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A home burns in Avalon, Calif., on Catalina Island. Firefighters struggled to protect the resort island's main city from a wildfire that forced hundreds of residents to flee on ferries as ash rained down like snow.   (Photo by Joshua Harville / AP) Firefighters make progress as blaze torches resort island Firefighters struggled to protect a resort island's main city from a wildfire that forced hundreds of residents to flee on ferries as ash rained down "like snow," by one resident's account. CNN Iraq's own Pentagon (news)papers Before the Iraq invasion, the Pentagon planned to create a "Rapid Reaction Media Team" designed to ensure control over Iraqi media while providing an Iraqi "face" for its efforts, a report obtained by the NSA says. Asia Times NASA: Climate change will bring scorching summers in coming decades NASA scientists predict average summer temperatures in the eastern U.S. will rise by up to five degrees Celsius by the 2080s due to global warming from greenhouse gases. CBC Special section: Interactive: global warming CBS News   Republicans warn Bush he risks being deserted Telegraph Iraq may demand timetable for U.S. to get out Seattle Times House passes Iraq funds bill Bush would veto Reuters Bush: no 'piecemeal' war funding CNN U.S. troops kill 4 gunmen in raids on car bomb cells U.S. troops killed four militants suspected of involvement in car bomb networks, including one believed to have links to senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders, the U.S. military said. Reuters Va. Tech seniors prepare for transition It will be a graduation unlike any other because no university has suffered as Virginia Tech has suffered. ABC News Solemn commencement CNN Israelis plan to build more homes on occupied land Jerusalem's city council plans to build three new Jewish settlements on land it occupied in 1967, in contravention of international law. Guardian   NATION Oxfam: G8 broke pledges on poverty, millions dying Industrialized nations have broken promises to alleviate poverty and provide better health and education, leading to the deaths of millions of people in poorer nations, Oxfam International said. Mail & Guardian Oxfam poverty warning BBC Protests in Germany over raids Thousands of people staged spontaneous demonstrations in German cities, after raids against anti-globalization activists suspected of plotting to disrupt next month's Group of Eight summit. Guardian German G8 'militants' raids BBC Euro is currency of choice for Latin-American cocaine traffickers The euro has become the currency of choice for Latin American cocaine traffickers as the drug's popularity among Europeans has soared and the value of the currency against the dollar has risen. International Herald Tribune POLITICS Cheney defends extended deployments Vice President Dick Cheney told U.S. troops in Iraq that he knows they're suffering hardships from extended deployments but the longer stays are "vital to the mission." San Francisco Chronicle Second stop for Cheney in Mideast ABC News McCain says President Bush's numbers hurt Republicans Republican presidential candidate John McCain said he believes President Bush's low approval ratings are hurting the GOP. Still, he doesn't think they will affect the party's 2008 nominee. AOL News POLITICS JetBlue shares up as CEO steps down The end of David Neeleman's reign as CEO of JetBlue came as welcome news to investors, who seemed relieved that the airline decided to shake up management. Forbes Greenspan says odds against U.S. recession are 2 to 1 Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan believes that the odds against a recession in the United States are now 2 to 1, according to participants at a closed-door investor forum. CNBC Homebuilders in a hole The downturn in the housing market has caught the nation's homebuilders by surprise, leaving many overextended with costly land they can't develop and unfinished homes they can't sell. BusinessWeek SPORTS Ravens' McNair arrested on DUI charge Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair was arrested on a DUI charge after allowing his brother-in-law, Jamie Cartwright, to drive his vehicle while allegedly intoxicated. Sports Network Earnhardt Jr. to leave father's company Dale Earnhardt Jr. will leave the company founded by his late father at the end of the year in a shake-up certain to ignite a bidding war for NASCAR's most popular driver. Sports Illustrated HEALTH Daily aspirin may gradually reduce colon cancer risk A daily dose of 300 milligrams of aspirin taken for 10 years can cut colon cancer risk by as much as 74 percent, a new British study suggests. Health Day Kick the habit with an 'e-cigarette' It feels like a cigarette and looks like a cigarette, but it isn't bad for your health. A Chinese company marketing the world's first "electronic" cigarette hopes to double sales this year as it expands overseas. Sydney Morning Herald E-smoke, to kick the habit Reuters Smoky chokehold fuels health woes Health experts say some people may face breathing problems from the dense smoke of nearly 45,000 acres of wildfire that spread across drought-parched Florida. Orlando Sentinel 100,000 acres burn in Florida ABC News EDUCATION Ivy League women rise to top When Drew Gilpin Faust, the dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, takes over at Harvard on July 1, half of the Ivy League's eight schools will be led by women. Honolulu Advertiser Spellings vows headway on student loans Education Secretary Margaret Spellings sparred with the chairman of the House education committee amid allegations that the department's oversight of the student loan industry has been lax. Forbes   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: EU members turn on one another, all for the better Newsweek Column (Jonathan Cohn): Should Clinton and Obama get specific on health care? New Republic Column (Thomas Sowell): Bookstore ghettoes Real Clear Politics Editorial: How to spot the top of the corporate merger boom Economist Column: Washington gives Colombian ally the cold shoulder Chicago Sun-Times Column: Karl Rove's big election-fraud hoax Salon.com Editorial: Bush's cautious new pal in France San Jose Mercury News Editorial: The troubles are over San Francisco Chronicle   Site edited by: Ryan Dowse, Yvonne Lee, Josh Miles, Jim Scripps and Walt Chiu.   GOOD NEWS Mail carriers to launch largest 1-day food drive in U.S. Letter carriers will be collecting more than letters on Saturday. They expect to pick up more than three-quarters of a billion pounds of food nationwide during the 15th annual Stamp Out Hunger drive. Arizona Republic Letter carriers work to stamp out hunger Yahoo! News Technology helps find transplant patient Police located a 10-year-old boy awaiting a heart transplant by using global-positioning technology to find his mother's cellphone, a technique usually used to locate criminals. Independent Online GPS tracks down boy in time for transplant KDKA NATION Man surrenders for civil rights-era killing of protester A former state trooper surrendered on a murder charge in the 1965 shooting death of a black man during a civil rights protest, a killing that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act. TIME Did informant’s actions aid Fort Dix attack plotters? He worked against the U.S., helped scout out military installations for attack, offered to introduce his comrades to an arms dealer and gave them a list of weapons he could procure. MSNBC Engineer found guilty of trying to leak secrets to China A former engineer for a Navy contractor in Anaheim faces up to 45 years in prison after a federal jury convicted him of conspiring to export sensitive U.S. defense technology to China. Orange County Register ENVIRONMENT Report: China won't change energy plan China is unlikely to become less energy-dependent any time soon because the political will to do so just isn't there, according to a study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Earth Times Forests felled in high country in battle against bark beetle The sound of chainsaws can be heard all over the mountain town of Frisco, Colo., as tree removal companies work to cut down thousands of lodge pole pine killed by bark beetles. 9News Colorado counties fight pine beetle CBS 4 LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Detroit will be featured in documentary on urban farming Parts of a documentary on the growth and importance of urban gardens will be shot in Detroit later this month. Urban Farming will shoot the film in conjunction with Atlantic Records. WDIV New York tries urban farming Reuters Chris Albrecht out at HBO In the end, what happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas. HBO Chairman-CEO Chris Albrecht’s arrest there last weekend for allegedly assaulting a female companion led to his corporate ouster. BusinessWeek SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Futuristic engine uses much less fuel Engineers are tinkering with a new-age engine that could reduce fuel consumption and in turn help to squelch greenhouse gas emissions associated with automobiles. LiveScience Cabbies slam high-tech rides To taxi officials, the touch-screen monitors cropping up in cabs help passengers make the most of the 13 New York minutes spent on an average ride. But the plan has angered many drivers. Newsday Taxi drivers could strike over new technology WCBS RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Romney assails Sharpton's comment about Mormon faith Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney denounced the Rev. Al Sharpton's remarks about God and his Mormon faith, saying it could be construed as "a bigoted comment.'' Guardian Muslim sects in Detroit area sign code of cooperation Sunni and Shi'ite leaders in Michigan signed a pact affirming their commitment to speak out against conflicts between the two Islamic sects. Jerusalem Post   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Rare semi-identical twins discovered Twins can be identical, fraternal and apparently semi-identical. Researchers discovered twins who are identical on their mom's side but share only half their genes from dad. Live Science   Photo of the Day A Kashmiri boatman rows his shikara, traditional gondola, on the Dal lake in Srinagar, India. About 100 lakes dot Kashmir's highlands and plains.  (Photo by Mukhtar Khan / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance. 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