Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Employees not seeing many HSA bargains
  When employers offer an health savings account to their workers along with other insurance options, employees tend to favor more traditional coverage.7:20 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Personal Health Records Moving Online
  Paper records in hospitals and physicians' offices are increasingly being replaced by those on computers. And personal health records that consumers create are beginning to be put online as well. Advocates point to better healthcare while some companies see profits.
• Talks Resume in TV and Film Writers Strike
  Hollywood writers and studios are set to resume negotiations in the writer's strike. The Writers Guild of America went on strike Nov. 5 over payment for work aired on the Web. Writers want more money when TV shows and films are sold on Internet sites such as Apple Inc.'s iTunes.
• Romney Focuses on Family in New Hampshire
  Mitt Romney stresses the theme of strengthening the American family during campaign stops throughout New Hampshire. It's now crunch time for presidential candidates as caucus and primary voting starts right after the New Year.
• Harmonicas Shipped to Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan
  Herb Shriner, the 1950s homespun humorist, once started a harmonica orchestra. This holiday season, Shriner's sons have decided to donate 400 of their late father's harmonicas to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Miss Puerto Rico Wins Despite Sabotage
  Ingrid Marie Rivera was a contestant in the Miss Puerto Rico contest. The winner goes to the Miss Universe pageant. Somebody apparently tried to sabotage Rivera by dousing her gown with pepper spray. She broke out in hives. Pageant organizers thought it was nerves at first.
• Maine Creates Christmas Hit Song
  Even before Thanksgiving came and went, some radio stations across the country were playing wall-to-wall Christmas hits. It's pretty much the same songs over and over with a few new versions of classics. One state, Maine, has managed to create its own classic: The Maine Christmas Song.
• Russia's Putin a Wild Card in Upcoming Election
  When Russians vote for a new parliament next Sunday, they're expected to give the pro-Kremlin United Russia Party an undisputed majority. Many believe the real question is what the outcome will mean for President Vladimir Putin's plans after the elections.
• Skepticism Looms over Mideast Peace Talks
  There's great skepticism that the Palestinians can deliver on any peace agreement. One of the biggest challenges for the Israeli and Palestinian leaders is getting their publics to buy into the peace effort.
• Cyber Monday Launches Online Holiday Shopping
  The Monday after Thanksgiving is dubbed "Cyber Monday" because it marks the first big online shopping surge for many merchants as consumers return to their work computers. A number of retailers are hosting one-day sales or special offers for the occasion.
• Bush Due to Greet Gore, Election Update, Mideast
  President Bush is due to greet former Vice President Al Gore at a gathering of Nobel Prize winners honored at the White House. That get-together comes at a time when the competition to succeed President Bush is moving into high gear.
• U.K. Privacy Overseers Worry About E-Footprints
  The U.K.'s privacy watchdog says the explosion of personal information online is a problem for Facebook.com users. A government survey found that most young people post their date of birth, and one in 10 lists a home address, and a great deal more.
• EU Gets Tough with Airlines Selling Tickets Online
  The European Union is cracking down on airlines. Regulators have had enough of operators who advertise one price for tickets purchased online, and then charge a different price. EU investigators examined almost 450 European airline and ticketing Web sites.
• California Initiative Could Split Electoral Votes
  The presidential campaign could be transformed by a proposal in California to divide votes by congressional districts. Traditionally, California is the presidential election's biggest prize because the statewide winner gets all 55 electoral votes.
• Airbus to Sell Jets to China
  Airbus says it will sell 160 commercial passenger jets to China, suggesting that China may soon become the world's second-biggest aircraft market after the United States. That's what the two big aircraft makers — Airbus and Boeing — predict.
• Measha Brueggergosman: Classical Cabaret
  Measha Brueggergosman is a young soprano on the rise. Her major label debut, Surprise, features offbeat cabaret songs by Satie and Schoenberg. She describes the CD as "classical music letting its hair down."

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