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Charalambe "Bobby" Boutris, FAA aviation safety inspector and Boeing 737-700 Partial Program Manager for aircraft maintenance at the Southwest Airlines (SWA), left, testifies on Capitol Hill on FAA safety oversight of airlines.   (Photo by Lawrence Jackson / AP) Marches honor Martin Luther King On the 40th anniversary of his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is to be honored as a champion of peace in the city where he died. NPR 40 years later: remembering a tragedy in Memphis Memphis Daily News The last days of MLK MSNBC Serbia: Kosovo war crimes acquittal a mockery of justice The acquittal of a former Kosovo guerrilla leader accused of war crimes against Serbs was a mockery of justice, Serbia said. Reuters   FAA: Bosses tried to suppress inspection reports A cozy relationship between Southwest Airlines officials and the manager of a Federal Aviation Administration office put passengers in danger of catastrophe, an FAA whistle-blower told Congress. CNN FAA whistleblowers: Southwest probes stymied NPR NATO to back US missile defence NATO countries agreed to back U.S. plans to site a missile defense system in Europe. BBC Abuse, neglect seen in 30,000 newborns About one in 50 U.S. infants are victims of non-fatal child abuse or neglect in a year, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group. USA Today Special section: Children in danger CBS News Tornado leaves Little Rock like 'war zone' At least one tornado ripped through central Arkansas, savaging a mobile home park and sending forecasters into a bunker. CNN   NATION ATA shutdown strands thousands ATA Airlines shut down operations and stranded thousands of travelers after the cancellation of an agreement with FedEx Corp. left it unable to offset exorbitant fuel prices. Detroit Free Press Overnight house fire kills 8; 2 people unaccounted for A state police trooper says a morning house fire in rural western Pennsylvania killed eight people and that two people are unaccounted for. Philadelphia Inquirer As Guantanamo trials near, Pentagon limits what can be reported As the U.S. government edges toward full-blown, war-crimes trials by military commission here, both sides are grappling with what information can be made public and what must be kept secret. McClatchy Newspapers POLITICS Senate kills bankruptcy revamp The Senate rejected a Democratic proposal that would have rewritten bankruptcy law to help struggling mortgage borrowers, while moving ahead with debate on a housing market rescue bill. Reuters 'Marketplace' report: the latest housing plan NPR Obama's church: 'enough is enough' While the church's parent denomination called for a "sacred conversation" about race next month, Trinity leaders asked reporters to stop disrupting services. Chicago Sun-Times BUSINESS 80,000 job losses, unemployment spikes U.S. employers slashed jobs for the third straight month in March and unemployment rose to a nearly three-year high, offering the latest signs that the economy has fallen into a recession. CNNMoney Bernanke: Recession not depression Reuters Surge in US bank borrowing from Fed Bank borrowing from the Federal Reserve’s discount window surged, figures released by the U.S. central bank showed. Financial Times Bear rescue halted financial implosion, Senate told U.S. authorities chronicled their decision to tap billions of dollars of taxpayers' money to rescue of Bear Stearns. The stark message is that letting Bear Stearns fail was deemed too great a risk. Globeandmail.com SPORTS Jags extend Del Rio's contract The Jacksonville Jaguars have extended the contract of head coach Jack Del Rio. Financial terms of the five-year deal were not disclosed. Del Rio will enter his sixth season as Jaguars head coach in 2008. The Sports Network Allen's suspension from Memphis ranks with Final Four's most selfish acts Memphis point guard Andre Allen was suspended for failing a random NCAA drug test. Sporting News Bengals cut Chris Henry after arrest The Cincinnati Bengals decided they've had enough of Chris Henry's legal problems, cutting the wide receiver after his fifth arrest since 2005. Sporting News HEALTH Thin people may carry too much fat New research from the Mayo Clinic finds that more than half of Americans considered to be at a normal weight actually have a high percentage of body fat. Doctors call it "normal weight obesity." AOL News Drug poisoning deaths on the rise Poisoning continues to be the second-leading cause of injury deaths in the USA, outstripping deaths caused by firearms for the second year in a row, a federal report says. USA Today Blame game amid Rio dengue crisis In one of Rio's poorest shanty towns, city fire officers make their way through narrow polluted lanes, in what is the front line of the fight against dengue. BBC   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Is America closer to King's dream? Economist Column (Alexander Solzhenitsyn): Swallowing shameless lies Guardian Column (Harry Shearer): Government floods city, poisons survivors Yahoo! News Column (Howard French): China cues up propaganda machine International Herald Tribune Editorial: Bush's fear of regulating International Herald Tribune Editorial: Black America, a dream deferred? Economist Column: No wonder Russia is paranoid Times Online Column: Don't 'pull an Iraq' in Afghanistan Christian Science Monitor   Site edited by: Andrew McMillan, Beverly Stiles, Brian Levine, Lisa Zangerl, Eric Connolly, Walt Chiu, Rachel Wright and Jasmine Jernberg.   GOOD NEWS New evidence of 'first American' found One international team of gene researchers studying the DNA in fossilized human feces maintains that one group of early people reached the West Coast and California at least 14,300 years ago. San Francisco Chronicle A good grade for Teach for America High-schoolers taught by the program's novice instructors scored better on year-end exams, study says. Christian Science Monitor WORLD Airliner bomb plot trial begins in UK Eight British men planned to set off homemade bombs aboard at least seven airliners flying over the Atlantic to the United States and Canada, hoping to kill hundreds in a mammoth terror attack. Google News Neighbors feel China's expanding power The United States exerts considerably less influence than it used to in Southeast Asia, and China is increasingly filling that role, even in countries that were once firmly anti-communist. NPR Zimbabwe police 'raid MDC office' Police in Zimbabwe have raided a Harare office of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), sources inside the country have told the BBC. BBC Profile of Robert Mugabe, longtime ruler of Zimbabwe International Herald Tribune ENVIRONMENT NAFTA, drought endanger Canada's water Increasing droughts in the United States and American unhappiness over NAFTA mean Canada could one day be forced to allow bulk shipments of water to its giant neighbor. Reuters Plane flies on hydrogen, fuel cells Engineers from Europe have successfully developed and flown a manned airplane powered by hydrogen and fuel cells — a first in history and a step towards cleaner and more energy-efficient aviation. MSNBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Google mulls move on wireless networks Google Inc. confirmed it had been an active bidder in recent U.S. auctions for licenses to create a national wireless network and that it will weigh in as regulators set new rules. Reuters European space freighter makes debut Europe's first space freighter, the unmanned cargo ship Jules Verne, made its docking debut at the International Space Station with a graceful arrival after weeks of waiting in Earth orbit. Space.com LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Record labels struggle to stay relevant With CD sales dismal and Internet music sites such as iTunes soaring in popularity, major record labels have been forced to rethink their traditional and once-profitable business plans. ABC News News Corp's MySpace announces music service CNNMoney RELIGION Pope marks John Paul's death National Catholic Reporter Tours through Spain follow Sephardic routes for Jewish history More than five centuries after Spain violently expelled its Jews, the country is experiencing a revival of interest in its Jewish, or Sephardic, heritage. Newsday EDUCATION US student writing gets a bit better U.S. students are slowly getting better at crafting sentences and using the written word to persuade and explain according to the latest results from the National Assessment of Education Progress. Christian Science Monitor Students denied constitutional right to education while corporation profits The ACLU filed a class action lawsuit against the Atlanta Independent School System and Community Education Partners for violating students' constitutional right to an adequate public education. EducationNews.org   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Study: Increase in hurricanes not caused by global heating Hurricanes in the Atlantic are increasing because of natural weather patterns rather than global warming, a study has concluded. Times   Photo of the Day The interior room of the St. Katharinen church in Frankfurt, Germany, is illuminated. The Luminale is a European festival taking place every two years in Frankfurt am Main and the entire Rhine-Main region.   (Photo by (Bernd Kammerer / 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 To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. 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