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South Korean environmental activists painted as characters from James Cameron's movie "Avatar" perform during a 40th anniversary Earth Day rally in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon / AP)

Earth Day: No more burning rivers, but new threats

Forty years after that first Earth Day, smog levels nationwide have dropped by about a quarter, and lead levels in the air are down more than 90 percent. The challenges to the planet today are largely invisible.

Seattle Times

Special section:

Real time CO2 emissions

Breathing Earth

‘Best of’ nature for Earth Day

MSNBC

Tax credit helps drive house sales

Sales of U.S. previously owned homes rose in March for the first time in four months as buyers took advantage of a government tax credit and the weather improved.

Bloomberg

Obama calls on 'cynical' banks for reform

President Barack Obama traveled to Wall Street's home turf to deliver a rallying call urging banks to put "cynical politics" aside by working with the White House on a broad package of regulatory overhaul.

Guardian

Obama appeals for 'common-sense rules'

USA TODAY

Obama addresses Wall Street

Politico

Dozens of companies work with Iran, congressional report finds

Over the last five years, 41 foreign companies have helped Iran develop its oil and gas sector, which accounts for over half of the Iranian government’s revenues, congressional investigators reported.

New York Times

Al-Qaida weakened

CBS News

1 in 5 parents would spank

Spanking may be losing its popularity among parents, but new research suggests it might still be used in certain settings.

HealthDay

NATION

Plans to allow women and gays, ban smoking shake world of Navy submarines

As of Dec. 31, smoking aboard the entire U.S. Navy submarine fleet will be banned — no small hardship for the estimated many sailors who are nicotine addicts and can't step outside whenever they want a puff.

Washington Post

Search for 11 missing in oil rig explosion

Survivors of a massive oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico were reunited with family members as the Coast Guard resumed its search by air for 11 workers still missing.

ABC News

POLITICS

Why religion could affect Obama's Supreme Court nomination

When Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens steps down this summer, he will leave the court — long dominated by Protestants — without one for the first time in its history.

Los Angeles Times

Obama's Supreme choice

ABC News

Senate trio to unveil climate bill

Three senators are expected to unveil a proposed energy and climate bill that would curtail EPA's power to regulate CO2, and seek Republican support with expanded oil drilling and nuclear power incentives.

Wall Street Journal

EDUCATION

College wait lists and anxiety grows

An unusually large number of high school seniors this year are still waiting to find out where they're going to college this fall, because colleges have put more of them on wait lists.

NPR

Should parents save for kids' college?

Christian Science Monitor

Education for All Act wants universal education back on track

Rep. Nita Lowey introduced the Education for All Act backing universal education. The bill will help society be more resistant to the teachings of terrorist organizations.

EducationNews.org

SPORTS

Edmonds, Braun and Brewers batter Pirates 20-0

Jim Edmonds, Ryan Braun and the Milwaukee Brewers went batty, piling up 25 hits and trouncing Pittsburgh 20-0 in the most-lopsided loss in Pirates' history.

Sports Illustrated

Edmonds' 3-run tater

MLB.com

Is Tim Tebow a miracle worker or just an average QB?

In this NFL draft, the most intriguing question is this: Is legendary Florida quarterback Tim Tebow a potential pro football miracle worker — or another college football golden boy who will flop?

USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

German bishop Mixa offers to resign

The bishop of Augsburg in southern Germany has offered to resign following accusations that he hit children, Church officials say.

BBC

Special section:

Catholic Church in crisis

CBS News

Nuns vs. bankers: the coming shareholder proxy battles

At Citigroup's annual meeting, the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, N.J., asked the bank's shareholders to require Citi to issue a report by the end of the year stating its policies on the collateral it uses in its trades.

TIME

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

King Tut returns to NY after 30 years for last leg of US exhibit

More than 30 years after King Tut's last visit to New York, the golden boy is back. "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," contains more than 130 rare artifacts.

Reuters

'Treme': a post-Katrina saga

It's no wonder David Mills was on the minds of "Treme" co-creators David Simon and Eric Overmyer. Mills — their longtime comrade and show co-executive producer — had died unexpectedly, at 48, while filming the series.

Hattiesburg American

The Andrews cousins at home in the Treme

OffBeat

Anarchy rules as Malcolm McLaren funeral draws punk glitterati

Malcolm McLaren's funeral was never going to be a sober affair. As the punk impresario's coffin passed shops in London, some clapped, most cheered, and one voice crying "Anarchy!" rose above the rest.

Guardian

Hundreds come to McClaren's funeral

Telegraph.co.uk

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GOOD NEWS

Chinese tycoon Yu gives his remaining fortune to charity

Chinese property tycoon Yu Pengnian is donating his remaining fortune of $470 million to charity, a gesture that cements his place as China’s top philanthropist.

Bloomberg

New research raises hope that autism effects may be reversible

A study raises hope that autism may be more easily diagnosed and its effects may be more reversible than previously thought.

Medical News Today

WORLD

Iran tests speed boats in war games

Iran's Revolutionary Guards successfully deployed a new speed boat capable of destroying enemy ships as war games began in a waterway crucial for global oil supplies, Iranian media reported.

Reuters

Piecing together Germany's shredded Stasi files with technology

Using brand new software and cutting-edge technology, scientists in Germany hope to reconstruct thousands of files that were shredded by the secret police at the end of the Cold War.

TIME

Mystery rocket explodes in Jordan

A rocket has exploded near the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba, damaging a warehouse but causing no casualties. There are conflicting reports as to where it and another were launched.

BBC

BUSINESS

US Airways, United break off deal talks

US Airways Group Inc. has ended talks with United Airlines about a combination, preferring to remain a stand-alone carrier for now and wait to see if United and Continental Airlines reach a deal.

MSNBC

CenturyTel, Qwest in $10.6 billion merger

In one of the largest telecommunication mergers in years, CenturyTel Inc. announced it will acquire Qwest Communications in a $10.6 billion all-stock transaction.

CNNMoney

Jobless claims in US decreased 24,000 last week to 456,000

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week as the rebounding economy prompted companies to make fewer job cuts.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Study to probe mobile health risk

The world's largest study on the safety of using mobile phones has been launched by researchers in London.

BBC

Behavior changes could save billions in health care costs

Simple changes in prescription drug consumption patterns could save up to $163 billion a year in health care costs nationwide, according to a study by a large pharmacy benefits manager.

MedPage Today

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Indian tribe wins limit on DNA research

A lawsuit involving allegations of unauthorized genetic studies of Havasupai people is finally resolved.

New York Times

Special section:

DNA and genes

LiveScience

Sun gets in the loop

Since launching the Solar Dynamics Observatory, mission managers have been powering up and calibrating the craft. NASA unveiled the first pictures and video taken by the craft.

National Geographic

NASA's telescope for infrared astronomy

BBC

Nature's 'treasure' unearthed in Borneo

Scientists have found 123 new species of animals, insects and plants on the South East Asian island since the three governments that control the land signed a pact to safeguard its future in 2007.

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Your backyard could be a wildlife habitat

Across the country, homeowners have been meeting criteria to make their properties hospitable to wildlife. Enrollment in the 37-year-old certification program has grown by 400 percent since 2003.

USA TODAY

Boulder County dangles loans to encourage home improvements

Persuading Americans in love with the concept of saving energy to actually do it is getting personal in Boulder, Colo.

Denver Post

Canadian climatologist sues national newspaper for libel

A prominent University of Victoria climate researcher says he's been repeatedly defamed by the National Post and has launched a lawsuit against the newspaper.

CBC News

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