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Cool high pressure Monday with freezing temperatures overnight

Chilly high pressure has settled in behind the weekend system. High temperatures will be cooler Monday and Tuesday, but near normal. The next chance of rain develops Wednesday. 




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Precipitation deficit continues despite recent rainfall

November has started off wetter than usual, with several weather systems moving through since the Halloween rain and snow event. Despite the much needed rainfall, we continue to see precipitation deficits since early September.




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Next rainfall is likely Wednesday

Our next weather system on Wednesday looks arm enough for rain. A good soaking is likely across much of Minnesota.




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More sunshine Tuesday ahead of rain developing Wednesday

We’ll have another day of cool sunshine Tuesday. The next system will develop rain showers for Wednesday. Temperatures will be warming up by Friday and Saturday. 




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Wednesday rain; hurricane potential again for Florida next week?

Our next rain system brings scattered showers on Wednesday.




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Better Ways for Jeff Bezos to Spend $131 Billion

In op-ed, Prof. Harold Pollack discusses ways Jeff Bezos could spend his fortune




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Fuel Economy Standards Are Supersizing Our Vehicles. Ford Scrapping Small Cars Is An Alarm Bell.

Asst. Prof. Koichiro Ito explains research on regulations increasing average size of vehicles




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Fuel Economy Standards Are Supersizing Our Vehicles. Ford Scrapping Small Cars Is An Alarm Bell.

Asst. Prof. Koichiro Ito explains research on regulations increasing average size of vehicles




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Northwestern, U. of C. presidents talk 'safe spaces' on Katie Couric's new series

President Robert J. Zimmer and Northwestern president discuss safe spaces and discourse on campus




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How One Woman’s Fight to Save Her Family Helped Lead to a Mass Exoneration

Lect. Joshua Tepfer explains his work helping wrongfully arrested people




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The Secret History of White Power

In Q&A, Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew discusses research on white power movements




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Rival giant telescopes join forces to seek U.S. funding

Prof. Wendy Freedman discusses benefits of multiple telescopes




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Yanny vs. Laurel: Exploring the Science of Sound

Prof. Howard Nusbaum explains audio phenomenon




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Renowned Indian-American behavioral economist to join Booth School of Business

Behavioral economist Sendhil Mullainathan to join Booth faculty as University Professor




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Philip Roth, Towering Novelist Who Explored Lust, Jewish Life and America, Dies at 85

Obituary recounts life and career of alumnus and preeminent novelist Philip Roth




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U of C Law Professor Aziz Huq on Trump/DOJ review

Prof. Aziz Huq discusses legal implications of Trump's demand to investigate FBI or DOJ




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Report: US Border Patrol Officials Have Abused Young Migrants




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Kroszner Doesn't Expect Big Statement From G-7 Summit

Video: Prof. Randall Kroszner explains expectations for G-7 summit




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A Brief History of Dinosaurs in Space

Prof. W.J.T. Mitchell writes book on cultural depictions of dinosaurs




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ACLU Report Alleges Government Abuse Of Migrants

Asst. Clinical Prof. Claudia Flores discusses report on abuse of immigrant children




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Italian Euro Exit 'Incompatible' With Financial System, Zingales Says

Prof. Luigi Zingales discusses the economic and market impact of Italian political uncertainty




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Tusks, Horns, and Claws: The Fight to Dismantle the Facebook Animal Parts Bazaar

Prof. M. Todd Henderson discusses liabilities for hosting criminal content




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No Clear Danger in Asia as EM Faces Stress, Ex-RBI Chief Says

Prof. Raghuram Rajan discusses outcomes for emerging markets in Asia




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Meredith Monk lifts up the emotional power of voice

In performance at the Walker, the singer-dancer-composer will explore the 'mystery and beauty' of the original primal instrument.




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Twin Shadow's new album is about our society's fault lines

When the album was released he wrote: "Our perceptions of who we are as human beings, because of technology and machines, are falling apart. We're living at a breaking point, and a lot of the themes on the album are talking about these fault lines."




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11-year-old Minnesota pianist recovers from brain hemorrhage

Last Thanksgiving, Eliana Szabo suffered a brain hemorrhage when an arteriovenous malformation ruptured. Now 11, she has relearned how to walk and talk. Meanwhile, a fellow pianist is trying to raise $10,000 through selling handmade paper cranes.




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Watchdog group finds spooky Spotify ad is too scary for kids, causes 'distress'

In 60 seconds, the commercial showcases a medley of horror film tropes, including a maniacal doll that presumably kills a group of young people whenever they play a catchy pop song.




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Mac Miller died from overdose involving fentanyl, coroner finds

The Los Angeles medical examiner said cocaine and ethanol were also present at the time of death.




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'Baby, It's Cold Outside,' seen as sexist, frozen out by radio stations

Programmers have banned the song after fielding listener complaints that the song is offensive, only to face a backlash against that decision.




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Friends in high places: Dayton asks Garth Brooks for another show, Brooks says 'I'm in'

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday called on Garth Brooks to add another Minneapolis show to his upcoming stadium tour — and it sounds like the country music star is on board with the idea.




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Jayhawks play Friday night at First Avenue in Minneapolis

The latest album is mostly made up of songs that Jayhawks leader Gary Louris initially wrote for other artists like Jakob Dylan and Carrie Rodriguez. He wrote it with the Dixie Chicks.




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Rosanne Cash on the importance of living out loud

Rosanne Cash's latest album, "She Remembers Everything," cuts a path through gun violence, sexism and the relentless march of time. "There's no point in hedging my bets about what I write about anymore," she says.




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Connie Evingson performs tonight at Crooners Lounge

Hibbing native Connie Evingson will be performing tonight at Crooners Lounge in Fridley. That's one of your many musical options this New Year's Eve.




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Dom Flemons presents a new image of the American cowboy

The singer-songwriter's latest album, "Black Cowboys," chronicles the role played by African-Americans in settling the West after the Civil War. The album has been nominated for a Grammy.




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Documentary shows 'perception and reality' of infamous concert flop

In 2017, the Fyre Music Festival was billed as an exclusive event in the Bahamas. The reality was very different. Director Chris Smith tells the behind-the-scenes story in a new Netflix documentary.




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Beautiful! Carole King makes surprise appearance in Broadway show

Anything can happen in live theater, and audience members seeing "Beautiful," the life story of Carole King, got a surprise when King appeared in the role of herself to celebrate the show's fifth anniversary on Broadway.




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For many with disabilities, 'Let It Go' is an anthem of acceptance

The breakout song from Disney's "Frozen" has inspired many marginalized groups -- but its message of rejecting stigma holds special resonance for disabled people and their families.




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Five things to watch for in Super Bowl LIII

Sunday's Super Bowl pits the New England Patriots against the Los Angeles Rams. LA's talent-packed offense gives New England's head coach Bill Belichick a tough choice on who to target.




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Buddy Holly's hometown looks back, 60 years after 'The Day the Music Died'

"He sang strictly country," said Larry Byers, a former DJ in Lubbock, Texas, who heard Buddy Holly's early performances. "Until he saw Elvis Presley and decided that maybe he should change his style a bit."




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An Italian town fell silent so the sounds of a Stradivarius could be preserved

The mayor of Cremona, Italy, blocked traffic during five weeks of recording and asked residents to please keep quiet so master musicians could play four instruments -- note by note -- for posterity.




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Nat King Cole remains 'one of the great gifts of nature'

Born 100 years ago today, Nat King Cole topped the charts year after year, sold more than 50 million records, pushed jazz piano in a new direction and paved the way for later generations of performers.




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Dick Dale, 'King of Surf Guitar,' dies at 81

Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin'" earned him the title "King of the Surf Guitar," has died at age 81.




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Need a can't-miss wheel of cheese? Try playing it some hip-hop

Researchers exposed cheese to different genres of music for 24 hours a day over six months to find out that hip-hop might create the tastiest cheese.




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Jenny Lewis performs new album in Twin Cities this week

Thursday afternoon she'll be playing in the intimate Clown Lounge under the Turf Club. Then Friday night she'll be at the Palace Theatre in downtown St. Paul.




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Officials say rapper Nipsey Hussle shot and killed at 33

Nipsey Hussle, a respected rapper who earned a Grammy nomination this year for his major-label debut, was fatally shot outside his clothing store, authorities said.




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Bob Dylan whiskey distillery to open fall 2020 in Nashville

A news release says Heaven's Door Spirits will transform a 160-year-old church into the Heaven's Door Distillery and Center for the Arts, featuring the distillery, a whiskey library, a restaurant and a 360-seat live performance venue.




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White singers in Hungary claim to be African-American, for an opera

The Gershwin estate stipulates that "Porgy and Bess" should be performed by an all-black cast. The Hungarian State Opera in Budapest reportedly asked its mostly white cast to say that they are black.




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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach in shadow of border crossing

The world-renowned cellist brought his Bach Project to the sister cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on Saturday.




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Beyoncé surprise drops live Coachella album, Netflix doc now streaming

The recording of her historic 2018 performance, titled Homecoming: Live Album, includes new songs and arrives just as a documentary of the concert begins streaming on Netflix.




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Art Hounds: Globally infused banjo tunes on 'Intermodal Blues'

Plus, Art Hounds recommend an ice-skating performance inspired by black social dances and an Earth Day singalong with Dan Chouinard.