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People celebrate in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city. U.S. troops will soon be out of Iraqi cities in the first step toward winding down the war by the end of 2011. (Photo by Nabil al-Jurani / AP)

Sotomayor firefighter decision overturned by US Supreme Court

A divided U.S. Supreme Court, reversing a decision by Sonia Sotomayor and two other judges, ruled in favor of white firefighters who claimed they were unfairly denied promotions in New Haven, Conn.

Bloomberg

Broad support for Sotomayor's confirmation

ABC News

Gay Pride Parade calls for marriage rights

A festive sea of revelers marked the 40th anniversary of the era-changing Stonewall uprising during the Gay Pride Parade even as they looked ahead toward another struggle — the fight for gay marriage.

NY Daily News

Gay pride around the world

ABC News

Baghdad primes for US pullback party

Iraq is preparing for a giant party in a Baghdad park and a special holiday as U.S. troops approach their deadline to quit cities and towns.

BBC

US military moving time

CBS News

Afghan clash kills police chief

Nine police officers, including the chief, have been killed in a clash with U.S.-trained Afghan guards in Kandahar.

BBC

US reverses Afghan drug policy

Reuters

New guidance on detainee military trials

The Justice Department has issued advice that defendants have some constitutional rights if tried by military commissions in the U.S., including protections against use of coerced statements.

New York Times

N Korea slams Hawaii missile defenses

North Korea criticized the United States for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling it part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation.

CBS News

NATION

Study finds widening generation gap

From cell phones and texting to religion and manners, younger and older Americans see the world differently, creating the largest generation gap since the tumultuous years of the 1960s.

Guardian

Growing old: expectations and reality

Pew Research Center

Urban farming on the rise

An increasing number of urban farmers around the nation are growing their own food to save money or to control what goes into it, or because they want to better connect with their environment.

Baltimore Sun

POLITICS

Obama tries to win back favor of gays

President Obama, under fire from some gay and lesbian groups for what they see as slow movement on two of their most important issues, is taking steps to keep that voting bloc in his column.

The Hill

Republicans weigh Sanford fallout

A potential White House contender in 2012 staked a claim to rehabilitating the Republican Party in the wake of extramarital affairs by two leading Republicans that have damaged the GOP's image.

MSNBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Jackson family speaks at BET awards

While BET celebrated the life of Michael Jackson the entertainer, Janet Jackson memorialized him as her beloved sibling and family member, eliciting tears as she vowed his memory would live forever.

CBS News

Michael Jackson over the years

ABC News

Notes on a bridge

Joseph Bertolozzi writes music for symphony orchestras, but his most recent composition was written for an instrument towering 135 feet above the Hudson River.

Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The growing success of 'vegitecture'

A growing number of "plant walls" or "vertical gardens" are taking root across the world, as architects search for environmentally friendly ways to create beautiful buildings.

CNN

Changing keyboard is troublesome task

Computers get smaller and faster every year, but keyboard design remains largely stuck in the 19th century.

TechNewsWorld

ENVIRONMENT

Climate bill helps utilities, factories more than oil companies

The climate change bill that passed the House would set up “cap-and-trade” for greenhouse gases, cushioning the cost for power producers, manufacturers and farmers while limiting aid to oil companies.

Bloomberg

Conservation Corps puts kids to work

This summer, Montana Conservation Corps is working with more than 200 AmeriCorps members on trail building and maintenance, fencing, revegetation, habitat enhancement and historical building restoration.

Great Falls Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Tsunami mission has ended but the 'journey continues'

The Sri Lankan Catholic Church has closed its tsunami program over four years after waves ravaged the coastal areas. But while the major rebuilding phase may have ended, income generation programs will continue.

Indian Catholic

San Antonio gay rights groups talk with the faith community

As the 40th anniversary of Stonewall — the birth of the gay rights movement — was being observed, the Rev. John Hagee also welcomed a community that doesn’t traditionally attend.

Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Science attacks cancer with 'trojan horse'

Scientists have developed a therapy using a bacterially-derived nano cell to disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy.

Reuters

90-year-old becomes 25-gallon giver

Margaret Delfino may be a 90-year-old great-grandmother, but that doesn't stop her from hauling out the big guns when it comes to blood donations.

Bakersfield Californian

WORLD

Honduras' president ousted, interim leader sworn in

The head of Congress was sworn in as president, while ousted democratically elected leader Manuel Zelaya declared his expulsion was the product of an illegal coup by power-hungry elitists.

McClatchy

Obama 'concerned' by coup