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• Ga. Wendy's worker drops pot in burger, arrested
  A Wendy's employee who dropped a partially smoked blunt in a customer's cheeseburger has been fired and charged with marijuana possession.December 6, 2013
• Nelson Mandela, inspiration to world, dies at 95
  Mandela, who spent 27 years behind bars as a political prisoner and later went on to become South Africa's first democratically elected president, has died. He was 95.December 5, 2013
• Lloyd Johnson is 100 and fiddling fine
  Minnesota's latest centenarian Lloyd Johnson, a WWII veteran and local fiddler of Swedish heritage, had two dreams: to play at the Swedish Institute -- which he did this past summer -- and to fiddle with legendary mandolin and fiddle player Peter Ostroushko.December 5, 2013
• Mandela: An Audio History documentary
  Former South African President Nelson Mandela died December 5, 2013 at the age of 95. In April 1994, the world watched as millions of South Africans, most of them jubilant but many wary, cast their ballots in that nation's first multiracial election. The outcome: Nelson Mandela became president of a new South Africa. Mandela's journey from freedom fighter to president capped a dramatic half-century-long struggle against white rule and the institution of apartheid. This five-part series, originally produced in 2004, marked the 10th anniversary of South Africa's first free election. Produced for NPR by Joe Richman of Radio Diaries and Sue Johnson, Mandela: An Audio History tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings of Mandela himself, as well as those who fought with and against him.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, December 5, 2013
• Americans' isolationism on the rise
  Most Americans say the nation's influence in world affairs is declining, disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling foreign policy and would prefer more emphasis on domestic affairs, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.December 5, 2013
• Services send mystery boxes of socks, sex toys
  Sex toys. French films. Star Wars action figures. Erotic photos. What do these things have in common? They're the gifts that keep on giving -- about every month.December 4, 2013
• 'Perils' of left-handedness don't always hold up
  Finding links between left-handedness and mental disorders is nothing new. In fact, lefties have gotten bad press for centuries.December 3, 2013
• Tumblr brings hipster twist to year-end lists
  Tumblr is flaunting its hipster credentials with a first-ever breakdown of the year's hottest trends, topics and celebrities.December 3, 2013
• 'TipsForJesus' leaves thousands of dollars for servers
  TipsForJesus has been chronicling its good deeds on Instagram, saying its mission is "doing the Lords [sic] work, one tip at a time." Gawker estimates about $54,000 has been handed out in the past several months.December 3, 2013
• Video: A 'geese tsunami' in Canada
  Hundreds of white geese hang out in a field in Richmond, British Columbia near Vancouver. Eventually, as you might imagine, the geese take flight and it is terrifying.December 2, 2013
• The Black Friday retail reality: Public relations
  It's that time of the year, when the business media turns its journalistic role over to the public relations department of the business communities.December 2, 2013
• 22-year-old man missing from Anoka area
  Anoka County officials are looking for a 22-year-old man but believe he is dead. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued a missing-person alert Saturday for Kevin Casserly, of Anoka.December 1, 2013
• At 94, Minn. hunter still keen to get into the woods
  Paul Sersha remembers the first deer he shot, in about 1935. And he sure remembers the last deer he shot. It happened about 9:30 a.m. on opening day of Minnesota's firearms deer season this fall, sitting in his ground blind just west of Virginia.November 30, 2013
• Ellison: Pope's message on capitalism's evils will 'change the debate'
  Ellison said he thinks the pope's decision to put the issue of poverty front and center could have significant implications in the effort to improve conditions for the poor.November 29, 2013
• Thanksgiving takes new meaning for Mpls. family after cancer scare
  After Betsy Lucas underwent a life-saving bone marrow transplant, a sense of normalcy finally returned to her family's home and sparked a new holiday tradition aimed at keeping tracks of the important things in life.November 28, 2013

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