Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Mixed message? Some of state's 'worst-performing' schools making AYP
  Some of Minnesota's worst-performing schools found out this week their performance might not be so bad, afterall. Seven of them just found out they're making Adequate Yearly Progress under the federal No Child Left Behind law.4:20 a.m.
• Climatologist Mark Seeley sees a sppedy end to the humid weather
  Climatologist Mark Seeley says he expects a speedy end to the humid weather.6:55 a.m.
• Foreclosures on the rise again
  Housing data released this week showed an uptick in foreclosures for the Twin Cities. That's what housing experts have been predicting, and they say the situation is not likely to improve without more federal help.7:25 a.m.
• The unusual history of Irish immigrants to Minnesota
  While most Irish immigrants in the U.S. came to large cities, in Minnesota Archbishop John Ireland encouraged them to create rural settlements. Historian Annette Atkins discusses the unusual way that Irish immigrants settled in Minnesota. She joined Cathy Wurzer to talk about all things Irish.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• NATO Slack Forces U.S. To Send Afghanistan Trainers
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates had no choice but to sign orders deploying hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan recently because NATO trainers had not arrived. Pentagon officials and military officers say NATO nations still aren't doing enough.
• Flow Of Oil From Iraq To Iran Raises Concerns
  In northern Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, the long lines of tanker trucks carrying oil into Iran are under scrutiny. Some observers say it's smuggling that violates international sanctions and Iraq's rules on the sale of oil. Others say it's perfectly legal.
• UC-Berkeley Drops Part Of DNA Testing Program
  The University of California at Berkeley wanted freshmen to participate in a genetic testing experiment by submitting a saliva sample. But the school is dropping part of the program to comply with state health regulations. Regulators informed the school that voluntary gene scans must be treated as medical diagnostic tests, if students are provided with individual results.
• Scientists Search For Endangered Amphibians
  Frogs and toads are among the planet's most endangered creatures. Many species are thought to be extinct, but scientists hope they may be hanging on. Claude Gascon of Conservation International and the Amphibian Specialist Group talks with Renee Montagne about the hunt across 18 countries for frogs and toads thought to be extinct.
• Mich. Lawmaker Overcomes Odds To Eye Capitol Hill
  Earlier this month, state Sen. Hansen Clarke defeated seven-term incumbent Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick in the Democratic primary by running on a platform of targeting tax dollars to impoverished neighborhoods like the one he grew up in.
• NBA Players Try For Chance On Team USA
  The U.S. men's basketball team is getting ready for the World Championship in Turkey later this month. While Team USA doesn't have the star power of past "dream teams," it has quite a few exciting players. And they're showing their stuff in New York this week.
• 'The Expendables:' Over-The-Hill Bad Boys?
  It's just not summer without a bunch of big action movies -- and having a big Sylvester Stallone action flick is a bonus. That's what arrives in theaters this weekend. The Expendables star a mini-pantheon of aging action heroes led by Stallone.
• 20 Moves Or Less Will Solve Rubik's Cube
  For nearly 30 years, mathematicians have been puzzling over the question: What's the lowest number of moves needed to solve a Rubik's Cube? An international team says it has finally found the answer.
• Germany Grows At Its Fastest Pace In 20 Years
  Germany's gross domestic product was up more than 2 percent last quarter. That growth came in part from a surge in exports. The country has recovered from the economic crisis much faster than many other Euro-zone nations.
• Group Brings Stimulus To Local Businesses Along Gulf
  A dozen concerned citizens from St. Louis raised $15,000 to spend on a four-day trip along the Gulf Coast. The group finishes its trip Friday, after spending the money at local businesses that are hurting economically from the oil spill.

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