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• Sheriff: Daniel Hauser returns to Minnesota
  A 13-year-old cancer patient and his mother, who fled Minnesota last week to avoid court-ordered chemotherapy for him, returned voluntarily Monday, and the boy was being evaluated by a doctor, a sheriff and the family's attorney said.May 25, 2009
• Heather McElhatton takes a swipe at chick lit
  Twin Cities author Heather McElhatton will tell you she knows a thing or two about dating. Her second novel is all about the dangers of dating -- and of having your dreams come true.May 25, 2009
• Time and the afterlife
  A neuroscientist by day and a fiction writer by night, David Eagleman explores the implications of how we perceive time. And in a new book of short stories, he takes a quirky look at life after death.Midmorning, May 25, 2009
• Movie looks at 'A Chorus Line' then and now
  One of Broadway's biggest hits "A Chorus Line" has entertained, and touched the hearts of millions of people around the world. Now a new documentary called "Every Little Step" examines both the roots of the show, and the realities of the thousands of dancers who tried out for the recent Broadway revival.May 22, 2009
• Search for Minn. mom, son stretches into 4th day
  Minnesota authorities said Friday they were turning to an international law enforcement agency for help finding a woman and her 13-year-old son on the run from court-ordered cancer treatment, while the FBI filed a warrant giving it more legal authority to assist in the search.May 22, 2009
• Journalist Roxana Saberi back in the U.S.
  An American journalist who spent four months in an Iranian prison arrived in the U.S. Friday afternoon, according to a North Dakota congressman.May 22, 2009
• Slideshow: Minnesota's Greatest Generation
  The Minnesota History Center opens an exhibit Saturday about Minnesota's Greatest Generation. The show is the culmination of a four-year exploration of Minnesotans who lived through the Great Depression, World War II, and the post-war boom. Here are some photos from that exhibit.May 22, 2009
• Doctor's wartime journals featured in History Center exhibit
  Veteran Dr. John Linner from Edina kept diaries of the fighting he saw during World War II. The result is his book, "From Normandy to Okinawa," part of the Minnesota Historical Society's Greatest Generation exhibit which opens tomorrow.May 22, 2009
• Americans often seek cancer treatment in Mexico
  Authorities suspect Daniel and Colleen Hauser are in Mexico seeking alternative treatment for his Hodgkin's lymphoma. But among its practitioners, there is wide disagreement over whether alternative medicine alone can stop cancer.May 22, 2009
• T. Denny Sanford gives $6 million for Gopher football stadium
  South Dakota businessman T. Denny Sanford is donating $6 million to the University of Minnesota for its new on-campus football stadium.May 21, 2009
• Boy's disappearance shakes up Sleepy Eye
  There's been what could be an important break in the search for Colleen Hauser and her 13-year-old son Daniel. The Brown County Sheriff last evening said investigators believe the pair could be in Mexico, seeking alternative treatments for Daniel's cancer.May 20, 2009
• Former U.N. chief, Macalester grad Kofi Annan honored with statue
  Kofi Annan made an appearance at Macalester College in St. Paul today. The former United Nations Secretary General, who graduated from Macalester in 1961, was honored with the unveiling of a life-sized bronze bust.May 20, 2009
• Michael Pollan spreads the word about eating food
  Journalist and food expert Michael Pollan was often asked for advice about the best things to eat. After a lot of research he came up with a seven word formula: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." Now Pollan is being told his ideas are changing lives.May 19, 2009
• The Bad Plus covers the pop waterfront
  The jazz trio "The Bad Plus" has ruffled purists and thrilled music lovers with unlikely covers of pop hits from Nirvana, Blondie, Abba and Led Zeppelin. That tradition continues on its latest CD, "For All I Care," which doesn't contain any original music. And for the first time, the ensemble has added a vocalist to its ranks.May 19, 2009
• Search widens for missing boy, mother evading chemo order
  A Brown County judge has issued an arrest warrant for the mother of a 13-year old boy who is refusing chemotherapy.May 19, 2009

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