Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Northshore Mining wants air quality requirement dropped
  Northshore says the "control-city" standard is no longer relevant. Environmental reporter Stephanie Hemphill explains.7:20 a.m.
• Video blogger learns YouTube stardom has a price
  Minnesota native John Holden recently found himself a YouTube star. It sounds like a dream come true for a video blogger, but it wasn't.7:53 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Immigrant Advocates Coach on Avoiding Arrest
  As Immigration and Customs Enforcement steps up raids on workplaces and homes, immigrant advocates are coaching illegal immigrants on how to avoid arrest. They tell them that agents can't enter their homes without a warrant, not even if they have a deportation order.
• Oil Prices Fall on Supply Report
  The price of oil drops for the second straight day, after a new government report shows inventories are not as tight as expected. After nearing $100, prices tumble more than $7 a barrel to less than $91 per barrel. The report also says that demand for gas grew only slightly in the last four weeks.
• Businesses Challenge Arizona's Immigration Law
  Arizona is poised to begin enforcing a law that could shut down a business that knowingly hires illegal immigrants. Business owners have challenged the law in court.
• Oil Prices Rally on Pipeline Explosion
  News of an explosion and fire overnight at a major pipeline in northern Minnesota prompts a rise in oil prices, reversing two days of sharp declines from record highs. The price of oil had been flirting with the $100 mark. The fire is out now.
• Scientists Develop Life-Extending Compounds
  The scientists who discovered resveratrol, a substance in red wine that let mice live longer, say they've developed three drugs that do much the same thing. The most potent of the three controls blood sugar and is believed to fight other diseases of aging, as well.
• Israelis, Palestinians Doubt Peace Talks
  This week's Middle East Peace Conference in Annapolis, Maryland, doesn't seem to have changed perceptions among the Israelis or Palestinians. Both sides remain divided over whether the conference will lead to anything.
• Does Writers-Producers PR War Matter?
  In the tug of war over hearts and minds, what difference does it make how the public views the screenwriters or even the studios? Will the masses really consume more or less entertainment based on which side they favor?
• Ex-Con to Answer for Winning $1M Lottery
  If anything would make you regret a past life of crime, it might be this. Timothy Elliott won the lottery in Massachusetts. His prize is $1 million. He's already collected the first installment. But authorities want to know why he bought that ticket.
• Michigan Man Convicted for Excessive 911 Calls
  This story brings to mind the time that David Letterman called local traffic reporters to announce that several cars were stopped at a red light. Preston Bennett topped that. A Michigan jury has now convicted him of calling 911 more than a thousand times.
• San Francisco to Issue ID Cards to Immigrants
  San Francisco is moving toward ID cards for undocumented immigrants. Mayor Gavin Newsom signed a bill requiring the city to issue ID cards to people who can't or won't apply for a driver's license. The ID card will qualify undocumented immigrants for health services provided by the city.
• Australia's New Leader Heralded as Progressive
  Australia's Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd's center-left Labor Party swept to power at general elections last Saturday, ending more than 11 years of conservative rule under outgoing Prime Minister John Howard. Rudd is viewed as more forward looking, particularly on issues like climate change.
• Venezuelan President's Power Extends to His Family
  During his eight years in office, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's family members have managed to increase their personal power and wealth.
• Venezuela's Chavez Breaks Ties with Colombia
  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announces he is breaking off relations with Colombia's government and President Alvaro Uribe. The quarrel began last week when Uribe ended Chavez's role in hostage negotiations with Marxist guerrillas in Colombia.
• U.S. Bank Profits Drop on Loan Defaults
  Government data shows net income for U.S. banks fell by 25 percent last quarter. Nearly half of all banks reported declines in their earnings because so many homeowners are defaulting on home mortgages as well as credit cards and car loans.
• Broadway Stagehand Strike Ends
  Broadway stagehands and theater producers reach a tentative agreement to end a strike and almost immediately return to the stage most of the two dozen plays and musicals that have been shut down for more than two weeks. The settlement came after months of negotiations.

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