Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Art Hounds: Week of April 9
  Each week Minnesota Public Radio News asks three people from the Minnesota arts scene to be "Art Hounds." Their job is to step outside our own work and hunt down something exciting that's going on this weekend.4:45 p.m.
• Gaertner: Terrorism charges would be a 'distraction'
  The Ramsey County Attorney's Office said today it will drop terrorism charges against eight people charged with conspiracy to commit riots during last year's Republican National Convention in St. Paul. But other charges against the "RNC 8" will stand.5:20 p.m.
• Minneapolis money transfer businesses nervous after FBI raid
  MPR's Tom Crann speaks with reporter Laura Yuen about how local money wiring businesses are reacting to the FBI raids Thursday. The FBI says the raids are not related to missing Somali men, but there may be some overlap in investigations.5:24 p.m.
• No more WorldPerks from U.S. Bank
  Throughout the Twin Cites many people carry the Northwest Airlines WorldPerks Visa credit card. But that card will disappear as Delta Air Lines absorbs Northwest. And that's ignited a battle to put new credit cards in the wallets of consumers who've long packed the WorldPerks credit card.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• White House Marks Passover With Seder
  President Obama will host a seder at the White House tonight in celebration of Passover. It is believed to be the first time an American president has attended a seder while in office.
• U.K. Counterterrorism Chief Resigns
  Scotland Yard's counterterrorism chief has resigned after he inadvertently revealed plans of a police raid against a suspected al-Qaida cell. Bob Quick's blunder forced police to act more quickly than they had planned.
• Banking On The Upswing? Two Views
  Will Aston-Reese, a vice president at Tradition Asiel Securities, talks about bank-to-bank lending, which he says remains slow. And Robert Kelly, CEO and chairman of the Bank of New York Mellon, talks about the TARP funds his bank has accepted, impending "stress tests" and his outlook for a viable and healthy financial sector.
• Lawyer For Reporter Held In Iran Awaits Charges
  The lawyer for Roxana Saberi, an American journalist charged with espionage by Iranian authorities, says he has not seen any of the evidence against her. Saberi, a freelance reporter for several news organizations, including NPR, was charged Wednesday with spying for U.S. intelligence services.
• Palestinian Man Talks Of Hardships Created By Wall
  Adnan Jahdoh's life has changed drastically since Israel put up a wall between Bethlehem and nearby Jerusalem. He lost his job in Jerusalem and lost access to the farmland his family has worked since the early 1960s.
• Bemidji State Fans Enjoy Hockey Success
  As the NCAA men's hockey tournament begins Thursday in Washington, D.C., the most excited fans might be those backing the Bemidji State Beavers. The Minnesota school has the lowest-seeded team ever to reach the Frozen Four.
• FBI Joins Navy In Pirate Standoff
  FBI hostage negotiators joined U.S. Navy efforts today to free an American cargo ship captain held captive on a lifeboat by Somali pirates. A U.S. destroyer and a spy plane kept a close watch in the high-seas standoff near the Horn of Africa.
• Should U.N. Step Into Pirate Fray?
  U.N. Special Representative for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah believes the United Nations should take a more active role in combating piracy. Somalia's fragile government does not have the resources to combat the pirates, he says.
• Letters: Goldman Sachs CEO; 'Siege' Fix
  Listeners respond to Robert Siegel's interview with Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, and we correct the translation date of Laleh Khadivi's The Siege.
• Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Takes Hit
  Investor Warren Buffett's holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, has been downgraded by the credit-rating agency Moody's. Buffett happens to be Moody's largest shareholder.
• Tying Together Coats, Ships And Pita Bread
  People talk about "the global economy," but many connections are hard to see. "Planet Money" establishes the ties between clothing buyers in England, a shipping company in Copenhagen and a bakery in Egypt.
• N.Y. Times Co. Threatens To Close 'Boston Globe'
  The Boston Globe is on track to lose $85 million this year and its owner, the New York Times Co., is threatening to shut down the paper unless workers agree to pay cuts by the end of the month.
• A Morel Quandary? Where To Find Them
  Across the northern tier of the US, mushroom hunting—particularly for the prized morel mushroom—is coming into full swing. Commentator Julie Zickefoose revels in the mushrooms that populate her woodland and sizzle on the stovetop.
• Beijing Neighbors Unite Against Incinerator Plans
  People who live near a landfill in Beijing complain about the smell and health effects. Now they are fighting plans to build a garbage incinerator on the site, as environmental activism is intersecting with a nascent homeowners' rights movement.
• Frank Zappa: A 'Lumpy' Legacy
  Zappa put out more than 60 records in his lifetime, and unreleased music is still coming out more than 15 years after his death. It's part of an effort by his widow to keep Zappa's legacy alive, but she's become controversial for her efforts to keep her husband's music away from those she deems unfit to carry its weight.

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