Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• SE Minnesota declared a disaster area
  The declaration releases the Federal Emergency Management Agency to begin registering and helping residents and businesses for disaster relief. The agency will also help with public infrastructure projects like roads and sewers.7:20 a.m.
• Theater therapy aids autistic kids
  Kids with Asperger's Syndrome have a hard time understanding body language and facial expressions. They tend to avoid physical contact. And they prefer not to make eye contact. A summer camp in Willmar uses acting classes to help.7:50 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Subprime Crisis Makes It Maddening to Sell a House
  As the subprime mortgage crisis deepens, the summer of 2007 has become a gut-wrenching time to sell a home. Real estate prices keep falling. Potential buyers, who are being squeezed by rising interest rates and tighter lending rules, seem content to wait on the sidelines.
• FDA Suggests New Sunscreen Standards
  The SPF ratings on sunscreens tell you how much protection they provide against UV rays that cause sunburn. Now the FDA also wants companies to say how much their products protect against the UV rays that cause tanning. Those rays damage skin, too.
• Scope of Monster.com Data Theft Widens
  Computer data thieves who hit the Monster.com job site managed to acquire confidential information posted by more than 1 million job seekers, a company official says. The attack on Monster's site was executed from a server in Ukraine.
• Good, Bad News in Iraq Intelligence Estimate
  U.S. agencies have produced a National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq. The good news is that it sees al Qaida in Iraq's capabilities reducing, but the political side is a different story.
• Bangladesh Relaxes Curfew
  In Bangladesh, the army-backed interim government has eased a curfew that was imposed in a bid to end days of clashes between police and students. Authorities have called the violence a "conspiracy" and have closed a number of universities in the capital and other cities.
• Credit Crunch Hits Commercial Sector
  The credit crunch has hit companies that need to borrow money on a short-term basis. The market for so-called commercial paper has tumbled as investors shy away from lending to companies, and flee to the safety of government debt.
• Chinese Vow 'War' on Poor Products
  Chinese officials launch a "special war" against poor product quality, pledging improved inspections of slaughterhouses and markets and a crackdown on the use of fake materials. The campaign comes after recalls of millions of toys and other merchandise made in China.
• Schlozman Leaves Justice Dept. Amid Questions
  Justice Department official Bradley Schlozman resigns. He and his office have been under scrutiny as Congress investigates the dismissal of U.S. attorneys — and the process by which their replacements were chosen.
• Memories of Mango Sorbet, Jazz Fest and Katrina
  After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the lives of Antoinette Franklin and her niece, Iriel Franklin, were changed forever. Now relocated to Texas, the Franklin ladies keep alive the memory of their hometown with hopes of returning in the future.
• Chertoff Vows Quick Action on Flood Relief
  Floods in the Midwest have claimed at least 26 lives and driven thousands from their homes. In Findlay, Ohio, flood waters rose to seven feet above flood stage. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is promising prompt federal help.
• Warner's Words on Iraq Put More Pressure on Bush
  A key Republican voice on defense, Virginia Sen. John Warner, asks President Bush to send a message of frustration to the Iraqi government. Warner wants some U.S. troops sent home by Christmas. He suggests a figure of 5,000.
• Forest Service Faces Rising Firefighting Costs
  Major wildfires have drained manpower and financial resources in several western states. Since 1960, six of the 10 worst fire seasons — counting acres burned — have occurred in the last seven years.
• Can Cut in Discount Rate Restore Order?
  A week ago, the Federal Reserve cut its discount rate to banks, injecting more than $17 billion into the banking system. The Fed's actions were meant to offset damage caused by the subprime mortgage crisis.
• California, Nevada Eye Ways to Cut Fire Risks
  The governors of California and Nevada have created a bi-state commission to come up with new ideas for reducing fire risk in the region.
• Feds Deny Detained Iraqi Was Victim of Profiling
  The U.S. government has expressed regrets and made a $250,000 settlement with an Iraqi refugee who was mistakenly detained and nearly deported in 2003. But the Justice Department denies that the man was the victim of ethnic profiling.

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