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U.S. Marines sit with Afghan residents of the village of Noghara in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province. (Photo by David Guttenfelder / AP)

US plans coordinated response if North Korea fires missile

If North Korea fires a missile at Hawaii around the Fourth of July, as Japanese reports have warned, the U.S. plans a measured response in coordination with Russia, China, Japan and South Korea.

McClatchy Newspapers

North Korea may fire more missiles

ABC News

New health care plan, either way you pay

In a revamped health care system envisioned by senators, people would be required to carry health insurance just like motorists must get auto coverage now.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Health care price tag at $611 billion

CNN

4Marines encounter little resistance in Afghan push

U.S. forces encountered little resistance as they pushed deep into Afghanistan to cut off Taliban supply lines from Pakistan and restore order in areas long neglected.

MSNBC

17 dead in missile strike in Pakistan

Houston Chronicle

Afghan rebels capture US soldier

BBC

Marines launch Operation Khanjar

NPR

Calif. rolls out $3.36 billion in IOUs

California plans to begin issuing billions of dollars in IOUs to scores of creditors, including private businesses and county governments.

San Francisco Chronicle

Blog:

IOUs here we come

Reuters

Obama to Russia: The Cold War is history

President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.

Las Vegas Sun

NATION

Federal judge eyes quick action on California gay marriage ban

A federal judge in San Francisco said a lawsuit seeking to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban will likely reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

Google News

July 4th becomes silent night in cash-strapped places

Some city governments say they can't justify the expense considering tight budgets. Others claim sponsors have withdrawn support.

NPR

Home fireworks safety

CNN

Police seeking record aid to avoid layoffs

The nation's police departments are clamoring for an unprecedented amount of federal aid to forestall big local tax hikes or the possible layoff of nearly 40,000 police officers.

CBS News

POLITICS

Top GOP says Sotomayor docs make race a key issue

The top Republican on the Senate committee to consider Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination says a Puerto Rican civil rights group's papers could shed light on her view of racial preferences.

ABC News

In Alaska, many pine for the old Palin

Recent polls put Governor Palin’s in-state approval rating in the low or mid-50s, respectable but a far cry from one-time ratings near 90 percent.

Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Pitchman Billy Mays is laid to rest

Billy Mays — who reigned as the black-bearded king of infomercials, proclaiming the wonders of lotions, potions, gadgets and gizmos that made him rich, was laid to rest in his hometown.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

750,000 estimated to attend Michael Jackson memorial service

Preparations for Michael Jackson's memorial service are being made with Los Angeles city and county officials, who are anticipating a crowd of mourners that could top 750,000.

ABC News

LAPD under scrutiny after Jackson's death

CBS News

Studios ignore niche pics

With the first half of the year in film festivals behind us, it's hard not to notice the nearly complete lack of specialty film pickups by studios.

Variety

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

New dinosaurs found in Australia

Australian palaeontologists say they have discovered three new dinosaur species after examining fossils dug up in Queensland.

BBC

'Diamond dust' snow falls nightly on Mars

Every night during Mars' winter water-ice crystals fall from high, thin clouds over the north pole, new data from NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander have revealed.

National Geographic

Tiny robotic assembly lines

The world’s smallest assembly lines may soon be made of DNA strands. Model versions are already at work in a laboratory at New York University, where chemists have “programmed” DNA arms.

scienceline

Tiny nanoparticles may pose big risks; Clemson scientist seeks answers

Clemson University

ENVIRONMENT

Plant disease hits eastern US veggies

Tomato plants have been removed from stores in six states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.

Examiner

Climate change causes Scottish sheep to grow smaller

Despite a greater abundance of food, milder winters and longer summers means that the wild sheep of the St. Kilda archipelago are shrinking by 3.5 ounces a year.

Telegraph.co.uk

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US nuns face scrutiny by the Vatican

The Vatican is quietly conducting two sweeping investigations of American nuns, a development that has startled and dismayed nuns who fear they are the targets of a doctrinal inquisition.

Sarasota Herald Tribune

British church leader says evangelicals use despotic methods to attack rivals

A leading British Baptist has warned that evangelicals are more divided than ever, and called for urgent efforts to foster unity.

Religious Intelligence

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GOOD NEWS

Officers praised over fire rescue

Two police officers have been praised for rescuing a woman from a burning bungalow in Manchester, England.

BBC

Navy vets put war-making training to peaceful use

For the past three months a group of Navy veterans have used skills honed in their military careers to remove practice munitions dropped decades ago at former target ranges.

Martha's Vineyard Times

Farmers market satisfies many needs

The Newport Farmers Market is open for business for its third year and vendors and customers alike seem pleased with the opportunity to buy and share their fruits, vegetables, plants and more.

Newport Independent

WORLD

EU summons all Iranian ambassadors in coordinated protest