The Daily Source: Quality News from Around the Internet

Home

About us

Our Team

Opinion

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. pumps her fists after she announced a retooled health care overhaul bill on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Obama makes trip to honor fallen soldiers

President Barack Obama made a midnight dash to Dover Air Force Base to honor the return of fallen soldiers, absorbing the ultimate cost of war as the U.S. endures its deadliest month of the Afghanistan war.

USA TODAY

Obama goes to base for fallen soldiers

Houston Chronicle

NFL scolded over injuries to its players

The NFL commissioner faced criticism before the House Judiciary Committee for the league's handling of brain injuries.

New York Times

NFL defends itself on head injuries

USA TODAY

Pelosi: New health care bill represents 'historic moment'

After months of struggle, House Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation to extend health care coverage to millions who lack it and create government-run insurance.

Houston Chronicle

Health care protesters arrested

Glendale News Press

Pelosi to unveil new health package

MSNBC

Former NC governor Easley disputes friend's claims

Former Gov. Mike Easley gave sworn testimony about free flights, a vehicle and campaign-funded home repairs in direct contradiction to another witness.

Charlotte Observer

Easley testifies at hearing

abc11.com

It’s still all about jobs, jobs, jobs

The Commerce Department reported that the economy grew in the third quarter at a rate of 3.5 percent, a sign that the U.S. is climbing out of the recession.

The Hill

White House slams AP story

Politico

NATION

John Kerry queries Karzai drug role

President Barack Obama's administration should brief Congress on any "entanglements" between Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother and the CIA or drug traffickers, Senator John Kerry said.

The Australian

Supreme Court justices to scrutinize life sentences for youths

Twenty years after a 13-year-old was sentenced to life in prison the Supreme Court will consider whether the prison term violates the Constitution's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.

MSNBC

POLITICS

Obama advisor takes over NJ gubernatorial re-election campaign

A key political adviser of President Barack Obama is the central strategist in Gov. Jon Corzine’s bruising re-election campaign, a win the White House desperately wants.

Politico

Climate bill runs the gauntlet of opinions

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works began three days of hearings on a Senate climate bill to match the bill passed by the House.

Environment News Service

HEALTH

Calif. awards grants for research projects in nonembryonic stem cells

In a tacit acknowledgment that the promise of human embryonic stem cells is still far in the future, California’s stem cell research program awarded grants intended to develop therapies using mainly other cells.

New York Times

Lasting benefit seen for lifestyle changes, metformin in diabetes

For people at risk for type 2 diabetes, a combination of diet, exercise and treatment with metformin can help keep the disease at bay for 10 years, researchers said.

MedPage Today

ENVIRONMENT

Study: Coastal communities must do more to protect against climate change

Atlantic coastal communities have been slow to prepare themselves for rising sea levels due to climate change, a report says.

Baltimore Sun

UN needs more muscle in environment fight

Reuters

Cleaning up polluted harbors with greener ships

TIME

Vegetarian diet better for environment, says UK climate change leader

A prominent climate change expert says raising animals for meat puts enormous pressure on the world’s resources: “Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases."

Epoch Times

SPORTS

Phillies take Game 1 over Yankees

The Phillies beat the Yankees in impressive fashion with a 6-1 victory in Game 1 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium.

MLB.com

Red flag for SEC officials

Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive suspended one officiating crew until mid-November for calling penalties that were not supported by video evidence.

Florida Times-Union

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Celebrating María Lionza

Each October, thousands of followers of the María Lionza religion make a pilgrimage to Sorte Mountain in Venezuela for a weekend of fire dances, cleansing ceremonies and healing rituals.

New York Times

Mosque leader killed in FBI shootout

After a two-year investigation, FBI agents descended on a Dearborn warehouse hoping to capture the suspected head of an Islamic fundamentalist group.

Detroit Free Press

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Site edited by: Jeff Bromberg, Walt Chiu, Laurie Hauptli, Beth Ruiz, Jessica Flier, Jennifer Rivera, Sevim Yolacti, Jennifer Huang, Michael J. Bobak, Heather Norberg, Justin Roche, Rick Dossey and Benjamin Wu.

GOOD NEWS

Giving kids their 1st pair of shoes

An American businessman has become a "social entrepreneur" by giving away shoes to Ethiopian children in need. About 300,000 pairs are expected to be given away by year's end.

CBS News

Jets QB Sanchez donates 1,000 hot dogs, burgers to soup kitchen

Sanchez bought 500 hot dogs and 500 hamburgers, along with buns and rolls, through A&P supermarket, and donated them to the Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown, N.J.

NFL.com

Volunteer crew hopes to spread healing

A nonprofit group called the Floating Doctors will carry supplies and 15 crew members to 15 countries in Latin America and the Pacific in a 76-foot sailboat.

CNN

WORLD

UN chief condemns Kabul killings