Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Republicans vie to fill Kennedy's House seat
  Rep. Mark Kennedy has set his sights on the U.S. Senate, and there is a heated race underway for the Republican endorsement to take his place in Congress.4:50 p.m.
• U of M, Vikings stadiums advance at Capitol
  The lone DFL opponent switched his vote on the Gopher bill, saying he's worried that further efforts to get the bill out of committee would make the funding plan even worse.5:18 p.m.
• A scorecard on the stadium debate
  The stadium debate at the Capitol grows more confusing by the day. Earlier in the session it seemed as though the Twins stadium plan would have smooth sailing. But the Senate Taxes Committee has been proposing big changes to the stadium proposals.5:23 p.m.
• Northwest pilots approve pay-cut deal
  Northwest Airlines Corp. pilots approved a package of deep pay cuts and other concessions that the bankrupt carrier said it needs to reorganize. About 63 percent of Northwest's 4,800 pilots voted to approve the pact.5:43 p.m.
• A movie whose women are strong, its men, good-looking
  Robert Altman's new movie, "A Prairie Home Companion," gets its local premiere tonight at an invitation-only screening at the Fitzgerald Theater, where the movie is set. Will the film make a splash next to all the summer blockbusters?5:48 p.m.
• Rowley says jury made right decision in Moussaoui case
  The FBI agent at the center of the arrest of Zacarias Moussaoui said the jury in his case made a good decision to give him life in prison.6:15 p.m.
• Hollywood comes to St. Paul
  Saint Paul hosts a Hollywood-style movie premiere Wednesday night, as the stars of A Prairie Home Companion returned to the Fitzgerald Theater to see the film's debut.6:24 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Federal Jury Votes to Spare Moussaoui's Life
  A federal jury in Alexandria, Va., sentences Zacarias Moussaoui to spend the rest of his life in prison on charges that he was a conspirator in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Moussaoui, who confessed to being part of al-Qaida, is the only person charged in the United States in connection to the attacks.
• Neutrinos: A Cursed Subatomic Particle?
  An experiment confirms that a weird tribe of particles known as neutrinos actually change from one form into another as they journey about the cosmos. Neutrinos seem to pass through any object. If that's really the case, are neutrinos cursed to wander the universe in solitude forever?
• Diabetics May Get Second Chance to Drive Big Rigs
  The federal government bars diabetics who take insulin from driving big rigs; the drug can lead to blackouts. But new rules under consideration may allow diabetics who manage their disease get back behind the wheel.
• Pandemic Would Put Homeland Security in Charge
  The White House releases details of its plan to keep the economy and government from shutting down during a flu pandemic. The plan puts the Department of Homeland Security in charge of government operations during a pandemic, giving a secondary role to the nation's public-health agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. The plan may also outline what steps businesses should be taking to prepare for a worst-case scenario, in which one-third or more of the U.S. work force could be idled by illness at the peak of a pandemic.
• Sago Mine Rescuer Admits Giving False Hope
  A rescuer testifying at a public hearing into West Virginia's Sago mine disaster admits to mistakenly saying the trapped miners were alive, when in fact the sole survivor had been located. The rescuer nearly broke down while describing finding the dead miners.
• Public Spurns GOP Plan for Gas Rebates
  A Republican plan that would send $100 rebates to gas consumers has backfired for the Senate majority, as taxpayers accuse politicians of pandering for votes this November. The senators said the proposal was to give relief to drivers hit by a spike in gasoline prices.
• Iraqi Parliament Holds Session on Ethics and Conduct
  Iraq's new parliament holds a brief meeting in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, the legislature's second session. The meeting focused on internal codes of conduct. Representatives are confident that Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki will form his government before the May 22 deadline.
• In Afghanistan, It's Too Early to Hail Democracy
  The Bush administration has long held up Afghanistan as a democratic success story in the Middle East. But many who are familiar with conditions on the ground in Afghanistan say that the Taliban, far from defeated, has entered a new stage in the insurgency.
• Bush, Merkel Discuss Iran at White House
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with President Bush at the White House, where the two confer on how to curtail Iran's nuclear program.
• Nobel Laureate Ebadi Looks at Iran's Contradictions
  Shirin Ebadi, author of Iran Awakening and winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, discusses the standoff over Iran's nuclear program and the rhetoric of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. She also explains why she decided not to leave her homeland.

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