Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Minnesota philanthropist Eugene Sit dies
  The head of one of the Minnesota's leading investment firms has died. Eugene Sit was 69 years old. He died Tuesday from pancreatic cancer.7:20 a.m.
• Minnesota welcomes top golfers to U.S. Women's Open
  The U.S. Women's Open golf tournament starts this morning at Interlachen Country Club in Edina. Some of the world's best female golfers will compete there this week, including retiring champion Annika Sorenstam.7:25 a.m.
• Arts with Dominic Papatola
  Minnesota Public Radio arts commentator and St. Paul Pioneer Press theater critic Dominic Papatola discusses the recent news that Theatre de la Jeune Lune will close.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• How the Bear Stearns Fraud Case Unfolded
  The FBI counts on e-mails to make the first Wall Street arrests related to the subprime mortgage fraud crisis. But critics wonder how strong the case really is and whether Bear Stearns' failure made it an easy target.
• Voters Group Reflects Hurdles Facing Candidates
  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and former rival Hillary Clinton will campaign Friday in Unity, N.H. Democrats hope that Clinton's supporters will rally to Obama's side. But one voter's focus group reflects the challenge facing the party.
• Supreme Court: Gun Ownership an Individual Right
  In a 5-4 vote Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court declared for the first time that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right of individual Americans to keep and bear arms. The court said gun ownership is an individual right, not connected with military service, and that it can be regulated in some ways.
• Robotic Baby Seal Coming to U.S. Shores
  A company that makes a robotic baby seal from Japan named Paro plans to sell it in the U.S. to help comfort people with dementia, autism and other problems related to social isolation. But some doctors say real pets provide the best kind of therapy.
• Justices: Gun Right Guaranteed to Individuals
  The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Second Amendment of the Constitution guarantees an individual right to bear arms. That's a huge shift in constitutional law; it's been almost 70 years since the high court ruled on the amendment. The decision came in a challenge to Washington, D.C.'s gun ban.
• Bush Takes Step to Rebuild North Korea Relations
  The Bush administration is taking steps toward rebuilding relations with a country it once said was part of an "axis of evil." President Bush announced Thursday that the United States is lifting some trade sanctions against North Korea and removing it from a list of countries that the U.S. considers state sponsors of terrorism.
• Baltimore, Hartford Newspapers Slash Staff
  Tribune Co. said Wednesday that it is cutting jobs at two newspapers. The Baltimore Sun will lose about 20 percent of its staff. The Hartford Courant will let go 25 percent of its workers.
• How Much Can Obama Do to Cut Clinton's Debt?
  Sen. Hillary Clinton has an unprecendented amount of debt from her presidential campaign that needs to be paid off. Now she's looking to former rival Barack Obama to help her raise money to erase some of it. Kenneth Gross, a campaign finance lawyer, talks about what their limits are.
• For Obama, Clinton, Cash Needs Are Intertwined
  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is famous for his army of small donors, but big donors are still vital to his campaign efforts. At an event in Washington, Obama will welcome a bevy of bundlers — people who round up contributions for campaigns — once loyal to his former rival, Hillary Clinton.
• Linking Climate Change, National Security
  Intelligence agencies are debating the effects of climate change on national security. A classified assessment delivered to Congress concludes that rising global temperatures would indirectly present a security threat to the United States.
• Tsvangirai Sets Deadline for Zimbabwe's President
  Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai issued a 24-hour deadline Thursday to President Robert Mugabe to negotiate or face being shunned as an illegitimate leader responsible for the killing of civilians.
• Westerner in Kandahar: What Afghans Want
  American businesswoman Sarah Chayes runs a cooperative in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. Recent fighting in the province has disrupted lives, and locals are wary of both the Taliban and government authorities. Chayes talks with co-host Renee Montagne.
• Exxon Ruling Disappoints Villagers in Alaska
  The U.S. Supreme Court ended a 14-year lawsuit Wednesday when it cut the award in a punitive damages case against Exxon. The lawsuit was brought by 30,000 people who suffered economic loss when a tanker leaked 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound in 1989.
• N. Korea Nuclear Report Spurs Bush to Lift Sanctions
  North Korea on Thursday submitted its long-awaited declaration detailing its nuclear weapons activities. In turn, the Bush administration said it will lift some trade sanctions against the country, and move to take it off the U.S. terrorism blacklist.
• 'Uncle Wiggly Wings' and Berlin's Candy Bombers
  When West Berlin was cut off by Soviet troops 60 years ago, British and U.S. aircraft flew in food, diesel and coal to residents. On the anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, Andrei Cherny, author of The Candy Bombers, and pilot Hal Halvorsen talk about a secret mission: showering the children of Berlin with candy.

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