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From left, Jill Benson, Vice President of JS West and Cos. explains the process of harvesting eggs to Stanislaus County Supervisor Jim DeMartini and his wife Anne at the Dwight Bell Farm in Atwater, Calif. (Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

Animal rights: new laws take movement to the mainstream

In 2015, eggs sold in California will have to comply with strict hen-rights rules. Governor Schwarzenegger signed a law that extended the rules to out-of-state producers who want to sell their eggs.

TIME

Libyan ship with aid 'heads to Egypt'

A ship loaded with aid supplies for Gaza has docked in an Egyptian port, ending the latest attempt by activists to break Israel's Gaza blockade.

BBC

Trapped by Gaza blockade, locked in despair

New York Times

Iranian scientist says he was abducted

Shahram Amiri, an Iranian scientist, told a state-run television station in Iran that he was abducted by U.S. intelligence officials and faced "psychological warfare."

CNN

Iran defector: 'I will return to Iran'

ABC News

Toyota blames driver error for some unwanted speeding

Toyota Motor Corp. said its investigation of nearly 2,000 cases of unintended acceleration had found no problem with its electronic throttle system, and that driver error was to blame in some cases.

Reuters

NAACP says tea party tolerates racism

The NAACP has approved a resolution condemning what it calls "racist elements" within the tea party. The vote has sparked a war of words between the two groups.

NPR

Palin comes to tea party's defense after NAACP passes racism resolution

CBS News

NATION

Report sounds alarm bell over Americans' retirement plans

Millions are nearing retirement without enough savings — but for many there's still time to get back on track, according to a new study released on the financial outlook of Americans age 36 to 62.

Christian Science Monitor

Prosecutors want jail for 4 New Orleans officers arrested in bridge shootings

Prosecutors have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty against three current New Orleans police officers and one former officer accused in a fatal shooting after Hurricane Katrina.

Times-Picayune

Ariz. immigration suits pile up

The state’s new law cracking down on illegal immigration has provoked some two dozen organizations to either file or join lawsuits that challenge the law's constitutionality.

Politico

POLITICS

Senate bill rejects Obama's NASA plans

A draft budget bill for NASA released by the Senate suggests Congress will not accept President Barack Obama's proposed revision of the space agency without a fight.

Houston Chronicle

Wall Street overhaul on track for approval

Spurred on by President Barack Obama, Democrats in the U.S. Senate set the stage for final passage of sweeping legislation to rewrite the rules on Wall Street.

Sydney Morning Herald

Dems believe they have 60 votes needed

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Housing market sees price cutting

In a sign that the housing market has taken another turn for the worse, a new report shows almost one quarter of all home listings in the country had at least one price reduction in June.

TIME

US stimulus spurring $280 billion of investment by private sector

The economic stimulus legislation pushed by President Barack Obama last year will help encourage $280 billion of investment by private industry and local governments, according to an administration report.

BusinessWeek

Moody's warns of worse to come as it cuts Portugal rating

Portugal was dealt a blow as Moody's cut its credit rating, warning the economy would weaken further in the next few years.

The Independent

Reverse effects of globalization

CNBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Piece of iconic cross stolen in Boston

A piece of wood claimed by some to be a relic from the cross on which Christ was allegedly crucified has been stolen from Boston's Holy Cross Cathedral, police said.

ABC News

French tycoon to fund fight on niqab ban

A French property tycoon enraged at his government's plans to ban women from wearing the full veil in public has promised a fund to help any Muslim who is fined for wearing the niqab.

Guardian

EDUCATION

A marriage made in Ind.

Indiana's leaders have recognized that the state cannot thrive economically if it does not bolster college completion. But they recognize that doing so at a time of diminished resources isn't easy.

Inside Higher Ed

Summer school used to get ahead

Summer school was traditionally seen as a way for students who had fallen behind to catch up. But today, many students choose to hit the books so they can rack up extra credit or get ahead in coursework.

EducationNews.org

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The rise of older models

In the space of the last year, a curious thing has happened. Older women have become increasingly visible in the arena in which, above all others, nubile youth has long trumped all else: fashion.

Guardian

Remembering Live Aid 25 years later

In front of a packed house at JFK Stadium, Joan Baez expressed the spirit of the day: "Good morning, children of the '80s. This is your Woodstock, and it's long overdue."

CNN

Live Aid: a look back 25 years later

MTV

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Blog (Glenn Greenwald):

The motive behind whistle blower prosecutions

(Salon)

Unclaimed Territory

Blog (John Cassidy):

Farewell to the Boss

(The New Yorker)

Rational Irrationality

Column (Isabel Hilton):

Is Google just the start?

Guardian

Column (Keli Goff):

What Gibson, Brown and Polanski teach us

Huffington Post

Column (Krystyna Swiderska):

Could things for biodiversity go from bad to worse?

BBC

Blog (Glenn Greenwald):

Marc Thiessen and the myth of the American Jewish voter

(Salon)

Unclaimed Territory

Column (Andrew Wander and Gregg Carlstrom):

Taliban talks 'pose risk' for women

Al Jazeera

Editorial:

As Senate takes up financial reform bill, a look inside the sausage

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Minn. sisters create the ties that bind through decades

Two Hennepin County, Minn., sisters befriended a pair of little girls nearly three decades ago in a county volunteer program. They've never lost touch.

Star Tribune

Fairtrade towns in Britain to top 500

When residents declared Garstang in Lancashire, England, a Fairtrade town 10 years ago, few imagined it was the start of a grassroots social movement that would sweep the UK and beyond.

Guardian

WORLD

US soldiers die in Afghanistan as NATO death toll soars

Five more U.S. soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, sending NATO's death toll to 11 in 24 hours. Another U.S. soldier died in a separate attack also in the south of the country.

BBC

Nigeria: 'Insolvent' state-run oil company needs $6.6B