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David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party and his wife Samantha arrive at the count in his Witney constituency. After a tense night of vote counting there is still no overall winner in the British elections. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP)

Officials look to Mississippi River to help in oil-spill fight

Louisiana state officials and the Army Corps of Engineers are considering increasing the flow of water from the Mississippi River to help keep the Gulf of Mexico oil spill from reaching land.

USA TODAY

A rush of seafood to New Orleans

New York Times

Drinking while pregnant tied to rare leukemia in offspring

Pregnant woman may have another reason to avoid drinking, with a new study finding that alcohol use during pregnancy ups the risk for a rare blood cancer in children.

HealthDay

Parliament hung in UK; Tories largest party in general election

With more than 500 general election results in out of 650, the BBC is predicting a hung Parliament with the Tories as the largest party.

BBC

Hundreds unable to cast vote

Guardian

Special section:

Live coverage: latest results

Telegraph.co.uk

House approves 'cash for caulkers'

House lawmakers approved a $6 billion measure that aims to provide rebates to homeowners who invest in energy efficiency improvements — but not without a fight from Republicans.

CNNMoney

Homebuyer credits replace program

TIME

FCC chairman proposes increased regulation of Internet service providers

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed putting Internet service providers into the same category as telephone companies.

Washington Post

Wash. supreme court: Library Internet filters OK

Seattle Times

NATION

Times Square bomb: Evidence mounts of Pakistan Taliban link

Amid mounting claims that the Pakistani Taliban were involved, Pakistan probes possible links between militant groups on its soil and the alleged New York bomb plotter.

Telegraph.co.uk

Blog:

Obama officials on Shahzad case: We did interrogation right

Newsweek

Media coverage crimped Times Square case

NPR

CIA given wider drone strike authority

The CIA received secret permission to attack a wider range of targets, as part of a dramatic expansion of its campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan's border region, current and former officials say.

Sydney Morning Herald

Blog:

No-name terrorists now CIA drone targets

Wired

Latino rights group calls for Ariz. boycott

A Latino rights group and other immigrant and labor organizations called for a national boycott of Arizona over the state's new immigration law, which allows police to ask anyone for proof of legal U.S. residency.

CNN

POLITICS

Obama tries to avoid Katrina comparison

The Obama administration is trying to head off criticism over its handling of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico with a two-pronged strategy: Showcasing every move in its response and pinning blame squarely on BP Plc.

BusinessWeek

US govt. in bed with Big Oil?

CNN

GOP goes online with 'Commitment to America'

Remember the 1994 "Contract with America?" Well it's back to the future — the GOP is again drafting a blueprint designed to take back control of Congress.

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Space telescope pierces giant star bubble

A colossal star many times the mass of our own sun is seen growing in a bubble of gas and dust just pictured by the Herschel space observatory.

BBC

Facebook's new features secretly add apps to your profile

Facebook apps are being added to your profile without your knowledge. And stopping it isn't as easy as checking a box in your privacy settings.

PC World

1 in 4 Facebook users ignore security controls

V3.co.uk

SPORTS

Raiders release former No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell

The Oakland Raiders have released JaMarcus Russell ending a three-year tenure marked by his high salary and unproductive play on the field.

Sporting News

Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts dies

Robin Roberts, the tireless Hall of Fame pitcher who led the Philadelphia Phillies to the 1950 National League pennant as part of the famed "Whiz Kids," died. He was 83.

Sporting News

EDUCATION

Mother's Day brings college degree for some single moms

Graduate credits graduation to Champlain College's Single Parents Program, founded in 1988 on the premise that higher education is a ticket out of poverty.

USA TODAY

Fear is not an option in this vo-tech class

The description of the training program at Steel Center Area Vocational Technical School is simple: Learn to climb a utility pole. But doing it? Not so simple.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

National Day of Prayer to go on, despite court ruling

President Barack Obama has issued a National Day of Prayer proclamation. The administration is appealing a ruling last month that the official day of prayer is unconstitutional.

Christian Science Monitor

1st Amendment supporters silenced

St. Petersburg Times

School for chaplains dedicated

Priests, rabbis, imams and Protestant ministers who serve as U.S. military chaplains came together to dedicate themselves and the nation's first joint military school for tending warriors' souls.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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GOOD NEWS

Pupils find new program tasty

Rick Delashmit, general manager for a Belleville, Mo., farmers market, has developed Taste Buds, a novel way for children to include more fruits and vegetables in their diets.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ripken Baseball hosts teens, coaches from Iraq

A handful of teenagers and seven Iraqi coaches, including the Iraqi equivalent to the head of USA Baseball, came to Aberdeen, Md. to receive instruction at Ripken Baseball.

Baltimore Sun

WORLD

Mumbai gunman given death sentence as fastest terror trial ends

An Indian court sentenced to death a Pakistani found guilty of waging war during the 2008 assault on Mumbai, ending the country's quickest major terrorism trial.

Bloomberg

North Korea, China hold talks

Leader Kim Jong II said North Korea remains committed to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula after meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao, China's media reported.

CNN

BUSINESS

Stocks plunge on Greek debt concerns

The stock market had one of its most turbulent days in history as the Dow dropped almost 1,000 points in less than half an hour on fears over Greece's debt.

San Francisco Chronicle

Nasdaq investigating erroneous trades

BusinessWeek

Bernanke: Fed's not waiting for Congress on reform

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank is working to increase oversight of financial institutions, even as Congress debates Wall Street reforms.

CNNMoney

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Comedy Central considers series about Jesus Christ

Having already caused a fuss this spring with the depiction of the prophet Muhammad on "South Park," Comedy Central said that it has a cartoon series about Jesus Christ in the works.

San Jose Mercury News

Roger Ebert finds his voice online

Although Roger Ebert has lost his ability to eat and speak aloud, his appetite for communication with his rabid fan base is being fed in a fresh new way.

CNN

HEALTH

Government panel: Americans 'bombarded' with cancer causes

Although as many as two-thirds of cancer cases are caused by lifestyle choices like smoking, the panel said many avoidable cancers were also caused by pollution.

Reuters

US panel accused of overstating cancer risks

New York Times

Can the Pill lower a woman's sex drive?

Women who use hormonal contraception such as birth control pills may be at higher risk for having sexual problems than women who use no contraception or non-hormonal contraception.

HealthDay

Periods: Who needs them anyway? Women have mixed feelings

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Ship logs help trace oceans' warming

Old ship logs provide a treasure trove of historical information about salinity and temperature of the oceans. Most of global warming has actually been warming of the oceans.

NPR

US carbon emissions fell 7 percent last year

USA TODAY

British summer is coming earlier each year, study finds

According to a new study, the English summer arrives some 18 days sooner than during the late 1950s.

Guardian

Judge grants Chevron access to film

A federal judge has granted Chevron Corp.'s request to subpoena the unused footage of a documentary filmmaker whose film "Crude" explored a long-running lawsuit against the company in Ecuador.

San Francisco Chronicle

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