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The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, clockwise from left, pilot Greg Johnson, astronaut Roberto Vittori, astronaut Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist Drew Feustel, mission specialist Mike Fincke and commander Mark Kelly at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.  (Photo by John Raoux / AP) Shuttle Endeavour launches 1 last time Space shuttle Endeavour has launched its final mission where it was watched by hundreds of thousands of spectators. Among them was Endeavour commander Mark Kelly’s wife, Gabrielle Giffords. BBC Space shuttle Endeavour Christian Science Monitor All aboard Endeavour NASA Stephen Hawking: ‘There is no heaven; it’s a fairy story’ A belief that an afterlife awaits us is a “fairy story” for people afraid of death, Stephen Hawking said. According to Hawking, there is nothing beyond when the brain flickers for the final time. Guardian   Treasury to tap pensions to help fund government The Obama administration will begin to tap federal retiree programs to help fund operations after the government loses its ability to borrow more money from the public. Washington Post Blog: Geithner tells Congress the US has reached $14.3T debt limit  (The Hill) On the Money How will the debt ceiling impact US markets? PBS Irish republican dissidents issue London bomb threat Large parts of central London, including Buckingham Palace, have been cordoned off after Irish republican dissidents issued a bomb threat, police have disclosed. Telegraph.co.uk Headaches and hope: What the Queen’s 1st-ever visit means to Ireland TIME Nuclear nations turn to renewables As more details emerge about the damage at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, governments around the globe are reassessing nuclear power and are searching for alternative sources of power. NPR Special section: 7 radical energy solutions Scientific American   NATION Flood anger: ‘Saving the rich and burying the poor?’ Thousands of people who evacuated Louisiana’s Cajun country began a long, stressful wait to see if their homes, farms and businesses would be swamped by diverted Mississippi River waters. MSNBC Cajun country sacrificed to save cities ABC News US on record pace for weather disasters USA TODAY Map: Mississippi River flooding Al Jazeera More errors surface at military crime lab as Senate seeks inquiry The military’s premier crime lab has botched more of its evidence testing than has been previously known, raising broader questions about the quality of its forensic work. McClatchy Newspapers Rural airports might lose federal funding Congress is planning to eliminate subsidies for airlines serving about 110 airports in rural communities.The $200-million program pays carriers to provide a minimum number of seats and trips from small airports. Detroit Free Press POLITICS El Paso hears the 1st battle cries in America’s immigration debate A wave of migrants entering the U.S. from a Mexico bloodied by the drug war promises to be the most divisive issue in the 2012 elections. Guardian GOP hopefuls struggle with their baggage In addition to Romney’s attempt to reframe his health care quandary, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced his candidacy and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels inched closer to running. Philadelphia Inquirer Gingrich talks about Huckabee, Reagan, Romney and Trump MSNBC BUSINESS Amazon Cloud lures hackers For three pennies an hour, hackers can rent Amazon’s servers to wage cyber attacks such as the one that crippled Sony’s PlayStation Network and led to the second-largest online data breach in U.S. history. Bloomberg Nasdaq, ICE withdraw NYSE bid, cite antitrust regulators Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange withdrew their hostile $11 billion bid for rival NYSE Euronext, saying it became clear they would not win U.S. antitrust approval. Reuters US should sell assets like gold to get out of debt, economists say With the United States poised to slam into its debt limit, conservative economists say the U.S. should sell off assets such as gold, land and interstate ownership. Washington Post EDUCATION ‘Late to bed, early to rise’ makes teenagers sleepy A lot of high school teenagers are juggling school, sports, homework, chores, friends and family. Surveys show that to meet all these demands, they usually stay up close to midnight on school nights. NPR Financial aid is lagging behind rising college costs The gap between financial aid and the cost of schooling for a freshman has grown considerably over the last five years at many schools in the region. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Purdue University reviews plagiarism charge against educator Purdue University is reviewing allegations that a member of the Indiana State Board of Education plagiarized portions of her doctoral dissertation. Chicago Tribune ENVIRONMENT Effects of fire retardant on environment The U.S. Forest Service is proposing a few changes, but wants to continue using retardant to slow the spread of wildfires, according to a draft environmental impact statement released for public comment. Independent Record Climate change affects animal distribution A report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims that 200 million years ago, mammals and reptiles lived in separate habitats on Pangaea, largely due to rainfall distribution. Earth Times SPORTS Bulls deliver beatdown as Heat struggle to find rhythm in Game 1 The Bulls have won all four games this season against Miami, and the Game 1 win was their most important victory. The Heat’s minus-five assist-to-turnover difference was written in red ink. Sports Illustrated K.J. Choi wins Players after playoff K.J. Choi did everything demanded of the winner at The Players Championship. Not only did he hit the island green on the 17th hole at the TPC Sawgrass, he did it three times in one day. ESPN   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Simon Johnson): Fear companies lurking in financial shadows Bloomberg Column (Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles): Death, taxes ... and deficit Politico Blog (Nadia Hijab): What the Muslim world needs to hear from Obama  (Salon) War Room Column (Tomas Valasek): Allies fallout over Libya Khaleej Times Column (Joan Walsh): Newt Gingrich and ‘the food stamp president’ Salon Editorial: We welcome President Obama’s renewed focus on immigration Fresno Bee Column (Mitch Albom): Homeless vet goes home the right way Detroit Free Press Cartoon (Jimmy Margulies): Financial crisis USA TODAY Column (Ed Kilgore): American exceptionalist The New Republic   Site edited by: Tanya Flowers, Harsha Malik, Jodi McMaster, Diana Shaw, Joanne Pelton, Shahinaz Ayoub, Valerie Serrano, Cat Van Le, Sara Stewart, Kathie Raikes, David Barer, Cristina Petrut and Brigitte Leschhorn.   GOOD NEWS Americans shed $100 billion of mortgage debt at record pace Low interest rates, defaults and refinancings have shaved more than $100 billion off the nation’s annual mortgage bill — an amount comparable to all unemployment benefits for one year. USA TODAY Storm brought out hundreds of heroic volunteer firefighters Heroes in movies about storms look flawless. Heroes in real life had faces lined with dirt as the rain lashed and the wind whipped in South Carolina. The Herald Exoskeleton lets UC Berkeley grad take a huge step With his yellow history honors ribbon flapping against the exoskeleton strapped around his gown, Austin Whitney walked on his graduation day at the University of California at Berkeley. San Francisco Chronicle WORLD Japan readies new tactics for Fukushima after setback Japanese officials are readying a new approach to cooling reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant after discovering an Olympic swimming-pool-sized pond of radioactive water under one unit. Yahoo! News Growing unease with Japan’s nuclear industry Euronews IMF chief charged with attempted rape The head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been charged with sexual assault and attempted rape in New York City. Sydney Morning Herald Arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn rocks French presidential race Guardian Guatemala experiences ‘worst massacre’ in a generation Assailants killed at least 29 people in one of Guatemala’s worst mass killings in a generation. The massacre took place on a ranch in a part of the country plagued by drug cartels. MSNBC HEALTH Nursing homes seek exemptions from health law It is an oddity of American health care: Many nursing homes and home care agencies do not provide health insurance to their workers, or they pay wages so low that employees cannot afford coverage. New York Times Fat‘s ’master switch’ found — could we turn it off? Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a “master switch” that controls other genes found in fat in the body. MSNBC Male infertility: Small set of genes in cells’ mitochondria are key According to a team of Australian and Swedish researchers, a small set of genes located within the power-plants of our cells — the mitochondria — are crucial to unravelling the secrets of male infertility. ScienceDaily LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Mastering the use of coupons Like video game players armed with hidden bonus codes, Alice Morette and colleague Kim Bergeron found all the tricks and secrets to push their household shopping to the next level. Concord Monitor Magic Johnson’s survival, 20 years of living with HIV When Magic Johnson famously announced he has HIV, it wasn‘t clear how long he’d live. Twenty years later, he tells of his struggles, fears, triumphs and what he focuses on every day: living. Newsweek RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Reincarnation in modern times: believing in 2nd chances Although it’s been largely rejected by Jewish and Christian traditions, Boston University religion professor Stephen Prothero says the concept of reincarnation is alive and well in pop culture today. CBS News Lutheran school thrives in East St. Louis A Lutheran mission board wanted to open a school in St. Louis, where the public school system had failed for years. And ever since, Unity Lutheran Christian Elementary School has defied the odds. St. Louis Post-Dispatch SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The 6th sense of seals Like their land-lubbing kin the cats, seals are equipped with sensitive facial whiskers. They are incredibly sensitive, as it turns out. Economist Moon’s rough ‘wrinkles’ reveal clues to its past Written on the moon’s weary face are the damages it has endured for the past four and a half billion years. The scars are all that remain to tell the tale of what happened to the moon. ScienceDaily Oxygen oases saved 1st animals Oxygen-rich microbial mats may have triggered the evolution of animals that could move. Microbial mats on the lagoon floors contained four times as much oxygen as the lifeless water above. New Scientist   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT New medical school model: Adopt a family to treat Many of the new medical schools are also trying to reshape medical education. They are rethinking their approach with a community-based medical curriculum. NPR   Photo of the Day An exterior view of a resort hotel is seen in Macau, a city that has the world’s most lucrative gambling market.  (Photo by Vincent Yu / 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 To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Louis B. 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