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Baltimore Ravens football quarterback Troy Smith leads a group of kids through an exercise program on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Susan Walsh / AP)

Washington, DC sets the standard for healthy living

The Washington metropolitan area ranks No. 1 for the third straight year in a report released today by the American College of Sports Medicine's American Fitness Index.

USA TODAY

Designers create video games to teach kids about healthy diets

Washington Post

Bootsy Collins creates Funk University

A dire musical proclamation comes from no less a groove guru than Bootsy Collins, the trailblazing bassist for James Brown. Collins fears for the future of the music he helped pioneer.

ABC News

Obama to military: Prepare for North Korea aggression

President Barack Obama has directed the U.S. military to coordinate with South Korea to "ensure readiness" and deter future aggression from North Korea, the White House said.

Reuters

South Korea cuts off trade with North over sinking of warship

Telegraph.co.uk

US support for South Korea 'unequivocal'

BBC

US faces hurdles in talks with China

China and the U.S. have opened high-level meetings meant to broaden and deepen the ties between the world’s largest developed and developing economies.

New York Times

Economists upbeat about US growth and job market

Economists forecast the pace of U.S. growth to pick up as consumers and businesses alike accelerate spending.

CBS News

NATION

Gasoline prices fall across the US

The average price of regular gasoline at U.S. filling stations fell to $2.8279 as crude oil and gasoline futures slipped on concern the European debt crisis threatens the U.S. economic recovery.

BusinessWeek

In Canada, US troops fleeing a war

Deportation and prison are threats to U.S. troops seeking sanctuary in Canada. Despite being members of an all-voluntary military, they strongly oppose the Iraq war and are willing to leave country behind.

USA TODAY

Frustration grows over Gulf oil spill

The Obama administration said it has lost patience with BP's efforts to stop the oil spill and threatened to take over the operation, saying BP lacks the expertise in stopping the deep-water leak.

NPR

As spill grows, oil soaks delicate marshes

ABC News

Gulf Coast oil spill

CNN

POLITICS

Financial overhaul a test for lobbyists

Rep. David Scott of Georgia mingled with insurance and financial executives at a fundraiser in his honor at a Washington wine bar before rushing out to cast a House vote.

New York Times

Munger on the ethics of investment banking

Forbes

Limits of the 'tea party' revolution

Rand Paul, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Kentucky, is perhaps the closest thing there is to a 'tea party' candidate. In that light, his recent controversial comments are telling.

Christian Science Monitor

How did a Republican win in Obama's Hawaii hometown?

Republican Charles Djou won the special election in Hawaii's 1st congressional district — the Honolulu district where President Barack Obama grew up.

Christian Science Monitor

Charles Djou wins Hawaii special election

Youtube

BUSINESS

China avoids currency commitment to US

China struck a conciliatory note by promising to spur its domestic demand at the opening of Sino-U.S. talks, but it avoided commitments, including on whether to allow its currency to appreciate.

Reuters

Stocks: Back to the USA

With worries about the global economy having pushed stock markets into a correction, investors return to work to face a bevy of reports on the health of the United States.

CNNMoney

EDUCATION

Cash-poor districts cut summer school

Across the country, districts are cutting summer school because it's too expensive. The cuts started when the recession began and have worsened, affecting more struggling children.

MSNBC

Turnaround charter getting high marks for college prep

As Mastery Charter School prepares for its first graduation at Thomas Middle School, good news is pouring in to its South Philadelphia campus.

Philadelphia Inquirer

HEALTH

Global death rates drop for children

Death rates in children under 5 are dropping in many countries at a surprisingly fast pace, according to a new report based on data from 187 countries from 1970 to 2010.

New York Times

Improving detection of food allergies

About 30 percent of Americans believe they have food allergies. However, the actual number is far smaller, closer to 5 percent, due in large part to the unreliability of the skin tests used to test for food allergies.

Medical News Today

Pediatricians approve swim lessons

The nation's largest pediatricians group is relaxing its stance against swimming lessons for children younger than 4.

San Francisco Chronicle

SPORTS

Teen makes final-round run at Nelson

Junior golf star Jordan Spieth held his own on the PGA Tour, getting within three shots of the lead on the final nine holes of the Byron Nelson Championship.

Forbes

Wright, Pelfrey lead Mets over Yanks

For one night, at least, the talk around the Mets wasn't only about the manager's job, the latest twist in the dust-up with John Maine, David Wright's whiff-a-thon or the rest of the sputtering lineup.

NY Daily News

Pelfrey's gem

MLB.com

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GOOD NEWS

Woman’s tissue donation to sister is act of love and act of courage

How far would you go to save your sister? Michelle Teran, 57, a La Costa resident, was faced with that question when her sister Leslie Richter, 45, needed a lifesaving tissue donation.

San Diego Union Tribune

Denver homeless connect with medical care, legal advice at Coors Field

A thousand Denver volunteers helped people maneuver through many booths that offered services from free legal advice, a job fair, vision and diabetes screenings.

Denver Post

WORLD

Germany's birth rate hits historic low

Germany is shrinking — and fast. New figures show the birth rate in Europe's biggest economy has plummeted to a historic low, dropping to a level not seen since 1946.

TIME

US tourists feared kidnapped in Yemen

Tribal gunmen kidnapped two American tourists in Yemen and are demanding the release of a jailed tribesman for the pair, security officials said.

Guardian

Japanese prime minister: 'No choice' but to accept US base in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama decided to move a U.S. military base within Okinawa, saying security threats from countries such as North Korea trump local sentiment to shift it elsewhere.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

'Whale-huggers' restart a crusade they thought they'd won

About 120 people braved chilling winds on the Santa Monica Pier to protest a proposal to lift the 1986 commercial whaling moratorium. It was one of 16 such actions along the California coast.

Los Angeles Times

Global warming fix? Theory says intensive farms cooling Midwest

Amid one of the warmest springs on record in Chicago, and renewed worries about our warming planet, how is it that late summer days across the Midwest are cooling?

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Special section:

Global warming

Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Arts and crafts meets Burning Man at do-it-yourself festival

All manner of geeked-out contraptions wowed the crowds at the Maker Faire, a two-day extravaganza of creativity at the San Mateo County Event Center.

San Francisco Chronicle

A front-row seat, to go? Rock fans pay

V.I.P. packages have trickled down to the rank-and-file of live music, as artists try to maximize grosses.

New York Times

British man becomes the first to swim under Mount Everest

A British endurance swimmer summoned the peak of his powers to become the first to swim under the summit of Mount Everest.

Herald Sun

Man swims at base of Mount Everest

Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Dalai Lama discusses kinship

The Nobel Prize winner appeared at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine where nearly 2,000 people filled the cathedral to hear the man whom they believe to be the reincarnation of his predecessors.

Houston Chronicle

Calcutta's last Jews hold tight to centuries-old legacy

The Jewish community of Calcutta — descendants of immigrants from Syria — now numbers fewer than 40, with the average age hovering around 75.

Haaretz

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Lost: planet-sized belt. If found, return to Jupiter please

Jupiter ducked behind the sun for a few months over the winter, and when it came back to the morning sky, the dark band in the Southern Hemisphere was gone.

NPR

Exploring Jupiter

National Geographic

57 ancient tombs with mummies unearthed in Egypt

Archeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said.

Tampa Tribune

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