murdered nearby.4:50 p.m.
• Legislature enters the final act of the budget fix
  Both the House and Senate were engaed in a lengthy debate trying to pass a final version of a budget bill.5:20 p.m.
• Duluth school district remodeling plan draws fire
  A state lawmaker from Duluth is asking the Legislature not to approve, but to stop, a public works project in his district.5:24 p.m.
• Royal Rents for Republicans
  St. Paul area homeowners, many of them Democrats, are hoping to profit by putting up people from the pachyderm party.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Backroom Primary: Decisive Superdelegates in Pa.
  Whatever happens in Pennsylvania's April 22 primary, it is the superdelegates nationwide who will likely decide who gets the Democratic presidential nomination. Three committed superdelegates from the Keystone State shared their views on the race.
• Fossilized Feces Tell Tale of Earliest Americans
  Archaeologists are abuzz over human excrement found in an Oregon cave that dates back to a time before the earliest known Americans. The fossilized feces are 14,000 years old and lend support to the theory that people first came to the Americas by a Bering Sea land bridge.
• In Revival, 'South Pacific' Still Has Lessons to Teach
  The 1949 musical is getting its first Broadway remount, and its creative team says the story — about culture clash, life in wartime and the impact of American power abroad — resonates as profoundly as ever.
• Lawmakers Outraged by FAA Safety Violations
  Investigators and whistleblowers told a House committee Thursday that the Federal Avaiation Administration was too cozy with irlines and failed to exercise the oversight required by law. FAA inspectors say they were pressured to gloss over problems at major airlines.
• Small Airlines Face Financial Turbulence
  ATA Airlines shut down operations and filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday. The move comes less than two weeks after Aloha Airlines filed for Chapter 11. David Field, U.S. editor of Airline Business Magazine, discusses small carriers' woes, including soaring fuel costs.
• Heathrow's New Terminal a National Joke
  One week after it opened, Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 is cause for deep embarrassment for British Airways and the London airport's owners. Flights are still delayed, and thousands of passengers are still without their luggage.
• Carter Drops Hints About Endorsement
  Former president Jimmy Carter has not officially said which Democratic candidate he is supporting in 2008, but in Nigeria on Wednesday, he said his state, town and the younger generations of his family all favor Sen. Barack Obama.
• Clinton Hopes to Reprise 'Comeback Kid' Role
  Will she drop out of the Democratic presidential contest or won't she? Should she or shouldn't she? Daniel Schorr says the "Comeback Kid" is a Clinton tradition and, if Sen. Hillary Clinton ultimately loses the nomination, she will go down with all guns blazing.
• Teens Take Advantage of Online Privacy Tools
  Many younger people have very nuanced ideas about Internet privacy. They post deeply personal information on social networking sites, but understand and use various privacy locks so only certain people can see their profiles.
• Teens' Online 'Friends' Often Number in Hundreds
  A majority of teenagers who go online maintain one or more profiles at social networking Web sites. Most teens restrict access to to their profiles, but "friends" who access the profiles routinely number in the hundreds.

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