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A pending sale sign is displayed at a house in Alhambra, Calif., in this file photo. Southern California’s median home price dipped 0.6 percent as record-low new-home sales, tougher credit requirements and a persistent reluctance among would-be buyers kept prices from appreciating.  (Photo by Nick Ut / AP) Housing best investment despite downturn in economy Even as a five-year slump in house prices drags on, most Americans say homes remain the best investment. Reuters Housing still can’t find a date for economic recovery dance McClatchy Newspapers Super jumbo jet collides with plane at JFK airport A wing of an Airbus A380, the world’s biggest commercial passenger jet, clipped the tail of another plane while taxiing out to depart John F. Kennedy International Airport. There were no injuries. MSNBC 2 planes collide on JFK runway Examiner   Japan: Nuclear crisis equal to Chernobyl Japanese authorities have raised the severity rating of their nuclear crisis to the highest level, seven. The decision reflects the total release of radiation at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant. BBC Nuclear crises: How do Fukushima and Chernobyl compare? Guardian Blog: What does the new level 7 status mean?  (TIME) Ecocentric Japan’s nuclear crisis on par with Chernobyl CBS News The next round of budget fights Partisan warfare over taxes and spending again takes center stage in Washington, as Congress considers a budget deal and President Barack Obama unveils his long-awaited deficit reduction plan. CNN Showtime for President Obama on deficit Politico Yuri Gagarin’s space flight 50th anniversary: the view from Russia As one of the proudest, most memorable moments in Russia’s history, Yuri Gagarin’s space flight 50 years ago has been the subject of much discussion among the Russian media and its political leaders. The Telegraph   NATION Tuskegee Airmen: the ‘rock stars’ of American history As the number of World War II veterans shrinks, a part of American history fades away with them. Last month, the nation’s first black fighter pilots reunited to drink a little, laugh a lot and swap stories. NPR Bradley Manning case sparks UN criticism of US government A senior U.N. representative issued a rare reprimand to the U.S. government for failing to allow him to meet Bradley Manning, the American soldier accused of being the WikiLeaks source. Guardian POLITICS Mitt Romney announces candidacy Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has officially confirmed that he will seek the Republican nomination to take on Barack Obama in next year’s White House race. Guardian Mitt Romney: ‘Believe in America’ YouTube Court rules against Ariz. immigration law A U.S. appeals court upheld a preliminary injunction against parts of Arizona’s controversial immigration law that were challenged by the Obama administration. Reuters HEALTH Freeze-dried food and the frugal frontier The Huffmans are stocking up on cheese powder, dehydrated tomatoes and canned ham, watching warily as food and fuel prices rise despite a supposedly recovering economy. And they’re not alone. Los Angeles Times 5 grocery staples that are going up in price San Francisco Chronicle Can wrist size help predict children’s heart disease risk? There are already several different ways to tell if you’re at increased risk of heart disease. Researchers are adding one more potential red flag for heavy youngsters: the size of their wrist. TIME SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Amazon introduces Kindle with ads Amazon.com is slashing $25 off the price of new Wi-Fi-only Kindle electronic reader. The catch: to get a Kindle for a new low price you must purchase a version with sponsored screensaver ads. USA TODAY Space capsule that led to 1st man in space up for auction The capsule, which carried a dog and mannequin, orbited the Earth for 18 days before USSR cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to enter space. NPR Russia celebrates space flight anniversary Telegraph.co.uk Winklevoss twins lose Facebook appeal over site idea A U.S. appeals court has ruled that twin brothers who say the idea for Facebook was stolen from them by Mark Zuckerberg cannot back out of a settlement deal they made with the website. BBC LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT The early days of motorcycle racing A century ago, Americans fell in love with speed. While the Wright Brothers flew overhead and Model T’s rolled off Henry Ford’s assembly line, the new sport of motorcycle racing had also just begun. Smithsonian Magazine Nation begins to celebrate 150th anniversary of Civil War Cannons will boom in the wee hours around Charleston Harbor, recreating the bombardment of Fort Sumter that plunged the nation into the Civil War on April 12, 1861. NPR Special section: Civil War: 150 years Post and Courier The battle of the office candy jar A bowl of candy in the office may seem benign, nice even. But for some workers, it poses a big dietary problem. Wall Street Journal RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Film claims discovery of nails from Jesus’s cross Could two of the nails used to crucify Jesus have been discovered in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Jerusalem? Reuters Treats sweeten Jewish story As Passover draws near dozens of children gathered in an Elk Grove, Calif., backyard for a “chocolate Seder.” Sacramento Bee Muslim women protest on 1st day of France’s face veil ban Muslims take to the streets of Paris in protest at new French law banning the wearing of niqabs and burqas in public. Guardian   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Kevin Carey): Toxic combination The New Republic Editorial: It began at Fort Sumter Philadelphia Inquirer Video (Orzala Ashraf Nemat): Nation-building is the job of the people in that country Guardian Cartoon (Nick Anderson): The tower Houston Chronicle Column (David Ropeik): When fear wins, we lose USA TODAY Blog (Gara LaMarche): The time is right to end ‘zero tolerance’ in schools Huffington Post Column (Mohammed Khan): Unveiling hypocrisy Al Jazeera Cartoon (Pat Bagley): Bagley cartoon Salt Lake Tribune Editorial: GOP mixing social, fiscal agenda on budget unwise San Francisco Chronicle   Site edited by: Laura Hardman, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, Joanne Pelton, Kristen Toland, Sara Stewart, William Ellis, Beth Dupke, Kathie Raikes, Tanya Flowers, Cristina Petrut, Harsha Malik, Jean Bae, Robyn Waselus, Diana Shaw, Sam Dieter, Sarah Alender and Brigitte Leschhorn.   GOOD NEWS Oak Forest girl creates bed mats for homeless veterans Anna Greenys, a sixth-grader from Illinois, is on a mission to help homeless veterans by creating handmade plastic bed mats, and she’s enlisted an army of local students to help her. Chicago Sun-Times Minor league hockey team buys home for 11-year-old super fan Zach Bennett, an 11-year-old who suffers from neurofibromatosis, wanted to move when his favorite hockey team relocated. The team couldn’t wait and presented the family with the keys to a nearby home. AOL News Dogs help kids learn to read A few days a week, Roo goes to the local elementary school, curls up in his spot at the back of the library and listens patiently as children read to him. AOL News WORLD Libya rebels reject cease-fire; defector Koussa urges unity Libya’s rebels rejected an African Union cease-fire plan that would leave Moammar Gadhafi in power as ex-foreign minister Moussa Koussa urged national unity and warned of civil war. BusinessWeek Ouattara heralds ‘dawn of new hope’ The president-elect of Ivory Coast heralded “the dawn of a new hope” after the arrest of Laurent Gbagbo. Speaking to the nation, Alassane Ouattara said Gbago would receive “dignified treatment.” Guardian BUSINESS Japanese power company may be facing $23.6B in claims Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), the company grappling to contain the radiation leak crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, may face as much as $23.6 billion in compensation claims. BBC Gas price average of $3.79 a gallon prompts commuters to ditch cars As the average price of gasoline edges closer to $4 a gallon, have drivers finally reached the point when they will switch to smaller cars or forgo driving altogether? ABC News High gas prices causing demand to tumble YouTube Debt ceiling fight takes center stage: what it means for you Raising the debt ceiling is similar to raising the limit on an individual’s credit card. The United States’ debt ceiling has been set at $14.294 trillion, a limit estimates say will be reached around May 16. ABC News EDUCATION Student loans squeezing grads Student loan debt outpaced credit card debt for the first time and is likely to top a trillion dollars as more students go to college and a growing share borrow money to do so. MSNBC College classroom guns bill delayed again in Texas Senate Efforts to allow concealed handguns in college classrooms stalled in the Texas Senate for a second time, leaving a measure that seemed headed for approval now struggling to survive. San Francisco Chronicle Attacks mount on teaching of evolution The anti-evolution crowd has come out swinging this year. So far the theory has not taken one on the chin, but that could change soon in Tennessee. LiveScience ENVIRONMENT Penguin numbers plummeting — whales partly to blame? Penguin populations have plunged by as much as 50 percent during the past three decades in the West Antarctic Peninsula and Scotia Sea, scientists report. National Geographic Penguins starve as warming imperils Antarctic food chain LiveScience Future farms find perfect climate in sunless, rainless room indoors Farming is moving indoors, where the sun never shines, where rainfall is irrelevant and where the climate is always right. Yahoo! News Texas man will get ‘Green Nobel’ for grass-roots environmentalism For the past decade Hilton Kelley pushed and prodded for more restrictions on industrial construction. And now he won 2011 Goldman Environmental Prize for his efforts. Houston Chronicle SPORTS NFL labor mandatory mediation scheduled this week The federal judge handling the lawsuit against the NFL ordered court-supervised mediation, while saying she still is considering whether to grant the players’ request for a preliminary injunction. ESPN Ex-USD star sports bribery indictment A former University of San Diego star basketball player, along with another former player and former assistant coach, were charged with running a sports betting business. Sports Illustrated   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Investing in social entrepreneurship The past decade or so has seen explosive growth in the number of entrepreneurs — innovators who take a businesslike approach to solving social problems. NPR   Photo of the Day A man cycles under cherry blossoms on a warm and sunny day in downtown Frankfurt, Germany.  (Photo by Michael Probst / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. 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