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South Korean Coast Guard members patrol near South Korea's western Yeonpyong Island, near the disputed sea border with North Korea. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon / AP)

N Korea readies missile test

North Korea is readying an advanced missile designed to reach the U.S. for a launch that could come within weeks, reports said, ratcheting up tensions after its second underground nuclear test.

Associated Press

Gunman shoots 2 at Arkansas military recruitment center

Police in Little Rock, Ark., say a man who shot two new Army soldiers, killing one, at a military recruiting center likely had "political and religious motives."

FOX News

Suspect held in soldier's death

CNN

Workers, towns cast adrift by GM bankruptcy

The closings will cause “a ripple effect, and eventually it’s going to ripple ... all over this country,” said the Rev. Robert Knox, 53, who worked for GM for 31 years.

MSNBC

GM bankruptcy: End of an era

CNNMoney

Obama: 'no interest in running GM'

CBS News

Pakistanis negotiate for release of kidnapped students

Pakistani authorities negotiated for the release of about 200 students and staff abducted by Taliban militants from a military-run college.

Reuters

Fears for Swat conflict civilians

BBC

Geithner: Obama will bring down deficits

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought to assure China that the Obama administration is committed to reducing budget deficits.

USA TODAY

NATION

9/11 families angry as US backs Saudis

Relatives of Sept. 11 victims say they're angry that the Justice Department is supporting the Saudi royal family's bid to be removed from a 9/11 lawsuit.

wibw.com

Detroit violent crime down 10 percent

Violent crime in Detroit dropped more than 10 percent from 2007 to 2008, based on data released by the FBI.

Detroit Free Press

POLITICS

Senate race now in hands of the state Supreme Court

The Minnesota Supreme Court became ground zero in the state's seven-month fight over its vacant U.S. Senate seat.

Star Tribune

Burris relegated to outcast status on Capitol Hill

Even in a Senate club famous for how it ostracizes the unwanted, the shunning of Sen. Roland Burris is unprecedented.

FOX News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft Bing goes live

Microsoft's Bing search engine went live in the United States, formally launching the company's latest attempt to wrest a larger slice of the lucrative online search market from incumbent Google.

InformationWeek

Scientists turn living cells into clocks

Humans have rejiggered life at the cellular level for quite some time. But when a joint team uses biochemical trickery to give cells computer-like timers, they raise this rejiggering to a higher level.

Christian Science Monitor

Microsoft buys gene-splicing software

Microsoft waded deeper into the health care industry, announcing intentions to acquire Rosetta Biosoftware, which makes software for analyzing genomes and conducting clinical studies.

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Pearl Jam on Conan

The Conan O'Brien era for "The Tonight Show" begins this week, and for the debut, Pearl Jam is set to perform two new songs from their album.

film.com

Great 'Late Night' moments

Hulu

'No service fee Wednesday' for Live Nation ticket-buyers

Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, is giving cash-strapped fans something to sing about.

USA TODAY

EDUCATION

States to sync school lessons

Forty-six states and the District of Columbia will announce an effort to craft a single vision for what children should learn each year, a step toward a uniform definition of success in American schools.

The Tennessean

Profound shift in kind of families who are home schooling their children

Parents who home-school children increasingly are white, wealthy and well-educated — and their numbers have nearly doubled in a decade, a new federal government report says.

USA TODAY

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Judge declines to dismiss National Day of Prayer lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb has ruled the case brought by the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation can move forward with discovery.

Star Tribune

Suspect arrested in slaying of Kansas abortion provider

A 51-year-old man was held on suspicion of first-degree murder in the killing of a physician whose women's clinic frequently took center stage in the debate over abortion, authorities said.

CNN

Anti-abortion protester held for doctor murder

Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Blog:

GM: Is $50 billion the limit?

Slate

Editorial:

A recession breathes life

Economist

Blog:

Tiller murder is terrorism

Thomas Jefferson Street

Column:

Remembering Amos Elon

Slate

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Petraeus: Geneva Conventions violated

The Daily Kos

Column:

Meet the new, government-owned GM

Fortune

Column (David Paul Kuhn):

Obama pivots pragmatic

RealClearPolitics

Column (Terry Eastland):

The problem with judicial empathy

Weekly Standard

Column (Mark Mellman):

Too big to fail

The Hill

Column (Jon Meacham):

Guns, liquor and the age of Obama

Newsweek

Column (Frances Kissling):

Are 6 Catholics too many for SCOTUS?

Salon.com

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GOOD NEWS

Special needs high-schoolers get a prom to remember

Attending a prom isn't always an option for young people with special needs. That's where Helen McCormick comes in. For the past four years, she has organized a prom for special needs children.

CNN

Cycle of giving rolls on

About 7,000 youngsters will participate in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge children's bike rides, which take place throughout the summer.

Boston Herald

WORLD

Air France flight 447 search continues

The lost Air France plane that left Rio de Janeiro for Paris is still missing and authorities worry that the plane crashed somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

ABC News

Air France flight missing after electrical fault

Bloomberg

Cuba, US agree to talks on immigration

Cuba has agreed to resume talks with the United States on migration and direct mail, a U.S. official said, as a U.S.-Cuban thaw gathers pace under President Barack Obama's administration.

Telegraph.co.uk

BUSINESS

Travelers, in ironic twist, takes Citi's place in Dow

In an ironic twist, Citigroup will soon lose its place in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to Travelers, an insurance company Citi sold only seven years ago.

CNNMoney

Could Merck become yield king?

Merck could increase the dividend payment it makes to shareholders every quarter following its $41.1 billion purchase of rival Schering-Plough.

Forbes

Stocks motor out to gains

The bulls set the pace on Wall Street as June got off to a rousing start thanks to a batch of encouraging economic reports.

Forbes

HEALTH

Laugh a little to help protect heart, lower blood pressure

Laughter is not only an effective stress-reliever, but can be heart-healthy, according to two research studies presented at the American College of Sports Medicine.

Medical News Today

Hurdles remain in Obama's push to revamp health care

The fast-track timetable on health care calls for congressional leaders to unveil legislation this month, debate it next month and pass it before the summer recess in August.

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists ask public to help monitor life on Earth

Scientists asked people around the world to help compile an Internet-based observatory of life on earth as a guide to everything from the impact of climate change to pests that can damage crops.

Reuters

OSU President steps down from board of coal company

Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee was 10 days into a new term on the board of directors of the nation's fourth-largest coal-producing company when he decided to step down.

Columbus Dispatch

SPORTS

Drama strikes again in a Williams match

As she says, drama follows Serena Williams everywhere she goes, but with her brash personality and her willingness to confront all comers, she's an integral part of her own mini-series.

FOX News

Encore performance sparks Wings to 2-0 series lead

In a near-mirror reprisal of their last meeting, the Detroit Red Wings won Game 2 at Joe Louis Arena, 3-1, over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Detroit Free Press

Red Wings go up 2-0

ESPN

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