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Janice Perez, right, of Honolulu gives the Hawaiian "shaka" or "hang-loose" sign after the announcement of presidential candidate Barack Obama's win in Honolulu.  (Photo by Lucy Pemoni / AP) Atlantis returns safely to Earth Space shuttle Atlantis made a hurried but safe return to Earth, scurrying out of orbit before the military tries to blast a failing spy satellite from the heavens. USA Today Astronauts at work ABC News US embargo of Cuba to stay in force after Castro quits The United States stressed that its embargo of communist Cuba would remain in force despite the resignation of President Fidel Castro after almost 50 years in power. Times Online Special section: Castro and Cuba CBS News   It's now Obama's race McClatchy Newspapers Does Obama have an Asian-American problem? TIME Obama defeats Clinton; McCain cements status NPR Special section: FAQ: How does the election system work? MSNBC Musharraf rules out resignation Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he has no plans to resign, despite a sweeping victory by the opposition in the country's parliamentary elections. BBC Musharraf's future uncertain Reuters Adult day care fills a niche A growing number of elderly people are attending adult day care centers, designed for people who are unable, or unwilling, to stay home alone. Mytle Beach Sun Herald   NATION Supreme Court rejects domestic spy suit The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Bush administration's domestic spying program. The ruling won't allow ACLU to sue for information regarding warrantless wiretaps. CBS News Grieving family fetches soldier's dogs from Iraq During his tour in Iraq, Sgt. Peter Neesley took care of two dogs, a stray Labrador mix and her pup. When he died on Christmas Day, his family decided to bring the dogs he'd been caring for to the United States. NPR Beef industry, advocates duel over video The cattle industry and animal rights groups bickered over the treatment of beef destined for U.S. dinner plates after a secret video triggered the nation's largest meat recall. MSNBC Small risk of danger from beef recall ABC News POLITICS Pope to meet with Bush in April Pope Benedict XVI will visit the White House during his first visit to the United States as pontiff. MSNBC Congress disputes risks from lapsed wiretap law The White House and Democrats on Capitol Hill each had a hand in letting a temporary wiretapping law expire, but most of the political fallout is landing on Congress. Christian Science Monitor BUSINESS Credit Suisse shocks with $2.8 billion loss Credit Suisse sent fresh tremors through the banking sector when it revealed $2.85 billion of losses on structured credit positions caused in part by “pricing errors” by traders. Financial Times Oil breaks $100, hits new all-time high Oil prices hit new record highs as a Texas refinery fire and fears of an OPEC production cut pushed crude to settle at over $100 a barrel for the first time ever. CNN SPORTS Dolphins' Taylor to participate on Dancing with Stars Jason Taylor was officially announced as the NFL's first active player to be a participant in ABC's Dancing With the Stars. ESPN Schilling takes Sox advice Curt Schilling finally faced reporters -- and an uncertain future. If the shoulder rehabilitation he reluctantly agreed to fails, he knows his brilliant career could be over. Sports Illustrated HEALTH Food containers leach a potentially harmful chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) is a compound in plastics that leaches out when it's exposed to high temperature. In the body, it can mimic estrogens and promote human breast cancer cell growth. Scientific American Laser can detect diseases in your breath A new laser technique could enable doctors to detect certain diseases, such as lung cancer or asthma, simply by analyzing a patient's breath. MSNBC RELIGION Catholic sues over abortion claim A former spokesman for the leader of Catholics in England and Wales is suing over a newspaper story which accuses him of hypocrisy over abortion. BBC Why do we believe in God? Researchers at the University of Oxford will spend almost $4 million investigating why people believe in God, and whether belief in a deity is a matter of nature or nurture. Times Online   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (James Surowiecki): The stimulus strategy New Yorker Column (Gary Kamiya): Rock vs. jazz Salon.com Column (John Wasik): Hello rebate check, goodbye to credit-card debt Bloomberg Editorial: Not following through on the global tobacco threat International Herald Tribune Editorial: Castro steps down, but change will be slow Economist Column: Candidates' health plans duck some key questions USA Today Editorial: How Republicans might sink Obama Christian Science Monitor Column: Kosovo, a textbook example of the law of unintended consequences. Slate   Site edited by: Jim Scripps, Brian Levine, Walt Chiu, Rachel Wright, Carolina Pinto, Bryan Panhorst, Eric Connolly and Beverly Stiles.   GOOD NEWS Blind Iraq war vets learn to ski When former Army Ranger Ivan Castro makes his way down the ski slopes, the Iraq war veteran has one goal: make it from the ski lift down to the bottom of the mountain without falling. CNN Team seeks to improve the hardiness of the black-eyed pea A team of University of Virginia researchers is working to increase the drought and disease resistance of the black-eyed pea, a staple of the diets of roughly 200 million Africans. Happy News WORLD EU split over recognition could undermine Kosovo International Herald Tribune Bush uses Rwanda visit to call for world to act on Darfur President Bush called on all nations to step up efforts to end "once and for all" the ethnic slaughter still continuing in Sudan's western Darfur region. Houston Chronicle ENVIRONMENT Climate change threatens human rights of millions, UN says Climate change threatens the human rights of millions of people who are at risk of losing access to housing, food and clean water unless governments intervene early to counter its effects, experts said. Reuters Fishing pushes sharks towards danger Sharks are vanishing from the world's oceans and some species are at risk of extinction, a shark expert said at the conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Environment News Service SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY US, Canada and some of Europe will see lunar eclipse For the third time in the past year, the moon will become completely immersed in the Earth's shadow, resulting in a total lunar eclipse. USA Today Lunar eclipse in London National Geographic Across the Milky Way, more Earths? Two new discoveries suggest that sun-like solar systems like ours -- with life-hosting planets -- are more common than previously thought. Christian Science Monitor Special section: The planets: a guide National Geographic Teleportation and wormholes: the science of 'Jumper' The movie "Jumper" has a hero with the extraordinary power to teleport anywhere on Earth by imagining the place he wants to go. As fantastic as teleportation seems, it can actually happen in the real world. LiveScience EDUCATION Arizona mulls concealed weapons rights at schools A committee of the Arizona Legislature is weighing arguments made over a proposal to let people with permits carry concealed weapons and bring guns to schools from kindergarten to college. CBS13 Md. universities become leaders in fight against global warming Maryland’s public universities have become the second in the nation to combat global warming systemwide, pledging to reduce energy consumption and push for greener public policy. Baltimore Examiner LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Martha Stewart buys Emeril franchise Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. bought the rights to the Emeril Lagasse franchise of cookbooks, television shows and kitchen products for $45 million in cash and $5 million in stock. Detroit Free Press Libraries turn up the noise, draw teens Video game events at public libraries are drawing crowds of teens, including about 100 competing monthly at "Guitar Hero" at Michigan's Rochester Hills Public Library. San Francisco Chronicle   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Study finds 5 types of alcoholics New alcoholism research identifies five types of alcoholics and shows that young adults account for more than half of U.S. alcoholics. CBS News   Photo of the Day People walk along a frozen tree lined avenue in Kiev, Ukraine. The temperature in the Ukrainian capital is about 34 degrees Farenheit.  (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov / 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 Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. 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