Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Cemetery's new site designed for Asian families
  A large Minneapolis cemetery has developed a new burial site aimed at attracting Asian-American families.6:55 a.m.
• Why at-risk kids engage in high-risk behavior
  A new study by the University of Minnesota shows that kids who believe they are going to die young often engage in the very behavior that can lead to an early death.7:20 a.m.
• Monday market report with Chris Farrell
  Minnesota Public Radio's chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell gives a preview of the week on Wall Street.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Afghan City Prospers Under Tough Governor
  In northern Afghanistan, Mazar-e-Sharif is a city of one million bustling with optimism and development. That's in sharp contrast with Kabul and Kandahar. Many attribute the city's growth to the governor, who has capitalized on the relative security of that region. But the governor has a reputation as a strongman who doesn't tolerate opposition in any form.
• Madoff Sentenced For Multi-Billion-Dollar Fraud
  Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for a multi-billion dollar scheme to defraud investors. Before sentencing, a federal judge in New York City heard from some of the people Madoff bilked.
• Supreme Court Sides With White Firefighters
  The Supreme Court on Monday wrapped up its term with a long-awaited decision, ruling in favor of white firefighters who had complained that the city of New Haven, Conn., had discriminated against them on the basis of race by refusing to certify promotion exam scores. The ruling reversed a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
• Ousted Honduran President Vows To Stay In Charge
  The first military takeover of a Central American government in 16 years is drawing widespread condemnation from governments around the world. The democratically-elected president of Honduras was ousted Sunday and a successor has been named. But President Manuel Zelaya is vowing to stay in power.
• Overhauling Health Care Takes More Than Money
  Overcoming the politics entwined in changing the nation's health care system will be difficult. Over the weekend, some members of the Obama administration seemed to shift positions on what the president deems absolutely essential in this bill. One of the big changes seems to be the willingness to look at taxing health benefits as a way to pay for the bill.
• MySpace Airs Exclusive Preview Of 'Bruno'
  Producers of the new movie Bruno have piled onto the social networking bandwagon to promote the movie. MySpace ran an exclusive preview of the movie. MySpace has lost ground recently to rival Facebook.
• Bankruptcy Hearing For General Motors
  General Motors is back in court Tuesday. It's expected to ask a judge to approve a plan to create a healthy "new" GM — financed by the government. Under the plan, GM would be able to shed its bad assets. But the company still has legal challenges. It faces dealers who want compensation for their contracts being terminated.
• It Pays To Check Your Financial Statements
  Investment advisor Matthew Weitzman has been charged with stealing $6 million from clients. One of his clients was Ron Lieber, who writes a personal finance column for The New York Times. Lieber tells David Greene it pays to read every word of financial statements. Lieber was not a victim of fraud.
• Crop Circles Blamed On Stoned Wallabies
  The mystery of crop circles in poppy fields in Australia's southern island state of Tasmania has been solved. Local media report that stoned wallabies are eating the poppy heads and hopping around in circles. Tasmania is the world's largest producer of legally grown opium for the pharmaceutical market.
• N.Y. Bar Flies Don't Seem To Mind Dirty Laundry
  Manhattan's new Cooper Square Hotel has a garden patio, inventive cocktails and a spectacular view of underwear. Residents weren't happy when the hotel built its bar within inches of their windows. Local news reports say to get back, the residents dangled dirty laundry on a clothes line over the heads of people sipping wine. Bar-goers seem to like the photo op.
• Food Bank To Benefit From Museum's Garden
  In Tulsa, Okla., the Philbrook Museum of Art is doing something different with outdoor space that it can't afford to maintain as a formal garden this year. Workers have planted vegetables that will be harvested and donated to the local community food bank. Melinda McMillan is the museum's garden director, and she talks with Renee Montagne about the program.
• Supreme Court Preparing To Wrap Up Term
  The Supreme Court is expected to release decisions Monday in three cases: on alleged reverse racial discrimination, campaign funding; and bank regulation. With those opinions, the Court wraps up its business for the summer.
• Tickets To Be Refunded For Canceled Jackson Shows
  The entertainment group AEG is working out how exactly to refund money to hundreds of thousands of people who bought tickets to see Michael Jackson perform in a series of concerts in London this summer.
• Deadline Nears For Iraqi Security Handover
  By Tuesday, all but a small number of U.S. troops are to have left Iraq's urban areas, leaving security in the hands of Iraqi soldiers and police. Americans will take a supporting and advisory role. Iraqis and Americans are greeting the day with a mix of relief and anxiety.
• France Contemplates Banning Burqas
  French President Nicolas Sarkozy has launched an attack on the burqa. He called the traditional garment worn by some Muslim women that covers the body and face a "prison." Sarkozy has given the green light to a parliamentary commission that will consider passing a law against wearing the burqa in France. Critics say the gown is no threat to French society and that Sarkozy's position is all political posturing.

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