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This image shows a containment boom at the Breton National Wildlife Refuge. The spill threatens species of wildlife, including birds, dolphins and the fish, shrimp, oysters and crabs that make the Gulf Coast one of the nation's abundant sources of seafood. (Photo by US Coast Guard / AP)

Researchers embark on 'unprecedented' tornado study

An international team of researchers are embarking on what has been described as the most ambitious tornado study in history.

BBC

Special section:

Animated guide: tornadoes

USA TODAY

Tornado chasers

LiveScience

Military tells Congress to keep gay ban

Senior Pentagon leaders warned Congress not to tamper with the ban on gays serving openly in the military until they can come up with a plan for dealing with potential opposition in the ranks.

San Francisco Chronicle

Obama set to visit Gulf for spill update

President Barack Obama made plans to visit the Gulf Coast for a firsthand update on the worst U.S. oil spill in decades and Cabinet members leading the administration's response booked a heavy round of talk show appearances.

ABC News

Wildlife rescue readies for spill victims

Reuters

A disaster threatening wildlife

TIME

Special section:

Tracking the oil spill

New York Times

US to disclose size of nuclear stockpile

The Obama administration is likely to reveal a closely guarded secret — the size of the U.S. nuclear stockpile — during a critical meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York, officials said.

Washington Post

Shaken baby injuries rose in recession

Cases of shaken baby syndrome have jumped sharply during the recession, researchers say, further fueling worries about the link between economic stress and the deadliest form of child abuse.

MSNBC

NATION

Utah uses eminent domain to seize land of Uncle Sam

A new eminent domain law in Utah authorizes seizure of some of the federal government's vast land holdings. It's designed to pick a fight with Uncle Sam.

Christian Science Monitor

2 NY men charged with aiding al-Qaida

Two U.S. citizens residing in Brooklyn, N.Y., have been arrested and charged with trying to aid al-Qaida terrorists.

MSNBC

Militant turncoat leads Iraqis to al-Qaida chiefs

CBS News

POLITICS

Democrats re-frame immigration debate

The outline for an immigration overhaul unveiled by Democratic senators lays down a new starting point for any national debate: tough immigration enforcement.

New York Times

Dems spark alarm with call for national ID card

The Hill

Immigration law cutting into Hispanic hires

Phoenix Business Journal

Border battle

CBS News

Texas: Can gay couples divorce where they can't marry?

Texas appellate courts must now decide a vexing question: Can couples who marry in a state that permits same-sex marriage get a divorce in Texas where the state constitution expressly forbids it?

TIME

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Telstra's HTC Desire finds itself

Released to raving reviews, the HTC Desire was found to have been shipped with a tiny software problem — the GPS didn't work. An overnight software update has fixed the problem.

iTWire

Apple launches 3G iPad

In the second stage of a two-part rollout, Apple Inc. began selling the pricier, high-speed wireless version of the iPad in the United States, following the successful launch of the short-range Wi-Fi tablet.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Pentagon to allow Ore. wind farm

The Pentagon has dropped its opposition to the huge Shepherds Flat wind energy farm in north-central Oregon, a decision that brings construction jobs and royalties to two counties that badly need them.

The Oregonian

Tapping the power of wind

TIME

Team finds volcanoes off Calif.

Scientists have discovered a cluster of underwater asphalt volcanoes rising from the sea floor just off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SPORTS

Woods misses cut in off-form display

Tiger Woods missed the cut for the sixth time of his career after a nightmare second round at the Quail Hollow Championship.

Sydney Morning Herald

Gasol gets Lakers into 2nd round

Pau Gasol put back a missed jumper by Kobe Bryant and the defending champion Lakers survived a late comeback effort by Oklahoma City and eliminated the Thunder 95-94 in the first-round playoff series.

CBS News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Crossways tells Bible stories in pictures

A Twin Cities company is wowing missionaries with illustrated Bible lessons that sidestep language and literacy problems.

Star Tribune

Muslim group hopes to form a united front

Whenever there has been a crisis in the world, no one group in Kansas City has been able to speak for the local Muslim community. The newly formed Midland Islamic Council wants to change that.

Kansas City Star

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GOOD NEWS

Program touching millions of people

A program honors Columbine's 1st victim — a girl whose dream was to start a ''chain reaction'' of kindness. Rachel Scott was the first of 13 people fatally shot in Columbine High School in 1999.

Chicago Sun-Times

How grads defied odds to earn degrees

In every graduating class, there are tales of inspiration — people who overcome incredible odds or tackle big dreams in their quest to earn a degree.

Detroit Free Press

WORLD

Middle East talks set to begin

The U.S. secretary of state has said that the Middle East peace process will get back on track, with indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks.

Al Jazeera

Island of no return mars Rwandan utopia