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Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during his election night party in Lafayette, La.  (Photo by Eric Gay / AP) Former beauty queen makes waves in Afghanistan’s legal system Kimberley Motley is a former American beauty queen turned lawyer who only left the U.S. for the first time four years ago. Now, she is an unlikely champion for change in the Afghan legal system. BBC Afghan tolerance of US presence wanes Seattle Times Protecting Afghan women Msnbc.com Strong quakes shake Japan, but no apparent damage A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeastern Japan, but caused no apparent damage or injury in the region hit by last year’s devastating tsunami. Boston Herald Japan earthquake: 6.8 magnitude ABC News   Santorum scores big in the South Scoring major upsets in the Alabama and Mississippi primaries, Rick Santorum dealt a crippling blow to Newt Gingrich and emerged as Mitt Romney’s lead challenger for the GOP presidential nomination. Kansas City Star Romney losses show disgruntled GOP base San Francisco Chronicle Special section: Delegate estimate CNN A public exit from Goldman Sachs hits a wounded Wall Street Wall Street traders come and go, but few have quit with the flair of Greg Smith. The way he resigned from Goldman Sachs could highlight how much Wall Street has changed after the financial crisis. New York Times Encyclopedia Britannica ends print edition, goes digital In yet another sign of the growing dominance of the digital publishing market, the oldest English-language encyclopedia is moving into the digital age. Reuters Closing the book: Encyclopedia Britannica goes all digital TIME   NATION US bases in Caribbean, Central America to target drug trafficking With resources stretched thin, the U.S. is now teaming up with small Central American and Caribbean nations to build military bases to combat drug trafficking. Christian Science Monitor AmeriCorps teams up with FEMA to help at disaster scenes The federal government, hoping to harness the power of young volunteers, is creating a new unit within AmeriCorps to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) respond to disasters. CNN Tea party movement spawns new effort against voter fraud Around the U.S., people are searching voter registration lists and looking for problems. Leaders of the effort, spawned by the tea party movement, want to make sure elections are free from voter fraud. NPR POLITICS Gay marriage repeal seeks referendum The sponsor of a bill erasing gay marriage in New Hampshire announced that he would allow voters to weigh in on the issue before the repeal, a move supporters of the law described as desperate. Concord Monitor Romney PAC attracts new Jewish donors A small group of Jewish private equity investors, hedge fund managers and real estate developers are playing an outsized role in Republican hopeful Mitt Romney’s fundraising efforts. Forward BUSINESS Wall Street scores best day in 2012 The stock market posted its best day this year, with a late spark coming from JPMorgan Chase & Co. after the bank announced it had boosted its dividend. Reuters Want to be a billionaire? Tech may be your best bet Of the 425 Americans on the World’s Billionaires List, 51 of them — over 12 percent of all billionaires in the U.S. — amassed their riches from success in the tech industry. Forbes Tech billionaires Bloomberg Will crowd funding drive a new wave of startup investing? Venture capital investing has traditionally been the domain of the wealthy, but that could change with new legislation that will allow entrepreneurs to raise money from a much broader swath of the public. TIME EDUCATION Businesses win, colleges lose in Fla. Florida’s businesses scored victories in the newly concluded annual session of the Legislature, but some college students wonder if the treatment lawmakers gave the business sector came at their expense. CBS News Kickstarting student projects Thaddeus Bouska, a film student, had a problem familiar to students and independent filmmakers: He needed money. A once difficult task has been made easier through the website Kickstarter. Inside Higher Ed Pa. Gov. challenges panel on education With college students graduating with record-breaking debt and searching for jobs in a bad economy, Gov. Tom Corbett tasked his education commission to figure out how to help schools “think differently.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Catholic bishops urge day of fasting to protest insurance mandate Calling the Obama administration’s mandated insurance coverage for contraceptives an “assault” on religious freedom, 10 Catholic bishops have petitioned a day of prayer and fasting. Philadelphia Inquirer Harold Camping apologizes for failed rapture prophecy Harold Camping apologized for a failed rapture prophecy that predicted the world would end on May 21, 2011. The apology came in the form of an open letter posted to the Family Radio website. Examiner LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT America’s original fast food: the banana Through press manipulation and worker exploitation, the United Fruit Co. fostered a huge market for the banana and brought the price down far enough to make it commonplace in the U.S. Salon Why the world needs introverts Shy, unconfident, solitary: There are many popular conceptions of introversion — most of them negative — but the reality is far more complicated. Guardian   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: IRS must verify tax-exempt status of independent political organizations The Platform (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Editorial: Hard choices in the Afghan war San Francisco Chronicle Column (Ana Palacio): Fukushima, Europe’s nuclear test Al Jazeera Editorial: Judges, elected for life, should be subject to sunshine on their finances San Jose Mercury News Column (Jeremy Scahill): Why is Obama keeping a journalist in prison in Yemen? The Nation Cartoon (Garry Trudeau): Doonesbury Slate Column (Melinda Henneberger): Sexists should have no ‘side’ to defend them Star Tribune Cartoon (Gary Varvel): Voter ID-ology? NPR   Site edited by: Laura Hardman, Kathie Raikes, Brooke Coggiano, Maria Laverghetta, Tina Ulmer, Kevin Augustine, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Tamara Dixon, Todd Ehresmann, Diana Shaw, Brian Kendall and Kristen Podgurski.   GOOD NEWS Research shows our happiness steadily increases once we pass 45 The caricature of the grumpy old man may not be that true to life after all. In fact, the older we get, the happier we are, researchers claim. Daily Mail 75-year study traces factors in the rise of lifespans in the US A look at statistics stretching from 1935 to 2010 found significant improvements in Americans’ expected lifespans, mainly due to factors such as better medical care and declines in smoking rates. Philadelphia Inquirer Michigan teen’s breast cancer research nets him $100,000 Nithin Tumma, a 17-year-old senior at Port Huron Northern High School, won the $100,000 first prize in the Intel Science Talent Search, the first Michigan student to do so in the competition’s history. Detroit Free Press WORLD Nearly 2 dozen children killed in bus crash in Swiss Alps A tour bus slammed into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps in a horrific accident that killed 22 young Belgian students and the six adults who were accompanying them. NPR Bus crash in Switzerland tunnel kills 28 BBC Panetta arrives in Afghanistan amid uproar over killings of civilians U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan for a two-day visit amid anger among Afghan leaders about a weekend shooting rampage blamed on an American soldier. CNN Panetta: US remains committed to carrying out mission in Afghanistan Seattle Times ENVIRONMENT Rising sea levels put US coasts at risk For the nearly five million people who live along the U.S. coasts, rising seas fueled by global warming have doubled the risk of once-a-century floods. Msnbc.com Study: Promiscuous queen bees make healthy hives When queens mate with multiple males, their hives end up with greater genetic diversity, says a new study. Discovery News Europe’s water resources stretched Continued inefficient use of water could threaten Europe’s economy, productivity and ecosystems, a report warns. BBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Remains from dark-skinned, Stone Age people found A new classification of Stone Age people has been discovered. The group had darker skin, an unusual mix of primitive and modern features, and a strong taste for venison. Discovery News Swimming robots break world distance record in Pacific Four robots have set a new distance world record, swimming more than 3,200 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean. BBC Why interacting with women can leave men ‘cognitively impaired’ Movies and television shows are full of scenes where a man unsuccessfully tries to interact with a pretty woman. It seems like his brain is not working properly, and new findings indicate it may not be. Scientific American HEALTH Do not call it pampering: Massage wants to be medicine While massage may have developed a reputation as a decadent treat for people who love pampering, new studies are showing it has a wide variety of tangible health benefits. Wall Street Journal A rare disease in the smallest of patients For families dealing with rare diseases, the road to a diagnosis is a long, winding one, and it is riddled with confusion, complications and expenses. CNN Heroin is cheaper than methadone for treating addiction Using heroin to treat relapsed heroin users is more cost-effective than traditional methadone maintenance, according to a study based on North America’s only clinical trial of heroin. Vancouver Sun SPORTS Alaska’s Dallas Seavey wins Iditarod When Dallas Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, he posed with Diesel and Guinness, but he could have used a little more podium space. Star Tribune Penguins’ Crosby set to return Sidney Crosby announced that he will return to the ice against the first-place New York Rangers. He has not been in the Penguins’ lineup in over three months after sustaining a concussion. USA TODAY Shero, Pens happy to have Crosby back ESPN   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT More Americans being prescribed antidepressants without diagnosis Although a study was not able to find one distinct reason why antidepressant use is on the rise in America, it revealed the “real world” reality of how the drug is being used on a national scale. HealthNews   Photo of the Day Indian and U.S. Army soldiers participate in a drill during a joint military exercise in the desert near Bikaner, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan.  (Photo by Dinesh Gupta / 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 The weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name. 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