Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Cliffs says it will join state study
  Cleveland Cliffs Corp. has dropped its plans to conduct an independent study into the potential health effects of mineral fibers on miners and other residents. Instead, they will participate in a state-sponsored study being conducted by the University of Minnesota.6:21 a.m.
• Cities, environmentalists unhappy with new water quality rules
  The Citizens Board of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is set to vote Tuesday on a major revision of the state's water quality rules.7:21 a.m.
• Vikings win to stay in playoff hunt
  The Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 20-13 to stay in control of the NFC's last wild-card spot, despite four turnovers and a missed extra point.7:25 a.m.
• Men and women not happier with kids
  A new study says having kids does not make men happier. The study from the Institute for Social and Economic Research in England says becoming a father fails to increase "life satisfaction" for men. And for women, having kids only makes them happier once the kids are in school.7:55 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Glacier's Melting Threatens Chinese Village's Future
  The Mingyong glacier is melting as temperatures rise on the Tibetan plateau, an area scientists say is warming almost twice as fast as the rest of China. Climate shifts are changing the lives of the villagers there and threatening their futures.
• A District Where No Two Schools Are Alike
  School districts all across the country are breaking apart their traditional, large high schools. But once districts have thrown out the old, what becomes the new? The Mapleton School District near Denver offers just about everything.
• The White Stripes: Collaboration, 'Conquest'
  In recording material for its new series of singles, the hard-rock duo worked with Beck, a mariachi band and a cover of a 1952 Patti Page song. Renee Montagne speaks with White Stripes frontman Jack White.
• House Passes Omnibus Spending Measure
  Congress and the president were poised to resolve their monthslong dispute over funding for the war in Iraq after the House passed a $516 billion omnibus spending measure to fund 14 Cabinet agencies and troops in Afghanistan.
• FCC May Vote to Loosen Media Ownership Rules
  The Federal Communications Commission is set to take a controversial vote. The five commissioners will tackle whether a single media company can own a TV or radio station and a newspaper in the same market. The proposal has drawn stinging criticism from Congress and the public.
• Monkeys Rival College Students' Ability to Estimate
  Two monkeys were tested on their abilities to estimate amounts and compared with group of undergraduates at Duke University. Given a basic math test, the monkeys were right 75 percent of the time, while the students scored correctly 90 percent of the time. Experts say monkeys sometimes need to be able to make quick estimates to survive.
• Palestinian Supporters Pledge $7B
  Palestinian supporters raise $7 billion at a donors' conference in Paris. The money, pledged by the international community, will help create a Palestinian state. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calls the conference the "last hope" to salvage the Palestinian government from bankruptcy.
• Southeastern Governors to Devise Drought Strategy
  Governors of Georgia, Alabama and Florida meet with Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne to discuss allocating water resources in the wake of the drought. The three states and the federal government agree to set up a working group to develop an emergency drought strategy.
• Mississippi Rebuilds Bridge Damaged by Katrina
  Traffic is flowing again in Biloxi, Miss. Two lanes of the U.S. Highway 90 bridge over Biloxi Bay reopened last month, replacing a crucial artery destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The new bridge is helping boost an economic recovery along Biloxi's beachfront that is well ahead of other Gulf Coast communities.
• Fed Works to Curb Corrupt Mortgage Lending Practices
  The Federal Reserve is due to unveil a plan that would give people taking out home mortgages new protections against unscrupulous lending practices. The rules are designed to protect borrowers from the kind of abusive lending that contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis.

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