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South Koreans watch a broadcast of the demolition of North Korea's nuclear reactor at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Lee Jin-man / AP)

North Korea destroys cooling tower at nuclear plant

With international TV networks broadcasting from the scene, North Korea blew up the most visible symbol of its nuclear program in a gesture demonstrating its commitment to stop making plutonium for weapons.

International Herald Tribune

Special section:

North Korean nukes

BBC

Bush: important step in North Korean relations

Yahoo! News

Levee breaks, threatening homes in eastern Missouri

A corner of an earthen levee broke, releasing Mississippi River waters that officials predicted would "ultimately inundate" part of a Lincoln County town.

Associated Press

Government said flooded town didn't need flood insurance

CNN

Oil Rises to $142 for the first time as investors spurn stocks

Crude oil rose to a record above $142 a barrel in New York and gold advanced as falling stock markets spurred investment in commodities.

Bloomberg

For Obama, a shift toward center

Barack Obama has taken a stroll away from traditional liberal political positions, his path toward the political center marked by artful leaps and turns.

MSNBC

Unity is theme for Obama, Clinton

CNN

Zimbabwe votes in Mugabe election

Voting has been slow in Zimbabwe's run-off presidential poll in which Robert Mugabe is the sole candidate.

BBC

Violence and the vote

International Herald Tribune

Mandela denounces Mugabe

Sydney Morning Herald

Israeli settlement activity surges

In the months since the diplomatic initiative at Annapolis, Md., Israel has dramatically accelerated the construction of homes on land that's central to any peace deal.

McClatchy Newspapers

NATION

High court breaks silence, affirms gun rights in historic decision

Silent on gun control for two centuries, the Supreme Court affirmed the right to have guns for self-defense in the home and addressed a constitutional riddle over what it means to keep and bear arms.

ABC News

Special section:

Guns In America

CBS News

Battle looms over Florida oil drilling, Schwarzenegger speaks up

For decades, opposition to oil drilling off Florida's coast was one of the few issues uniting the state's Democrats and Republicans.

Reuters

California wildfires threaten 500 homes, moves toward Big Sur

A lightning-sparked wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest that burned 16 homes was moving closer to the scenic community of Big Sur, where it threatened 500 houses.

CNN

No relief for California firefighters

MSNBC

POLITICS

Cheney staffer grilled on torture policy

David Addington, Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, was questioned in opening to hearings over Bush administration's interrogation policies.

MSNBC

Congress passes Iraq war spending bill

The Senate passed a $162 billion war spending plan, sending to President Bush legislation that will pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes office.

Yahoo! News

Lawmakers vow to execute child rapists

Angry politicians vowed to keep writing laws that condemn child rapists to death, despite a Supreme Court decision saying such punishment is unconstitutional.

CNN

Mueller: 'We're losing' the child porn war

ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Manhattan splashes out with public art

Four giant artificial waterfalls cascaded into the water off Manhattan in a public art project the mayor said could generate $55 million in economic activity for New York City.

NPR

'WALL• E' works as layered science fiction

Pixar’s "WALL•E" succeeds at being three things at once: an enthralling animated film, a visual wonderment and a decent science-fiction story.

Chicago Sun-Times

HEALTH

Senate panel approves health care bill for female vets

The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee approved a measure to improve health care for female veterans.

McClatchy Newspapers

Silent strokes take a toll

A study shows nearly 11 percent of apparently healthy people had injury from silent strokes.

WebMD

EDUCATION

CSUS students offer English lessons to immigrant parents

Nine vocational education majors at California State University at Sacramento offer English language tutorials every Saturday morning to immigrant parents.

Sacramento Bee

Five charged in student loan fraud

Five Seattle-area women have been charged with taking out more than $690,000 in fraudulent private student loans.

U.S. News & World Report

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Land protests shut down Kashmir

Life in Indian-controlled Kashmir is at a standstill for the fourth day in a row after more protests over land transfers for a Hindu pilgrimage site.

BBC

Kneeling while receiving Eucharist will be norm at papal liturgies

Receiving the Eucharist on the tongue while kneeling before the pope will become the norm at papal liturgies, said the Vatican's liturgist.

National Catholic Reporter

Vatican paper says Pope does not wear Prada

ABC News

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GOOD NEWS

Novel treatments ease migraine pain

Technology may ease migraine and headache pain, two new studies suggest. Both call for stimulation of nerve centers related to pain.

U.S. News & World Report

Apes get legal rights in Spain, to surprise of bullfight critics

Spain is to become the first country to extend legal rights to apes, surprising animal rights activists who have long campaigned against bullfighting in the country.

Times Online

WORLD

Thai PM fights for his political life

Four months into his tenure, Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is battling for his political life.

TIME

Latest no-shows for Olympics: tourists