Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• 'Official-English' push in Lino Lakes tied to alleged anti-immigration front
  A national advocacy group called ProEnglish, which helped officials in Lino Lakes write an English-only resolution, is tied to other organizations that call for a cap on federal immigration levels.3:49 p.m.
• A small grudge plays a big role in Iowa farm novel
  A small grudge that grows out of proportion is at the heart of Michelle Hoover's new novel. "The Quickening" revolves around two Depression-era Iowa farmwives Mary and Enidina.3:54 p.m.
• Witnesses testify for man convicted in Toyota crash
  Witnesses who have had their own Toyota acceleration problems testified at a hearing for a St. Paul man imprisoned for ramming his Camry into a stopped car, killing three people.5:19 p.m.
• 'Official-English' push in Lino Lakes tied to alleged anti-immigration front
  A national advocacy group called ProEnglish, which helped officials in Lino Lakes write an English-only resolution, is tied to other organizations that call for a cap on federal immigration levels.5:23 p.m.
• A small grudge plays a big role in Iowa farm novel
  A small grudge that grows out of proportion is at the heart of Michelle Hoover's new novel. "The Quickening" revolves around two Depression-era Iowa farmwives Mary and Enidina.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Armed And Deadly: Shoulder, Weapons Key To Hunt
  The shoulder altered the course of human evolution by giving us survival skills we never could have imagined without it. The shape of the joint allowed us to develop tools and weapons we could throw, like rocks and spears. And advanced weaponry meant better meals.
• Obama: U.S. Will Leave Iraq 'On Schedule'
  President Obama told a veterans group in Atlanta on Monday that the U.S. is on track to withdraw its combat troops from Iraq this summer as scheduled.
• The State Of Iraq's Government, Security
  As American troops pull out of Iraq, we hear from a veteran war correspondent about the condition of the country those troops are leaving behind. Anthony Shadid won two Pulitzer Prizes for his Iraq coverage with The Washington Post. He's now in Baghdad for The New York Times, and is the author of Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War. Michele Norris talks to Shadid about the state of Iraq's government, security, electrical grid, and the mood of its people.
• Roadside Bombs Raise U.S. Stakes In Afghanistan
  July was the deadliest month for American troops in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. The Pentagon has spent billions of dollars trying to protect troops from deadly roadside bombs, or IEDs. But insurgents respond to the new technology with new ways of making bombs.
• Mike McCue: Flipboard Brings Beauty Of Print Onto The Web
  The CEO of the shiny, new iPad application says his company may also turn to the publishing business' ad model.
• What's So Worrisome About A BlackBerry?
  The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia say they will pull the plug on some BlackBerry services -- because they can't monitor them closely enough. E-mails and instant messages the devices send are encrypted using a system controlled by the manufacturer, Research In Motion.
• Examining The Risks Of Deflation
  Some members of the Fed recently cited the threat of deflation. Deflation -- a general decrease in prices -- should not be occurring during an economic recovery. In many ways, it is more worrisome than inflation.
• More Economists Cite Concerns Over Deflation
  Since the series of corporate bailouts and falling interest rates began in 2008, inflation has been the buzzword. But some leading economists and investors are now beginning to worry about just the opposite -- deflation. Michele Norris talks to St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard about the risks of deflation.
• Influential Record Producer Mitch Miller Dies
  Influential record producer Mitch Miller has died at age 99. Miller was a key executive at Columbia Records in the era before rock 'n' roll, making hits with Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett, among others.
• Writer Anne Rice: 'Today I Quit Being A Christian'
  Anne Rice, best known for her Vampire Chronicles series, announced she's leaving Christianity about a decade after rejoining the Roman Catholic Church. She says she left because she didn't realize the lengths the church would go to prevent same-sex marriage. "It was very painful," Rice tells NPR.

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