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Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, tells reporters in Vicksburg, Miss. that the tough decisions dealing with the current Mississippi River flooding were put in motion decades ago.  (Photo by Rogelio V. Solis / AP) Obama seeks more drilling in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico President Barack Obama, under pressure from Republicans and the public to bring down gasoline prices, announced measures to expand domestic oil production in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. Reuters Consumer inflation may be peaking Philadelphia Inquirer Health insurers making record profits The nation’s major health insurers are barreling into a third year of record profits, enriched by a lingering recessionary mind-set among Americans who are postponing or forgoing medical care. New York Times Special section: History of healthcare timeline PBS   La. spillway to open, flooding Cajun country In an agonizing trade-off, Army engineers said they will open a key spillway along the bulging Mississippi River and inundate thousands of homes and farms in parts of Louisiana’s Cajun country. Houston Chronicle Louisiana residents anticipating likely opening of spillway CNN Severe storms pound US MSNBC Mississippi River flooding in pictures CBS News US charges 6, 3 living in Fla., for supporting Pakistani Taliban Six people in Florida and Pakistan have been charged with providing financing and material support to the Pakistani Taliban, U.S. federal officials said. MSNBC Bug factory to help Everglades against fight plant invaders Scientists are planning to scale up deployment of laboratory-bred insects to battle invading plant species that threaten to throttle parts of Florida’s ecologically fragile Everglades wetlands. Reuters   NATION Army investigation caused damage, say Muslim soldiers Five Muslims who joined the Army to work as military translators say their lives and careers were ruined after they were falsely accused of trying to poison their fellow soldiers. ABC News Online media is beginning to replace newspapers and TV The changes cascading throughout the news media have made the old models of news delivery — like an anchor reading the news at an appointed time — seem archaic. And it is about more than just TV. Christian Science Monitor Special section: Navigating news online Journalism.org Calif. to close up to 70 parks California will close up to 70 of its 278 parks to help narrow its budget gap, officials said, as Governor Jerry Brown unveils a revised plan to close a roughly $15 billion deficit. Reuters POLITICS Democratic Senator Kohl says will retire Four-term Senator Herb Kohl said he will not seek re-election next year, joining five other Democrats who plan to retire and making it tougher for their party to retain the chamber. Reuters Picture worse for benefit programs The bad economy has shortened the life of the trust funds that support Social Security and Medicare, the nation’s two biggest benefit programs, the government reported. TIME Blog: Medicare, Social Security running out of money faster  (USA TODAY) The Oval DEATH OF BIN LADEN George W. Bush gives 1st public reaction to Osama bin Laden death Former President George W. Bush made his first candid public comments on the killing of Osama bin Laden during an appearance at a conference of hedge fund managers in Las Vegas. ABC News Osama bin Laden’s other victims: stories from decades of terror CNN Lawsuit seeks release of post-mortem Osama bin Laden images Judicial Watch, a conservative organization that promotes governmental transparency, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense for the release of post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden. CBS News Taliban claim Osama bin Laden revenge The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for suicide attacks on a military training facility, saying they were carried out in retaliation for the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. CNN Pakistan lawmakers slam US CBS News US questions Osama bin Laden widows Forbes Pakistan: ‘Revolution’ to avenge bin Laden YouTube BUSINESS Everyone thinks Raj will run If the attendees at the Skybridge Alternative Investments conference agree on one thing it is this: convicted insider trader Raj Rajaratnam will attempt to flee before he is jailed. CNBC Prosecutors don’t let up after conviction NPR Borders fails to find bidder Borders Group Inc. (BGP), the bankrupt U.S. bookstore operator looking to reorganize, has so far failed to find a bidder for the entire chain, according to four people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg ENVIRONMENT Coral reef mining to blame when islands sink beneath waves Two small islands in South Asia’s first marine biosphere reserve have sunk into the sea primarily as a result of coral reef mining, experts say. BBC Turning cold houses into cozy homes saves lives - and the planet The report “The heath impacts of cold homes and fuel poverty,” published in the U.K. looked at how the issues of health, energy use and negative environmental consequences are bound together. Earth Times SPORTS Autopsy to be scheduled for New York Rangers’ Boogaard An autopsy is scheduled for New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard, whose body was discovered a day earlier in his Minneapolis apartment, a medical examiner said. CNN Memphis Grizzlies force Game 7 The Memphis Grizzlies are having not only the best playoff run in franchise history, but they now have won more games this postseason than any other No. 8 seed from the West. Houston Chronicle   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Cartoon (Edstein UFS): Arab spring Christian Science Monitor Column (Dean Kamen): Want US to keep tech edge? Teach kids science CNN Column (Mona Charen): Americanism Creators Syndicate Blog (Andrew Leonard): The real reason the GOP refuses to raise taxes  (Salon) How the World Works Column (Judith Timson): Why SlutWalk raises hackles – and hopes Globeandmail.com Cartoon (David Horsey): From Trump to Gingrich, the GOP wannabes are a curious crew Seattle Post-Intelligencer Column (Clay Dillow): Financial trading algorithms aren’t just making deals, they’re making war Popular Science Blog (Bernd Debusmann): Pakistan and questions over foreign aid Reuters   Site edited by: Valerie Serrano, Sara Stewart, Shahinaz Ayoub, Diana Shaw, Sam Dieter, Brigitte Leschhorn, Joanne Pelton, Cristina Petrut, Harsha Malik, Robyn Waselus, David Barer, Cat Van Le and Anuja Seith.   GOOD NEWS Bartender rocks mullet for charity Business in the front and charity in the back? One Vancouver-area bartender hopes his Tanner Glass-style mullet can raise at least $1,000 for sick children. Vancouver Sun Antiviral drugs stop HIV spreading to sexual partners An international study has demonstrated conclusively that antiretroviral therapy blocks the spread of HIV from an infected person to their uninfected partner. New Scientist Houston school bands collecting items for tornado relief The band programs at Houston County’s high schools are orchestrating a relief effort to help tornado victims in Georgia and Alabama. The Telegraph WORLD Singer ‘Sweet Micky’ takes oath as Haiti’s new president Michel Martelly, a charismatic singer with no government experience, has been sworn in as Haiti’s president, shouldering a daunting task of reconstruction in his poor, earthquake-battered nation. Reuters Gadhafi: ‘You can’t reach me to kill me’ Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi taunted his opponents in an audio recording aired on state television, proving he survived NATO airstrikes and saying he is staying in a place “where you can’t reach me.” MSNBC EDUCATION Ivy league solicits students only to reject them later The deluge of correspondence from even the most hard-to-get-into colleges is raising false expectations among thousands of students. Bloomberg Stanford adds alumni interviews Stanford announced that a test of alumni interviews had been successful and that the university would expand its alumni network so that applicants could be offered an alumni interview. Inside Higher Ed HEALTH US pushes school cafeterias toward healthier offerings School nutritionists have for years made quiet progress in improving the healthiness of the food served to millions of kids. But now they have the backing of the federal government. HealthDay Skin traps harmful pollutants We shed skin constantly — each of us replacing our outer layer of skin every two to four weeks. All of those skin flakes may help reduce levels of certain pollutants in indoor environments. Discovery News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT One gambler’s blackjack hot streak wipes out casino’s profit April was a bad month for casinos in Atlantic City, but a great one for a blackjack player whose winnings resulted in an unprecedented monthly loss for the Tropicana Casino and Resort. Forbes Typewriters get new job Reports that the last typewriter factory in the world would close its doors were false, but the news may have sparked interest in the collectibles that were once considered useful only as boat anchors. Telegram & Gazette How Oprah has changed the way we live From “aha!” moments to “teachable” moments, in 25 years “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has not just become a part of our popular vernacular, it’s shaped our culture. CNN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NASA’s next goal: Mars, Titan or comet? Three entries are moving to the finals of this year’s NASA Discovery competition: the GEMS, the Comet Hopper and the Titan Mars Explorer. TIME Fermi gamma-ray image updates ‘extreme Universe’ view BBC Mice reject reprogrammed cells Since pluripotent stem cells are derived from a patient’s own cells, it was assumed they wouldn’t be rejected. But a new study suggests otherwise. Science RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Belief in religion is ‘simply a universal part of human nature’ Humans are naturally inclined to believe in gods and an afterlife, according to a major three-year study led by Oxford University. Daily Mail Abuse pits church honesty against lawyers’ caution When officials at Vienna Presbyterian Church decided to acknowledge the church’s failures in handling reports of sexual abuse by a youth ministries director, they did not expect a lawsuit. Religion News Service   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Held as slaves, now free They arrived in the U.S. from West Africa, young girls held against their will and forced to work for hours on end. This time, it wasn’t hundreds of years ago. CNN   Photo of the Day A fisherboy, named Vishal, cleans fresh catch at a fishing colony in Mumbai, India.  (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool / 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 Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror. 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