Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Uncertain future for America's first mall at age 50
  The "mall" is turning 50. Southdale Center in Edina was the country's first indoor shopping center. And it's celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend.6:49 a.m.
• Senate candidates take different views of health care
  Democrat Amy Klobuchar, Republican Mark Kennedy and Independence Party candidate Robert Fitzgerald have all proposed ways to provide more health insurance coverage by controlling the cost of health care.7:20 a.m.
• The races round Mankato
  Three of the legislative seats round Mankato are open in November. That doesn't mean whoever wins will lack political experience.7:48 a.m.
• Twins hopes may rest on a broken shoulder
  A come-back for the Minnesota Twins in the baseball playoffs will depend largely on a strong performance from a starting pitcher with a broken shoulder.7:55 a.m.
• Film festival honors greatest generation
  A film festival this weekend at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul honors the lives of regular Minnesotans who lived through extraordinary times.8:24 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• 'Like Being 19': A Lifetime Spent Together
  Sandi Cote-Whitacre and Bobbi Cote-Whitacre have been together for nearly 40 years. The two met when they were very young. As Bobbi asked her partner recently, "Do you remember what it was like when we were 19 and totally in love -- and couldn't tell anyone?"
• A Bay-Area Billionaire's Annual Gift of Music
  An unusual music festival begins in San Francisco Friday: The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass event features 60 bands playing on five stages, some of the biggest — and smallest — names in the genre. It's all a gift to the Bay Area from a music-loving native son.
• Economy Adds Jobs, Slowly
  A fresh government report shows the economy added jobs last month, though at a slower pace than expected. The Labor Department says businessess added just 51,000 jobs to their payrolls. But the unemployment rate -- set by a separate survey -- fell a tenth of a percent to 4.6 percent.
• 'Los Angeles Times' Publisher Forced Out
  The Chicago-based Tribune Company has ousted the publisher of The Los Angeles Times, Jeffrey Johnson, after he refused to cut his newsroom staff. He's the second publisher to leave the paper over corporate cuts in the newsroom.
• NYSE Pay Trial Finally Going to Court
  Back in 2003, the New York Stock Exchange board voted to give Chairman Richard Grasso a pay package exceeding $130 million. New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer filed charges against Grasso, and the head of the board's compensation committee.
• Baseball Playoffs Head into the Weekend
  Baseball's playoffs are in full swing, with the Oakland Athletics up 2-0 over the Minnesota Twins. The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers are tied 1-1 as their series moves to Detroit. National League series resume Saturday.
• U.S. Refuses to Classify Alleged Bomber as Terrorist
  Thirty years ago Friday, a Cuban airliner blew up in mid-air, killing all 73 people aboard. U.S. officials later concluded that a violently anti-Castro Cuban exile named Luis Posada Carriles helped plan the bombing. But Thursday the Justice Department refused to classify Posada, who is in jail for immigration violations, as a terrorist.
• Foley Scandal Injects Doubt into House Races
  Washington observers are scouring the political landscape to determine whether the Mark Foley scandal is having any effect on the upcoming midterm elections. It's too early too tell if it will change the outcome of any House races, but it is making a lot of people nervous.
• Hastert Stands Firm in Face of Foley Scandal
  President Bush called House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) Thursday to offer his appreciation for the way Hastert has handled the situation involving former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL). The call came as Hastert weathered criticism for his handling of the political crisis. Hastert says he will not step down as speaker.
• Avoiding the Pitfalls of Family Borrowing
  Sometimes borrowing a little money from a family member can turn into a big bundle of stress. A Boston-based company, CircleLending, specializes in making sure that family loans are done without misunderstandings.
• Goodyear Contract Talks Collapse, Employees Strike
  At least 15,000 Goodyear workers are off the job as strikes begin at plants in 10 states and Canada. As Daniel Hockensmith of member station WKSU reports, talks between labor and management fell apart Thursday.
• Britain's Straw Starts Veil Controversy
  Jack Straw, leader of Britain's House of Commons, is being criticized for suggesting that Muslim women remove their veils in public.
• Bombing Trial Highlights India's Hindu-Muslim Divide
  A trial underway in Mumbai is putting the tense relationship between Hindus and Muslims under further strain. The court proceeding is for a bombing that took place 13 years ago, and there are over 120 defendants.
• New Mexico House Race Too Close to Call
  In Albuquerque, N.M., Republican Rep. Heather Wilson faces a challenge from Democratic Attorney General Patricia Madrid in one of the closest house races of the year. The Iraq war is a key issue, as is the Mark Foley case.
• Resurgent Taliban's Strength Runs Deep
  The Taliban are back in Afghanistan, battling NATO forces in the country's south. They're based in neighboring Pakistan, according to author and journalist Ahmed Rashid.

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