Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Rocky auto industry puts car buyers in control at dealerships
  If you're in the market for a new car, this is a good time to be buying. The drop in potential buyers from a year or two ago has dealers very eager to cut deals and make sales.6:50 a.m.
• Dairy farmers hit hard by low milk prices, high production costs
  A sharp downturn in milk prices has produced what may be the worst crisis most dairy farmers have seen in their careers.7:20 a.m.
• Commentator says Montana a good place to vacation
  The summer vacation and tourism season is upon us, and while the land of 10,000 Lakes has a lot to offer, commentator Peter Smith files this report from points west.8:45 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Palestinian Rift In The West Bank Intensifies
  Increasing tensions between rival Palestinian factions in the West Bank have turned violent. Fatah leaders say Hamas is plotting to take over the West Bank by force — similar to what happened in the Gaza Strip, where Hamas fighters overwhelmed Fatah forces. Recent gunfights have left nine dead.
• Mainstream Media: Mutual Fascination With Obama
  When President Obama holds his first Rose Garden news conference on Tuesday, he'll be honoring a White House tradition. The Obama administration was expected to be all about Twittering and Facebook posts and text messages. The mainstream media feared they'd be irrelevant, but that hasn't happened so far.
• 'Tonight Show' Announcer Ed McMahon Dies At 86
  Ed McMahon died early Tuesday at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was Johnny Carson's comedic partner on the Tonight Show for 30 years. A publicist said McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months."
• D.C. Metrorail Suffers Worst Crash In Its History
  At least seven people have been confirmed dead in Monday's subway crash in Washington D.C. A Metro train that had slowed near a station was slammed from the rear by the second train, which jackknifed into the air and fell atop the first train.
• Kodak Retires Kodachrome After 74 Years
  Eastman Kodak is discontinuing the manufacture of the Kodachrome brand color positive film. Sales were big in the 1950's and 60's but Kodachrome now makes up less than one percent of all Kodak's sales.
• Google Executives On Trial In Absentia In Italy
  Testimony begins Tuesday in the trial of four Google executives in Italy. The case involves a YouTube video of an autistic Italian youth being beaten and insulted. Google owns YouTube and Italian prosecutors are accusing the executives of privacy violations. They want Google to do more to filter content. Google says content is the responsibility of the user, not the company.
• Author Takes Steps To Fight Cancer, Become Mom
  A year ago Morning Edition told you about Jessica Queller, a 39-year-old woman who had her breasts removed because she carries the breast cancer gene. The gene also carries a high risk for ovarian cancer, and the only certain prevention is to have the ovaries removed. When Queller shared her story, she hadn't had that procedure yet because she wanted to be a mother. Queller updates Renee Montagne on what's been happening in her life.
• SEC Charges Madoff Advisers With Fraud
  U.S. officials have filed civil charges against two of the so-called feeder funds that helped Bernard Madoff find investors. They say the firms knew — or should have known — that Madoff was operating a giant Ponzi scheme.
• In Memory Of An Indian Musical Genius
  Ali Akbar Khan's fans included maharajahs, classical Western musicians, and rock stars. Khan was born in what is now Bangladesh. He played a Northern Indian instrument, the sarod. Violinist Yehudi Menuhin said he was "the greatest musician in the world," and the Indian government named him a national treasure. He died last week at age 87. Commentator Sandip Roy has this appreciation.
• Supreme Court Rules On Special Education Case
  In a 6-to-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that school districts could be required to reimburse students who choose special education programs at private schools even if they did not try the public school's special education offerings first.
• Iran's Top Electoral Body Says Election Valid
  Iran's Guardian Council, the body that is dominated by clerics and oversees elections, has announced the disputed presidential election will not be annulled. At the same time, Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it will crush any street demonstrations called to protest the election. On Monday, a few hundred people tried to mount a protest but police quickly dispersed them.
• Glover Wins Rain-Soaked U.S. Open
  Lucas Glover won the U.S. Open Monday, edging out Phil Mickelson, David Duval and Ricky Barnes. Glover is a 29-year-old South Carolinian who had won just once before on the PGA Tour.
• Mass European Protests Back Iranian Reformers
  Europeans are reacting with outrage over events unfolding in Iran. European leaders have called for an end to the violence in Iran, and a vote recount of the disputed presidential election. People in Europe's major capitals have taken to the streets in solidarity with Iranian protesters.
• Rafsanjani Is Major Influence In Iran
  Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is exercising influence from behind the scenes in the aftermath of the country's disputed presidential elections. Journalist Robin Wright talks with Renee Montagne about Rafsanjani.
• High Court Rules Narrowly In Voting Rights Case
  The Supreme Court could have gutted the Voting Rights Act by overturning a provision that is used for enforcement. However, the justices decided to preserve it. The act allows states to apply to a court for an end to Justice Department oversight of the state's voting rules. The justices said that bailout option must also be available to smaller jurisdictions.

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