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Stories from August 25, 2019

Target teaming up with Disney to open in-store shops

Target teaming up with Disney to open in-store shops

Target is hoping to bring the magic of such characters as Mickey Mouse and Elsa to its own customers by opening permanent Disney shops at a cluster of stores starting this fall.
by The Associated Press

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Rain and thunder at times on Monday; cool week ahead

Rainy days and Mondays. Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have periods of rain Monday into Monday evening, with a few embedded thunderstorms.
by Ron Trenda

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Giant pumice raft floating toward Australia could help replenish Great Barrier Reef

Giant pumice raft floating toward Australia could help replenish Great Barrier Reef

An underwater volcano is thought to have produced a sheet of pumice that stretches 58 square miles. It’s carrying marine organisms that scientists say could help replenish Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
by Shannon Van Sant

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'Hair Love' uses animation to bring a story of natural hair in black families to life

'Hair Love' uses animation to bring a story of natural hair in black families to life

Conceived and directed by Matthew Cherry, it follows the story of an African American father — Stephen — and his daughter, Zuri. Stephen is trying to learn how to do Zuri's glorious natural hair and, well, it's not so easy.
by Michel Martin

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Trump walks back statements on China; White House walks them forward

Trump walks back statements on China; White House walks them forward

The president said he was having second thoughts after hiking tariffs on Chinese goods and threatening to force U.S. companies out of China. The White House said his comments were misinterpreted.
by Shannon Van Sant

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Photo story: The saga of one sunrise in Duluth, and a magical moment nearly missed

Photo story: The saga of one sunrise in Duluth, and a magical moment nearly missed

If you can get out of bed early enough to catch a summer dawn over Lake Superior in Duluth, it's a good bet that you'll get to witness a magical moment. You just have to make sure you're paying attention.
by Andrew Krueger

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Hong Kong police draw guns in latest protest violence

Hong Kong police draw guns in latest protest violence

Hong Kong police drew their guns Sunday night after protesters attacked officers with sticks and rods, in an escalation in the summerlong protests that have shaken the city's government and residents.
by The Associated Press

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'Painting' the ghost forests of the Mid-Atlantic Coast

'Painting' the ghost forests of the Mid-Atlantic Coast

A photographer uses watercolors sensitized to light to make ethereal images of dying trees on the Chesapeake and Delaware bays. As sea levels rise, these haunting sights will only continue to grow.
by Claire Harbage

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Former Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primary

Former Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primary

Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman and tea party favorite turned radio talk show host, announced a long-shot challenge Sunday to President Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, saying the incumbent is "completely unfit" for office and must be denied a second term.
by The Associated Press

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'The Warehouse' is scary because it's plausible

'The Warehouse' is scary because it's plausible

Rob Hart's new dystopian cyberthriller imagines a near-future America in a state of semi-collapse, where the only jobs available are in company towns built by an enormous conglomerate called Cloud.
by Gabino Iglesias

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A breezy Sunday, with showers and thunderstorms for parts of Minn.

We’ve had several consecutive dry days, but rain is in the forecast. Areas of showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop in western Minnesota and spread eastward during the afternoon and evening hours. Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see periods of rain with some embedded t-storms overnight Sunday night and on Monday.
by Ron Trenda

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'My Papi has a Motorcycle' pays loving tribute to a California childhood

'My Papi has a Motorcycle' pays loving tribute to a California childhood

Author Isabel Quintero and illustrator Zeke Peña worked together on My Papi Has a Motorcycle, a homage to Quintero's childhood in California's Inland Empire, and to her hard-working father.
by Leila Fadel and Samantha Balaban

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Shhhhh, listen closely: Your plants might be talking

Shhhhh, listen closely: Your plants might be talking

With extremely sensitive microphones, a new exhibit at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden shows it's possible to hear the sounds that plants make when they're growing.
by Dana Cronin

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Tips to help kids eat healthy, and have a positive self-image

Tips to help kids eat healthy, and have a positive self-image

Even well-intended comments about weight and dieting can actually harm children. Here's advice for how to set kids up for a healthy life and a positive self-image.
by Susie Neilson

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Elizabeth Warren slams student loan watchdog appointment as 'outrageous'

Elizabeth Warren slams student loan watchdog appointment as 'outrageous'

Robert Cameron was a top lawyer for one of the country's largest student loan servicers. In documents obtained by NPR, Warren called his hiring a "slap in the face to student loan borrowers."
by Cory Turner

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'The Downstairs Girl' faces difficult history with joy and style

'The Downstairs Girl' faces difficult history with joy and style

In Stacey Lee's new novel, an opinionated and talented Chinese American girl makes her way in Reconstruction-era Atlanta while preserving her secret work as an advice columnist in the local paper.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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440 years old and filled with footprints, these aren't your everyday maps

440 years old and filled with footprints, these aren't your everyday maps

In 1577, King Philip II of Spain wanted to know whom he was ruling and where in his vast kingdom they were. So his viceroy asked the indigenous groups in what is now Mexico to draw some maps for him.
by Wade Goodwyn

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Economic storm clouds hovering over global leaders at G-7 summit

Economic storm clouds hovering over global leaders at G-7 summit

Under the threatening clouds of a global economic slowdown, President Trump is confronting the consequences of his preference to go it alone, with low expectations that the leaders of the richest democracies can make substantive progress on an array of issues at their summit in France.
by The Associated Press

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