MPR News Update

MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 28, 2016

Good afternoon! It's the "best of" book list you've been waiting for. MPR News host Kerri Miller - joined by the executive director of the National Book Foundation and the manager at Subtext Books in St. Paul - shared their picks for favorite books of the year. What are the books that stuck with you this year? | The Thread | Forecast

With the loss of its celebrities, Gen X ponders mortality In parting shot, Kerry tears into Israel over settlements Police: Eight boys accused Minnesota teacher, husband of abuse Archbishop Hebda on gratitude, bankruptcy and restoring trust Listeners share their intentions, resolutions for 2017 What does the decrease in religious giving mean for the future of giving? Trump now says transition is going 'very, very smoothly' Man shot while trying to push car out of ditch near Shafer, Minn. Dylann Roof won't work to spare his life in church massacre