Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• When birds and buildings collide, birds lose
  A bird's life is filled with danger. Human beings, specifically our buildings, are part of the problem.7:25 a.m.
• Concern about contaminated animal feed has reached Congress
  The U.S. House Agriculture Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, DFL-Minn., will take up the issue next week. Congressman Peterson talks about how he thinks recent problems with food safety can be avoided.7:50 a.m.
• When the show isn't good enough
  MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with Dominic Papatola about the fine art of walking out of a theater before the curtain falls.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Doctors Question Rise in Skin Cancer Biopsies
  Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is diagnosed at more than twice the rate it was just 20 years ago. But some doctors worry this isn't a signal of melanoma epidemic. Instead, it could be an epidemic of skin biopsies.
• L.A. Mayor Seeks Gang Solutions in El Salvador
  Concerns about gang culture prompt Antonio Villaraigosa to visit San Salvador. Both cities must deal with gangs that have strong ties in both nations. In San Salvador, felons deported from the U.S. have taken L.A.'s gang culture back to the homeland.
• West Point Classes Focus on War Ethics
  In the aftermath of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and other wartime events that have raised ethical questions, West Point is putting new emphasis on teaching what's right and wrong on the battlefield.
• Bee Deaths, Loss of Navigation Cause Concern
  An affliction called Colony Collapse Disorder is killing honey bees in large numbers. May Berenbaum, head of the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois, says a bigger mystery is why bees are not returning to their hives. Are environmental conditions destroying the bees' navigation system?
• Benny Golson: From Jazz to Hollywood and Back
  Saxophone player Benny Golson played with jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie and Art Blakey, and wrote music for the TV shows M*A*S*H and Mission Impossible. He talks about his role in reshaping Blakey's band as well as the bit part in a Stephen Spielberg movie that helped revitalize his career.
• Jamestown's Early Days Were Brutish and Short
  This month marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Va., the first permanent English settlement in North America. Many historians see Jamestown as the birthplace of modern America. Was the original colony really a success?
• Britain Points Way to More Fuel-Efficient Motoring
  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases a report this week on what governments and industry should do to prevent global warming. But individuals can play a role also just by wisely choosing a fuel-efficient car. Quentin Willson, who covers the automobile industry in Britain, tells of the benefits, including using diesel fuel.
• White House, Congress Negotiate over Iraq Bill
  President Bush sends Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten to Congress for negotiations on a new spending bill to fund United States military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• French Presidential Candidates Hold TV Debate
  France's top presidential candidates, socialist Segolene Royal and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy, touch on their plans for employment, retirement accounts. Voters go to the polls Sunday.
• Rice to Meet with Syrian Foreign Minister
  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Thursday in Egypt with Syria's foreign minister. The first high-level talks between the nations in two years will take place on the sidelines of a regional conference on the future of Iraq.
• Media Dynasties Seek to Stay in Control
  The families who control such newspapers as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times face pressure to cede power to shareholders. But those families say maintaining majority ownership protects journalistic integrity.
• Have You Seen This Radioactive Material?
  Newspaper ads in Pakistan are asking people to inform officials if they find any "lost or stolen" radioactive material. Think of it as the equivalent of putting up posters around the neighborhood if child lost her teddy bear. Of course, Pakistan is a proud member of the nuclear club. But officials insist no nuclear materials are actually missing.
• Saudis Seek to Adapt to Biofuel Threat
  Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, said it may slow investment in petroleum as consumers eye alternative fuels. Asian and Middle Eastern energy ministers are meeting in Riyadh to discuss the world's changing energy demands.
• Latest Reality TV Plan: Chubby Teens, Aborigines
  Britain once shipped convicts to Australia. Now it will send 10 overweight teens. A new reality series called Fat Teens Can't Hunt aims to place pudgy adolescents in Australia's outback, where they would live with Aboriginal communities. But don't set your TIVOs yet. Producers are still searching for a suitable location, and a volunteer Aboriginal tribe.
• Queen Seeks to Fly 'Green' on U.S. Visit
  As Queen Elizabeth II begins her state visit to the United States, she will pay $20,000 for a "carbon offset." That's a fee paid to compensate for the carbon that her flights across the Atlantic and around America will spew into the air. The money will go towards a project to reduce greenhouse gases.

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