Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Digital revolution is now transforming education
  A new book on technology and education says the internet is about to transform America's schools, much as it has changed the rest of the world.4:50 p.m.
• Ron Maddox gets one last 'Taste,' his way
  The Taste of Minnesota is poised to change hands within a month. That means that this year's Taste may be the last one that co-founder Ron Maddox gets to do entirely his way.4:54 p.m.
• Sen. Obama talks to North Dakota veterans
  Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama highlighted veteran's issues at a campaign stop Friday in Fargo.5:20 p.m.
• Public defenders to stop representing poor parents in child protection cases
  Beginning July 8, state public defenders outside of Hennepin County will no longer represent parents in child protection cases, or in specialty courts such as drug court, because of budget cuts. Children will wait longer in foster care.5:24 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Turkey's AKP Party Defends Itself In Court
  Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party faces charges of imposing Islamic law in a secular state. If convicted, the party could be dissolved and Turkey's prime minister and president could be banned from politics for up to five years.
• 'Toons Learn Physics, The Better To Break Its Rules
  You've heard of Physics for Poets? This summer, San Jose State University is offering a new master class in physics for cartoonists. It's teaching animators how the real world works — even for characters who don't live in it.
• In A Crumbling House, A Trove Of Everyday History
  For years, historian Adam Goodheart had been taking students to an old Maryland plantation. Little did he know there was a trove of family records — an intimate portrait of an influential family — stashed upstairs.
• Employers Cut Jobs For Sixth Straight Month
  The U.S. economy lost jobs for the sixth straight month in June. The Labor Department says employers cut 62,000 jobs from their payrolls. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5 percent. The data were in line with economists' expectations.
• Median Net Worth Declines
  The Fed's report in June said the net worth of Americans showed the biggest decline since 2002. Scott Hoyt, senior director of consumer economics at Moody's Economy.com, says when the value of assets fall, it makes it harder to reach financial goals.
• Spate Of Manhole Cover Thefts Poses Problem
  It used to be a kids' prank, but manhole cover theft has become an expensive problem for cities such as Long Beach, Calif. Each lid weighs more than 200 pounds, but thieves anxious to capitalize upon the rising cost of scrap metal aren't deterred.
• Predicting In Vitro Success Made Easier
  A Stanford University researcher has found a way to predict with 70 percent accuracy whether a particular in vitro fertilization cycle will be successful. The breakthrough should make it easier to treat those who try to become pregnant with IVF.
• Probe Into Maryland Custody Death Slows
  State and federal agents are investigating the death of a Maryland man in his cell two days after he was arrested and charged with killing a county police officer. But their efforts have been slowed by a lack of cooperation from prison officials.
• New Way To Land Planes May Save Fuel
  A new style of landing called "continuous descent" involves the plane flying straight. Alex Kingsbury, a reporter with U.S. News and World Report, says delivery firm UPS has saved 50 gallons of jet fuel per landing by using the system on its planes.
• Homesick Iraqis Flock To NYC Eatery
  The atmosphere at La Kabbr, the only Iraqi restaurant in the Big Apple, is often like an Iraqi house party, with people dancing, sipping chai, sharing plates and passing hookah pipes. On many Saturday nights, Iraqis longing for a taste of home fill the Hell's Kitchen hotspot.

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