Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Pawlenty, others not giving up on McCain
  Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is struggling, but many of his key supporters in Minnesota remain firmly committed to the candidate.6:24 a.m.
• State says cost of sexual assault is $8 billion a year
  The unprecedented attempt to quantify the cost of sexual violence measured the financial burdens from medical and mental health care, criminal justice costs, lost time at work and other factors.7:20 a.m.
• More drama at both Twin Cities' newspapers
  The St. Paul Pioneer Press announced another round of buyouts, just seven months after its last round. And at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, union members voted overwhelmingly in favor of asking publisher Par Ridder to step down.7:25 a.m.
• NOAA says Dead Zone could be largest ever
  Federal officials estimate this year's Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone" could be the largest ever measured. One cause for the larger than normal dead zone could be an increase this year in the size of the nation's corn crop.7:50 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• NFL's Vick Indicted in Dogfighting Probe
  Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick is indicted — with three other men — on felony charges for competitive dogfighting, buying and training pit bulls for fights, and crossing state lines to take part in illegal activities.
• Kansas Town at a Post-Tornado Crossroads
  The city of Greensburg, Kan., was flattened by an F-5 tornado two months ago. About 95 percent of the buildings were destroyed and most of the town's 1,500 residents were forced to leave. Rebuilding has been slow and difficult.
• Senators Pull All-Nighter Debating Iraq
  Senators debate U.S. involvement in Iraq through the night, and will begin voting Wednesay on a proposal to pull out troops by April. Some senators want to wait for a key military report due in September, others want to act now.
• Former Israeli Army Officer Designs 'Peace' Game
  Former Israeli Army Capt. Asi Burak helped create a Middle East peace video game called PeaceMaker. The goal of the game is to strategize about ways to "win the peace" between the Palestinians and Israelis.
• Life Without Goods Made in China a Challenge
  A Year Without "Made in China": One Family's True Life Adventure in the Global Economy chronicles how Sara Bongiorni and her family tried to live without buying anything produced in China.
• Suicide Bomb in Pakistan Raises Fresh Fears
  A suicide bomber kills more than a dozen people near an outdoor stage where Pakistan's suspended chief justice was to make a speech. The bombing stokes fears of a wider conflict with Islamist militants after the crisis at Islamabad's Red Mosque.
• Al-Qaida in Iraq Figure in Custody
  U.S. authorities say they are holding the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq. Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, also known as Abu Shahid, was captured July 4.
• Intelligence Report Reasserts Al-Qaida Threat
  The National Intelligence Estimate says al-Qaida is a renewed threat to the United States and has a strong base in Iraq.
• Communication Is Key to Security in Massachusetts
  A top homeland security official in Massachusetts says the state focuses on the quality of communication between key emergency personnel during times of crisis. More is not necessarily better.
• Rare Overnight Senate Session Sobering
  As the Senate debated the Iraq war in a rare around-the-clock session, the rarity of the all-night session is striking. And the debate was a sober one, showing increasing discontent with the war.
• Arizona Welcomes Monsoon Season
  Northern Arizona's rainy season has begun, with some locales getting almost three-quarters of the year's rain in just a few months. The wet weather is just in time to aid wild tobacco plants used by Native Americans.
• Consumers Sue over Tainted Pet Food from China
  Consumers are suing companies that made, distributed and sold tainted pet food from China. But few are suing the Chinese companies believed to have caused the contamination. It's complicated to sue a foreign company with no presence on U.S. soil.
• Iranian Documentary to Show American Detainees
  Iranian state television is set to broadcast the documentary In the Name of Democracy. It is to feature two captive Americans delivering what the Iranian government is calling confessions of spying.
• Junk Food Makers to Halt Advertising to Kids
  Eleven of the nation's big food and drink companies agree to stop advertising to children under 12, unless their products meet certain nutritional standards. The announcement comes ahead of a Federal Trade Commission hearing on child obesity.
• Diplomats Discuss Disarming North Korea
  Diplomats meet in Beijing to lay out the next steps toward the goal of North Korea's full nuclear disarmament. The meeting follows the shutdown over the weekend of North Korea's main nuclear facility.

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