Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Air conditioning carries a high cost in energy and dollars
  Global warming means a lake breeze just isn't enough, especially at night.7:20 a.m.
• Split Rock gets a facelift
  Split Rock Lighthouse has withstood everything Lake Superior could throw at it for almost a century. Now, just short of the landmark's centennial, this popular North Shore attraction is getting a badly needed facelift.7:25 a.m.
• Harness racing park finishes first season, opens card room
  Minnesota's only professional harness racing track has wrapped up its first season of racing. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talked with Bob Farinella, general manager of Running Aces Harness Park.7:50 a.m.
• Herzog's 'Encounters at the End of the World'
  Prolific film maker Werner Herzog's new movie opens in the Twin Cities later this week. "Encounters at the End of the world" examines life at the South Pole.7:55 a.m.
• Markets with Chris Farrell
  Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. is set to start earnings season when it reports results Tuesday. Investors are eager to determine how profits are holding up as they worry that rising fuel prices and overall inflation will hamper the economy. Minnesota Public Radio's chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell discusses the latest economic news.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Model T: 'Universal Car' Sparked Gasoline Demand
  This year is the 100th anniversary of perhaps the most famous car ever made. The Model T put America on wheels and helped forge a manufacturing revolution. But the current energy mess can be traced back to that car's gasoline engine.
• Taking Kindle To The Pool
  Amazon's electronic reader, Kindle, is starting to replace paperbacks, but people question how well the device holds up to surf and sand. Can summer reading be done on the device? Lynn Neary finds out.
• Flight Attendants' Stress Grows As Airlines Struggle
  Flight attendants are bracing for increasingly irritable passengers as the airline industry struggles for survival. Sky-high fuel prices have contributed to rising ticket prices and declining passenger amenities, making airline travel even more stressful.
• Suicide Bomber Strikes Indian Embassy In Kabul
  A suicide bomb that struck Kabul on Monday blew off the gates of the Indian Embassy, where Afghans often line up for visas to leave the country. The car bomb rattled much of Afghanistan's capital. About 30 deaths and 150 injuries were reported; the toll is expected to rise.
• Candidates' Long-Held Intelligence Views Shift
  As senators, Barack Obama and John McCain have long-held views on intelligence issues like the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which sets down rules for wiretapping. As presidential candidates, though, the two are changing their perspectives.
• The Carla Effect: France's First Lady Gains Fans
  When French President Nicolas Sarkozy married the singer and former model Carla Bruni, his popularity plummeted. But now she's getting rave reviews, and all of France is talking about "the Carla effect."
• Hopes For Climate Solutions Dim At G-8 Summit
  The G-8 meeting in Japan this week was supposed to be a major milestone for talks on global warming. Instead, the process has bogged down. The Bush administration won't commit to major steps without participation by China and India. And those nations won't move until the U.S. does.
• African Poverty Tops G-8 Agenda
  President Bush and other world leaders kicked off the G-8 summit Monday in Japan, with poverty in Africa at the top of the agenda. Three years ago, members set a goal of increasing world aid to Africa by 2010, but some worry that they will fall short.
• Belgian Brewer Woos Anheuser-Busch Shareholders
  The big beermaker InBev is playing hardball in its attempt to buy Anheuser-Busch. The St. Louis brewer is still resisting the $46 billion offer from InBev, which is based in Belgium. InBev refuses to offer more and announced plans Monday to go directly to Anheuser-Busch shareholders.
• NBC Universal Announces Weather Channel Deal
  America's third most distributed cable network, The Weather Channel, might soon become property of NBC Universal.

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