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Senator Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., gestures with a thumbs up to reporters as he, leave Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston.  (Photo by Josh Reynolds / AP) Clinton wins in Kentucky as Obama looks to general election Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., picked up a double-digit win in Kentucky, but her victory could not stop Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., from winning in Oregon and capturing the majority of pledged delegates. ABC News Obama: nomination within reach CBS News On the campaign trail USA Today US soldiers did 'dirty work' for Chinese interrogators at Guantanamo U.S. military personnel at Guantanamo Bay allegedly softened up detainees at the request of Chinese intelligence officials who had come to the island facility to interrogate the men. ABC News White House ignored FBI concerns on prisoner abuse probe Reuters FBI clashed with CIA and military over interrogation tactics International Herald Tribune   Kennedy has malignant brain tumor Sen. Ted Kennedy has been released from the hospital, one day after being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor that experts say is almost certainly fatal. Examiner Kennedy family crisis Yahoo! News Special section: Political leaders react to Kennedy diagnosis Baltimore Sun Israel and Syria confirm peace talks Israel and Syria have said they are holding indirect talks to reach a comprehensive peace agreement. BBC Operation in Sadr city is an Iraqi success, so far Iraqi forces rolled unopposed through the huge Shiite enclave of Sadr City, a dramatic turnaround from the bitter fighting that has plagued the Baghdad neighborhood for more than two months. International Herald Tribune Lebanese factions make deal to end 18-month-long crisis Rival Lebanese factions reached an agreement to resolve their 18-month political crisis after five days of intense talks in the Gulf state of Qatar. CBS News   NATION New York governor undergoes laser surgery for glaucoma New York Gov. David A. Paterson underwent successful laser surgery for acute glaucoma in his left eye and planned to recuperate at his Harlem apartment. Boston Herald Court strikes down Virginia late-term abortion ban A Virginia law banning a type of late-term abortion is still unconstitutional, even though a similar federal ban was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal appeals court ruled. Google News NYPD charge officers involved in fatal groom shooting Seven New York police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man on his wedding night are facing internal disciplinary action, a spokesman said. Reuters POLITICS Bush to veto farm bill; White House expects override The White House said that President Bush will veto the recently passed farm bill, but conceded that the overwhelming vote count means a veto override is “likely.” The Hill Bush grudgingly signs oil bill CBS News Why Dukakis and McGovern are not considered 'distinguished' When former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for president, news organizations had to make one clarification: Edwards is not a superdelegate. NPR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A win for digital distribution as Netflix set-top box debuts Netflix introduced the Netflix Player by Roku, a small piece of hardware that can play any Netflix titles available for Internet streaming. Ars Technica Britain mulls plan to store citizens emails and calls in database Britain is considering a massive government database to store the e-mails, Internet information, phone calls and text messages of all residents to help security forces in the fight against crime and terrorism. ABC News BUSINESS Home Depot's domestic problem Atlanta-based Home Depot has seen its stock lose 25.8% of its value over the past year. The home improvement retail sector, naturally, has been one of the hardest hit by the housing crisis. Forbes Janitors go on strike at Silicon Valley Hundreds of janitors walked off the job in the Silicon Valley, leaving the local offices of technology giants like Cisco Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Yahoo Inc. without their usual cleanup crews. BusinessWeek EDUCATION Education stocks slip Shares of for-profit education companies slumped after an analyst downgraded four stocks and forecast a tough fall enrollment period because of student lending troubles. Forbes Worldly 10-year-old rolls through college With the end of another school year approaching, college sophomore Moshe Kai Cavalin is cramming for final exams in classes such as advanced mathematics, foreign languages and music. USA Today HEALTH 'Detergent suicide' rattles Japan A Japanese epidemic of suicides has become very lethal in the last year with the introduction of a new method: mixing store-bought detergents and chemicals to create toxic hydrogen sulfide gas. ABC News Teen blood donors have complications A new study shows that an important source of current donations, 16- and 17-year-olds, are more likely to bruise, faint or experience other complications when they donate. U.S. News & World Report S.F. sues McKesson over drug prices San Francisco filed a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical wholesaler, McKesson Corp., for conspiring to artifically inflate the prices of hundreds of brand-name drugs. San Francisco Chronicle RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY After warning, family of autistic teen attends different church The mother of a 13-year-old autistic boy who was banned by a court order from attending services at a Roman Catholic church in Bertha, Minn., woke up Sunday determined to take her son to mass. Star Tribune Muslim Chaplain offers an American brand of Islam For three years, Maj. Khalid Shabazz has been a Muslim chaplain at Fort Hood. He's a big part of the religious life of the Muslim soldiers on base, and he offers them a very American brand of Islam. NPR   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (John Dickerson): Can Obama do anything to get Clinton out of the race? Slate Column (David Talbot): Obama/Kennedy vs. McCain/Goldwater Salon.com Blog (Dan Kennedy): The last brother Guardian Column (Mohamad Bazzi): Bush's Islamist enemies list The Nation Column (Crispin Sartwell): Myth of the white working-class voter Christian Science Monitor Column (Laura Vanderkam): Want to save the planet? Stay home USA Today Column: PTSD bingo Slate Column: Why don't those hillbillies like Obama? Salon.com   Site edited by: Beverly Stiles, Brian Levine, Jasmine Jernberg, Eric Connolly, Mason Lane, Max Miller, Dana Myles and Walt Chiu.   GOOD NEWS Alaskan arctic wilderness lake closed to oil and gas leasing The Bureau of Land Management said it would not open environmentally sensitive Teshekpuk Lake and its islands to leasing, a possibility that has prompted years of objections from conservationists. Environment News Service Lost parrot tells veterinarian, but not police, his address When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help. Associated Press A husband-and-wife team in Montana studies the elusive wolverine Steve Gehman and Betsy Robinson brave frostbite, avalanches and bears to track the imperiled animal in the northern Rockies. Christian Science Monitor WORLD China quake: trapped doctors, optimism, and a thirst for Coke When an earthquake jolted Sichuan Province, physicians Xie Shouju and Tang Xiong could not tend to the injured. They were trapped themselves. McClatchy Newspapers Dramatic video of quake damage CNN Mental illness in Iraq is on the rise as care falters In a different time, in another country, where violence and terror did not stalk the streets, Dr. Amir Hussain could practice psychiatry the way he once hoped to. International Herald Tribune Morgue on screen in Iraq Yahoo! News Berlin orchestral theater catches fire The roof of Berlin's Philharmonic Hall caught fire, depriving the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra of its home until the damaged theater can be repaired. Monsters and Critics SPORTS NFL owners vote unanimously to opt out of labor deal The NFL officially notified its players union that it will opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement, which could lead to a season without a salary cap in 2010 and a possible lockout in 2011. ESPN What it means: Possibilities abound for uncapped NFL year USA Today NFL Falcons sign QB Matt Ryan to $72 million deal The third pick in the NFL draft signed a six-year, $72 million contract with the Falcons, with a guarantee of $34.75 million. Seattle Times Draft preview: Matt Ryan MSNBC ENVIRONMENT Japan environment chief says industry may face tough pollution limits Japan's environment minister, Ichiro Kamoshita, will host a meeting of environment ministers from major industrialized countries to discuss Japan's Kyoto Protocol reduction goals. International Herald Tribune 'Reverse evolution' discovered in group of tiny Seattle fish When a historic cleanup helped clear the waters of a polluted lake near Seattle, a population of tiny, spiny fish called sticklebacks may have "evolved in reverse" to survive. National Geographic LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Did anyone really stand a chance against Kristi Yamaguchi? Another season of “Dancing with the Stars” is over and Kristi Yamaguchi stands victorious. Her expected first-place finish marks the first win for a woman since the show’s premiere. MSNBC Driving unbuckled: deadlier at night More than two-thirds of young drivers and passengers killed in nighttime car crashes aren't wearing seat belts. CBS News R Kelly 'taped underage sex acts' Opening arguments have been made in the child pornography trial involving R&B star R. Kelly. A prosecutor told the jury that he had staged and taped "vile" sex acts with an underage girl. BBC   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT What's keeping women out of the labs? If you've worked your way to the top in a university math, physics or engineering department - you're very unlikely to be a woman. BBC   Photo of the Day An Afghan man makes a traditional Qaraquli hat in Kabul, Afghanistan.  (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool / 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. 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