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A woman and her son wake up after spending the night on the street in front of the collapsed National Palace in Port-au-Prince. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd / AP)

Va. student wins Miss America crown

Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title after belting Beyoncé's "Listen" from "Dreamgirls" and telling kids they should get outside more often.

San Jose Mercury News

2010 Miss America Caressa Cameron

Las Vegas Sun

Japan's whalers are at sea again, harvesting meat that few will eat

In an annual ritual as seemingly unstoppable as the tides, Japan's whaling fleet is again plowing the Southern Ocean hunting and killing whales.

The Independent

Humpback whales

National Geographic

Women-only food sites to start in Haiti

Food handout sites reserved for hungry and homeless women struggling to get aid after Haiti's devastating earthquake are set to open, the World Food Program says.

ABC News

Haiti arrests US nationals over child 'abductions'

BBC

10 Americans detained in Haiti

MSNBC

Obstacles to choosing site for 9/11 trials

Now that the Obama administration is considering moving the Sept. 11 trial away from a courthouse in Manhattan, the question is: Where to? Politically, the administration faces a big challenge.

USA TODAY

In NY, mix of emotions over trial move

New York Times

Should the trials not be in NYC?

NPR

Egypt to soon announce King Tut DNA test results

Egypt's archaeology chief will soon announce the results of DNA testing and CT scans on the mummy of King Tutankhamen.

Forbes

NATION

Top economist: 'Great Recession is over'

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, points out that the economy isn't out of the woods yet, but says it appears to have turned the corner.

CBS News

Conviction angers anti-abortion militants

When Scott Roeder's bold legal strategy failed, those who share Roeder's passionate, militant belief against abortion were outraged.

MSNBC

A determined quest to bring adoptive ties to foster teenagers

Scores of foster and adoption agencies around the country have found that assertive efforts can turn up dozens of relatives for almost any child.

New York Times

POLITICS

Why people vote against their interests

Political scientist Dr. David Runciman looks at why there is often such deep opposition to reforms that appear to be of obvious benefit to voters.

BBC

As cameras roll, Obama faces down GOP

President Barack Obama, groping for a new strategy after the Massachusetts defeat, seemed to find the perfect foundation for one: direct engagement with the GOP in front of a national TV audience.

Politico

Reaching out to the GOP

CNN

The secessionist campaign for the Republic of Vermont

A group of Vermont secessionists declared their intention to seek political power in a quest to get their state to quit the Union.

TIME

SPORTS

Ruling opens way for the America’s Cup

Stow the lawyers and bring on the big boats. The America’s Cup is out of the courtroom and in the hands of the sailors.

New York Times

Mickelson says line was crossed

Phil Mickelson expected to draw heat for putting a pre-1990 Ping Eye 2 wedge in his bag for the Farmer’s Insurance Open, but he wasn’t ready for the personal attacks that have come from fellow pros.

San Diego Union-Tribune

Federer wins 16th 'slam' title

Putting together another dominant championship performance, No. 1 Roger Federer captured his 16th Grand Slam title by blasting past No. 5 Andy Murray, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11).

NBC Sports

HEALTH

Fake drugs bought on the Web pose big health risks

People who buy prescription medications over the Internet, especially drugs purporting to treat erectile dysfunction, are playing Russian roulette with their lives, a new study contends.

HealthDay

Sceptics stage homeopathy 'overdose'

BBC

Vaccine 'could cut HIV TB deaths'

A vaccine could cut tuberculosis cases among HIV-positive Africans by almost two-fifths, a U.S. study suggests.

BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Only son' of Orson Welles to take DNA test

British film director Michael Lindsay-Hogg will check paternity after years of rumours that the 'giant of cinema' was his father.

Guardian

'Winter's Bone' tops Sundance

Debra Granik's "Winter's Bone" was the big winner in Park City, as it won both the dramatic competition grand jury prize and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Hollywood Reporter

Sundance Film Festival focuses on respect for its indie roots

Denver Post

Sundance Awards

Salt Lake Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Are strange, illicit sinkings making the Mediterranean toxic?

Some people maintain that there are numerous ships full of poisonous garbage that a crime syndicate has scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea.

Scientific American

Tech leaders reinventing themselves for a cleantech revolution

Reinvention is the heart of cleantech, and several of the sector's leading entrepreneurs have transformed themselves to pursue new opportunities.

San Jose Mercury News

Tough questions follow invasive species

Invasive species, long the cause of environmental hand-wringing, have been raising more questions recently, as the expense of eliminating them is weighed against the liability of leaving them be.

Washington Post

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GOOD NEWS

Texting underground can save lives

A remarkable teenager in New Mexico has invented a device that may significantly speed up the process with the ability to text from underground caves.

NPR

Realtors donate $500,000 to build homes for homeless

A $500,000 donation from the charitable arm of the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors will help build 32 homes on the Near Eastside for families and individuals who are homeless.

Indianapolis Star

WORLD

State television: Pakistan Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud dead

Pakistan's military is scrambling to confirm the veracity of a report on state television that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, has been killed.

Guardian

UK rejected American refugees