Aspen Ideas Festival: StoryCorps founder David Isay on the importance of listening Four hundred thousand people people have recorded their stories for radio and the Library of Congress via StoryCorps and Isay says it's important to tell the truth about who we are as human beings, in order to reduce fear and increase hope.July 14, 2017
Afghan girls robotics team allowed to enter U.S. for competition President Trump intervened to find a way to permit the girls entry, after their applications for visas were twice rejected. For the budding scientists, the path to compete has been a long one."July 13, 2017
How to build a campfire that lasts, in GIFs Whether you're headed camping or just building a fire in your backyard, follow these steps to build a fire that won't go out before you can spear your marshmallow.July 13, 2017
Fewer lifeguards fuel Minn. parents' water-safety concerns Beaches across the state are increasingly going without lifeguards, which means parents and other adults need to know how to keep children safe around the water.July 12, 2017
State wants family DNA to identify unknown bodies BCA investigators hope to gather DNA from missing persons' family members in an attempt to identify five people exhumed from cemeteries in the Twin Cities.July 11, 2017
Louie Anderson's youth in St. Paul helped form an Emmy-winning character Anderson stars in FX's "Baskets," which was just green-lighted for a third season. He sat down for a wide-ranging, personal interview with MPR News host Tom Weber while back in Minnesota for stand-up shows.July 11, 2017
Parting thoughts: A life on the cutting edge Dr. Joseph Garamella revolutionized heart surgery and helped save innumerable lives. He became a surgeon in the 1950s, when the most basic principles of open heart surgery were still being worked out.July 10, 2017
Aspen Ideas Festival: David Brooks on 'The Second Mountain' Every year New York Times columnist and NPR commentator David Brooks gives an hour-long lecture, and he titled this one, "The Second Mountain: The Next Big Challenge in Your Life."July 10, 2017