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Soldiers rescue a child from a quake affected building in Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province.  (Photo by Xinhua, Chen Xie / AP) McCain breaks with Bush administration on global warming Knoxville News Sentinel How green Is John McCain? TIME Wildfires rage in Florida, residents flee Firefighters from Marion County joined the battle to try to push back the flames that have destroyed homes and forced hundreds to flee. Ocala.com China forms company to build its own jets, challenges Boeing, Airbus China has set up a company to build large jets, challenging the dominance of Boeing and Airbus in the market for planes with 150 seats. Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Death toll from China quake nears 12,000 Tens of thousands of people across southwest China remained buried beneath rubble as rescue workers struggled to reach areas cut off by a powerful earthquake that has left thousands dead. International Herald Tribune Chinese-Americans try to reach kin, friends San Francisco Chronicle China battles to free survivors BBC Shiite gunmen in Baghdad ignore truce A deal aimed at ending fighting in the Baghdad bastion of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was on the verge of collapse after gunmen launched a spate of attacks on U.S. troops. Reuters Candidates play up 'clean coal' Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are talking more about "clean coal" and less about global warming as they woo voters in West Virginia and Kentucky — the heart of the nation's coal economy. Reuters WV Voters Ready for Primary YouTube Clinton Asks West Virginians for `Big Vote' in Primary Race Bloomberg Stage set for move on Detroit mayor The Detroit City Council has crafted a path to ousting Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick by scheduling votes to launch the process of removing Kilpatrick while also asking Gov. Jennifer Granholm to expel him. Detroit Free Press   NATION US drops charges against alleged '20th hijacker' in September 11 attacks The United States has dropped charges against the alleged "20th hijacker" in the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks on the United States. Voice of America Arizona police hunting for a serial predator Police are searching for a serial predator who's been linked to four attacks on women in Phoenix and Mesa, including two unsolved killings. USA Today In pictures: US tornadoes BBC Spectacular Tornado footage taken 5/8/08 in Western Kansas LiveLeak Arizona police hunting for a serial predator, kiler Police are searching for a serial predator who's been linked to four attacks on women in Phoenix and Mesa, including two unsolved killings. USA Today POLITICS Vets have advice for Congress about fat cats (dogs, too) Future pet food labels that indicate the number of calories per serving could help obese animals shed the extra pounds, a veterinarians' association recommended to the Food and Drug Administration. McClatchy Newspapers Obama takes superdelegate lead Sen. Barack Obama took the lead in the race for superdelegates on the eve of a contest that's expected to fall easily into Sen. Hillary Clinton's column. CNN Group pushing Clinton as VP choice has ties to her campaign A group called VoteBoth has been leading the charge for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to team up on the Democratic ticket. McClatchy Newspapers EDUCATION Schools say inflation puts them at risk The school funding approved by Texas lawmakers provides no new money to cover rising costs like fuel, utilities and health insurance. Officials warn inflation could push school districts into bankruptcy. Houston Chronicle State funding helps fuel preschool boom The most recent federal statistics show that more than 1 million children were enrolled in public programs in 2005, up 63% from 1995. The rise far outpaces that of public school enrollment, up 10%. USA Today Texas Tech freezes tuition Parents and lawmakers welcomed news last week that Texas Tech University would become the first Texas school in at least five years not to raise tuition rates. El Paso Times SPORTS Suspects in Taylor murder case won't face capital punishment Prosecutors said they will not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor at the time of the crime. FOX Sports Other priorities taking precedence to golf for Sorenstam It is a game that most retire to, not from. Perhaps that is the surprise in Annika Sorenstam's announcement. She set a firm finish line, a time and date at which she will walk outside the ropes, never to return. ESPN HEALTH Old herb, new controversy Ten states have recently passed laws to either criminalize or restrict the sale and possession of salvia, a hallucinogenic drug. Newsweek HIV funding priority shift call Funding for HIV prevention is being wasted on strategies which have little impact, say U.S. researchers who call for a "dramatic shift" in priorities. BBC Families will make case for a vaccine-autism link in federal court Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine as they take their case to a federal court. ABC News Doctor urges organ sales CNN   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: New president may face chain of meltdowns Politico Column: That oil bubble is not going to burst Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial: Tear down Burma's bamboo curtain The Australian Editorial: Bright ideas on public health USA Today Column: The betrayals of 1936 and 2008 Olympics Epoch Times Blog: What makes a terrorist? ABC News Blog: By the light of the silvery moons ABC News Editorial: Hidden laws Baltimore Sun Column: Cops must keep colleagues from losing it Philadelphia Inquirer   Site edited by: Beverly Stiles, Andrew McMillan, Lisa Zangerl, Eric Connolly, Mason Lane, Bryan Panhorst, Jasmine Jernberg, Dana Myles, Binal Ghelani, Denes Juhasz, Jim Scripps, Max Miller, Allison Camp, Steff White-Olson, Walt Chiu and Rachel Wright.   GOOD NEWS Costa Rica plants more trees to become carbon neutral Costa Rica will plant seven million trees in 2008 to soak up as many greenhouse gas emissions as it produces, in a bid to become the world's first carbon neutral nation, a top official said. Yahoo! News Honest teen returns bag filled with $108K When Jared Gray found a bag of cash outside the school where he works as a custodian, the 18-year-old says there was no question he would be returning the $108,000 to its rightful owners. USA Today WORLD India's Jaipur blasts leave 60 killed, hundreds injured As many as 60 people were killed and 200 injured as eight bombs exploded in the city of Jaipur, the capital of the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. Bloomberg Hackers shut down Zimbabwe website Computer hackers have attacked the website of Zimbabwe's state-owned Herald newspaper. BBC BUSINESS Craigslist fires back at eBay with lawsuit Among its list of accusations, Craigslist claims that eBay has engaged in unlawful and unfair competition, false advertising, trademark infringement and breaches of fiduciary duty. TheStreet.com Plastic surgery can boost your career More Americans go under the knife to move up the corporate ladder — and some say it makes sense. U.S. News & World Report SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Google unveils Friend Connect Google has unveiled a preview of Friend Connect, a way to add social features to a Web site without programming. It's described as "plumbing for the rest of the Web." CNET News Powerset brings the Semantic Web to Wikipedia amid Microsoft speculation Amid speculation that Microsoft is looking to make an acquisition, Powerset launched a public beta of its Wikipedia search engine. CNET News ENVIRONMENT Daisetta, Texas sinkhole at risk of further cracking Geologists are still keeping a close eye on the sinkhole that formed a crater as wide as 900 feet and as deep as 250 feet in Daisetta. Houston Chronicle Texas sinkhole — two football fields in size Post-Chronicle Drilling for oil … in downtown L.A. Record prices are prompting oil prospectors to renew interest in drilling in L.A., where urban sprawl and environmental opponents make for one of the world's toughest oil fields. ABC News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Illinois bill would allow detainees access to religious counselors Two Sisters of Mercy of the Americas are among the advocates for a bill in the Illinois House of Representatives that would require that detainees have access to visits from religious ministers. National Catholic Reporter The gulf that separates the sexes in Saudi Arabia The separation between the sexes in Saudi Arabia is so extreme that it is difficult to overstate. International Herald Tribune Young Saudis ask, 'where is the love?' International Herald Tribune Fake topic NBC welcomes Fallon to 'Late Night' Get ready for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." NBC took the wraps off its long-rumored but — until now — confirmed post-Conan O'Brien plans for the show. Variety Former girlfriends dish on Bob Dylan, John Lennon The year was 1963. And she was Bob Dylan's girlfriend. The image of them together is one of many from a Columbia Records publicity shoot. CBS News 'Iron Man' still No. 1 at box office Iron Man beat Speed Racer to the finish line of the weekend box office, according to studio estimates. Baltimore Sun   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Too much sugar-free gum linked to severe weight loss Chewing too much sugar-free gum containing the artificial sweetener sorbitol can cause diarrhea leading to potentially dangerous weight loss, German physicians report. LiveScience   Photo of the Day The Chaiten volcano continues to churn out large amounts of ash and smoke, in a cloud that extends for thousands of miles near Futaleufu, Chile.  (Photo by Ferran Majoll / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever. 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