Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Airline performance goes from bad to worse
  This year is shaping up to be the worst year ever for air travel. New data shows that -- nationwide -- there are already more flight delays and cancellations this summer than there were last summer. The situation isn't much better in the Twin Cities.6:40 a.m.
• Minnesota Guard troops subject of war trauma study
  A VA Medical Center study aims to find out why some soldiers are able to avoid problems with post-traumatic stress, while others suffer from it.7:20 a.m.
• Convention consultants sell GOP connections
  The 2008 Republican National Convention will bring millions of dollars to Minnesota, and several new companies are springing up to try to get a piece of the action.7:25 a.m.
• Remembering the "Storm of the Century"
  Twenty years ago today, a rainstorm swept through Minnesota that would later be known as the state's "Storm of the Century." MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with Bill Togstad, a forecaster at the National Weather Service in Chanhassen who co-authored a paper on storm.7:50 a.m.
• Monday Markets
  Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Chief Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell about the lastest economic news.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Padraig Harrington Takes Golf's British Open
  Padraig Harrington of Ireland won golf's British Open after throwing away a lead on the 72nd hole, then defeating Sergio Garcia of Spain in a four-hole playoff. The finish was an eerie reminder of the 1999 British Open, also played at famed Carnoustie in Scotland, when Jean van de Velde of France lost a big lead on the final hole.
• Turkey Re-Elects Prime Minister Erdogan
  Opponents of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister of Turkey, charge he wanted to subvert his country's political system, accusing him and his party of being Islamic fundamentalists. But that didn't stop voters in Turkey from returning their prime minister to office.
• Couple's Challenges, Joys of First Year as Pastors
  For twenty-something couple Chris and Katie Bishop, the first year as Methodist ministers means serving God and meeting the needs of their parishioners, while adjusting to the demands of two careers, and soon, a new baby.
• Much of England Underwater After Heavy Rains
  Intense rainfall in England has caused rivers to burst banks and streets to become like rivers. More than a month's worth of rain doused England and Wales in just hours Friday, forcing evacuation and threatening the water supply. More rain is forecast.
• Ocean City, N.J., Goes Wireless
  In Ocean City, N.J., a citywide wireless network is planned by next summer. Tourists will pay a $6 access charge, and no matter where they are in Ocean City, they'll be able to access e-mail from the office they're trying to escape.
• Contributing to Work of Art a Crime
  A French museum was displaying a Cy Twombly painting. It's nine by six feet, untitled, white, and valued at $2 million. A woman named Sam Rindy kissed it. She left a lipstick stain, and got arrested. But she says, "I found the painting even more beautiful. The artist left this white for me."
• CNN and YouTube, and the Next U.S. President
  Thousands posted questions on YouTube.com for the Democratic presidential candidates who will gather in South Carolina for a debate. Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin wants Congress to censure President Bush for his management of the war in Iraq.
• U.S. Tracks Suspicious Sudafed Purchases
  MethCheck, a computerized tracking system the government is trying out in pharmacies, collects customer data and then notifies police about suspicious purchases of Sudafed, which can be used to make methamphetamine.
• New Technology Predicts Browsing Behavior
  Companies are developing new technologies to monitor and predict Web browsing behavior. Yahoo announced tools for ads aimed at Web searches. Adam Greenfield, author of Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing, spoke with Steve Inskeep.
• Microsoft to Protect Consumer Privacy
  Microsoft will start erasing data from Web searches after 18 months, unless it receives consent to store it longer. Microsoft is calling on the rest of the Internet industry to support a common set of privacy practices. This week, Yahoo will lay out its own plans for a similar policy.
• Leroy Sievers Reflects on War Movie and Cancer
  Leroy Sievers has been thinking about war movies and a particular scene from Apocalypse Now. It's a scene that mirrors his journey through the world of cancer.
• New TV Show Inspires Dance
  The Fox TV show So You Think You Can Dance is probing for the next master dancer. Styles range from ballroom to hip hop. A spin-off of wildly popular television talent show American Idol, the reality series is a huge hit with millions of viewers voting every week.
• Bancrofts Consider 'Wall Street Journal' Sale
  The Bancroft family, owners of the largest block of shares in Dow Jones & Co., parent of The Wall Street Journal, is expected to convene in Boston to discuss a potential sale to Fox's Rupert Murdoch. It is not clear whether the Bancroft family has enough votes to kill the deal.
• Tammy Faye Bakker Messner Dies at 65
  Tammy Faye Messner died of colon cancer at her home near Kansas City, Mo. She was better known as Tammy Faye Bakker. She rose to fame when she helped first husband and televangelist Jim Bakker build the multi-million-dollar PTL (Praise the Lord) empire that collapsed in disgrace.
• Vermont Camp Created for 'Harry Potter' Fans
  The seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series has been released. For some, the waiting was half the fun. In Vermont, some kids last week gathered at a special day camp designed to look and feel like Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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