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Residents try to get a closer look at the burn map of the Wallow Fire during a public meeting in Eagar, Ariz. A huge pall of black smoke loomed over the twin towns of Eager and Springerville. Sheriff’s officials told residents to prepare to leave.  (Photo by Susan Montoya Bryan / AP) Why is Greensboro, NC so racially tense after 50 years? Despite a changing population and opportunities to learn from its history, racial tensions haven’t disappeared in Greensboro, N.C., longtime residents say. CNN Special section: The Greensboro 4 PBS Chile and Argentina monitor volcano ash cloud trail Chilean authorities have expanded the evacuation area around a volcano range. Officials say there is a danger of flash floods caused by rivers being clogged with volcanic grit. BBC Puyehue volcano erupts spectacularly in Chile ABC News   Thousands flee wildfires Stiff winds whipped up a gigantic blaze in the mountains of eastern Arizona forcing the evacuation of a third resort town and casting a smoky haze over states as far away as Iowa. CBS News Ariz. towns to prepare for evacuation Houston Chronicle Special section: Ariz. wildfire disrupts flights, threatens air quality in NM CNN Long days, rough lives for firefighters The Weather Channel E. coli outbreak poses questions for organic farming The warm, watery growing environment suspected as the source of a deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany may produce nutritious bean sprouts, but is also an ideal breeding ground for the bacteria. Reuters 10 pivotal food safety scares TIME Walk away from your mortgage? Time to get ‘ruthless’ Should you keep paying your mortgage on a home that’s dwindling in value? No way, say an increasing number of underwater homeowners who are voluntarily choosing to “walk away” from their home loans. CNNMoney   NATION Unfinished business as US troop drawdown in Afghanistan nears The United States is set to begin drawing down more than 100,000 troops from Afghanistan, but questions persist as to whether the nearly 10-year-old war has accomplished its main objective. CBS News Is the future of nuclear power in minireactors? For the past 20 years, new nuclear plants have been too expensive to build. Now engineers are trying to revive the industry by thinking small. NPR Iowa floodwall expected to fully breach Sandbags dropped on a faltering Missouri River levee have temporarily fortified the floodwall and given Army engineers more time to construct a secondary barrier to protect a threatened Iowa community. TIME POLITICS Health care costs threaten US military Defense Secretary Robert Gates says that pension and health care costs are eating the U.S. military alive. And the Pentagon predicts that the cost of taking care of its troops and retirees will keep growing. NPR Poll: Romney and Palin see boost; Obama is very vulnerable An announcement bump for Mitt Romney and a bus-tour boost for Sarah Palin put them on top for the Republican presidential nomination. However, their broader prospects for election look vastly different. ABC News Why House conservatives are offering fresh plan on federal debt With Rep. Paul Ryan’s ambitious budget plan faltering and hopes for a bipartisan deal waning, Republicans are launching a third front in their bid to remake the culture of spending in Washington. Christian Science Monitor BUSINESS Spat over new Boeing plant sparks political firestorm A feud over Boeing’s decision to assemble some of its 787 jetliners at a new, nonunion facility in S.C. has mushroomed into a fight over the future of the National Labor Relations Board. MSNBC Timothy Geithner tells banks to accept new rules U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has told U.S. banks to accept new financial regulations instead of asking Congress to weaken them. BBC Dollar adds to gains on Juncker’s negative euro comment The dollar extended gains against the euro after Jean-Claude Juncker, who heads a team of eurozone finance ministers, said the euro is overvalued and the region needs a better exchange rate policy. MarketWatch HEALTH Parkinson‘s-melanoma link discovered: What’s best defense? A new study suggests that people with Parkinson’s, the devastating neurological disorder, are up to twice as likely to develop melanoma, the potentially deadly form of skin cancer. CBS News Bankruptcy rates among cancer patients increase along with survival time An analysis linking federal bankruptcy court records to cancer registry data from nearly 232,000 adult cancer cases in western Washington during a 14-year period has found a hidden cost to survival. Medical News Today RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Louisiana House approves Ten Commandments monument The Louisiana House of Representatives voted to approve placing a Ten Commandments monument on the state capitol grounds in Baton Rouge. Reuters US Episcopal parish 1st to join Catholic Church under joint conversion plan A Maryland Episcopal parish will be the first in the U.S. to join the Roman Catholic Church under a new conversion process created by Pope Benedict XVI, leaders of both church groups announced. Philadelphia Inquirer LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Americans rated funniest in global poll The Germans have been voted the world’s “least funny nationality” in a global poll, which names Americans the funniest overall and the Spanish the most amusing Europeans. Reuters US plans fast-track security checks for low-risk frequent flyers Airline passengers in the U.S. could be handed a shortcut through security checks under a government plan to give favorable treatment to low-risk travellers. Guardian   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Blog (Linda Holmes): What does it mean when a politician takes full responsibility?  (NPR) Monkey See Column (Bryan Walsh): Evaluating the real risks of fracking and cellphones TIME Editorial: US workers pawns in debt ceiling game The Platform (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Cartoon (David Horsey): Anthony Weiner Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blog (Eliot Van Buskirk): Apple’s music iCloud is nice, not revolutionary  (Wired) Epicenter Column (Glenn Greenwald): Is bipartisan coalition emerging to oppose National Security State? Salon Cartoon (Jim Morin): It’s me, Sarah Palin McClatchy Newspapers Audio (Michel Martin): So-called reality shows not so harmless NPR   Site edited by: Jodi McMaster, Joanne Pelton, Harsha Malik, Laura Hardman, Sara Stewart, William Ellis, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, Kathie Raikes, Kristen Toland, Beth Dupke, Virginie Gilles and David Barer.   GOOD NEWS A new way to measure human rights may revolutionize global advocacy The Index of Social and Economic Rights Fulfillment, a new way to measure human rights in a country, may provide a more accurate assessment of a country’s human rights effort. Christian Science Monitor Online charity provides millions to classroom teachers On an online charity site, teachers make heartfelt pleas for classroom projects they wish could be funded. Then generous donors in cyberspace fulfill their wishes. San Jose Mercury News Meditation helps homeless kids Thousands of adults and children live on Southern California streets. Filmmaker David Lynch and his wife, Emily, are confident traumatized kids could benefit from transcendental meditation. MSNBC WORLD Japan doubles Fukushima nuclear plant radiation leak estimate Japan has more than doubled its estimate of radiation that escaped from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant in the first week after the disaster. BBC Tribal fighters take over major city in Yemen, eyewitnesses say Tribal fighters took control of a top Yemeni city, Taiz, a setback for an embattled government whose injured president is confined to a hospital in Saudi Arabia. CNN Sources: Yemen leader hurt worse than thought CBS News Blog: Yemen live blog Al Jazeera EDUCATION Thank you for the scholarship Before scholarship recipients at Barton College in North Carolina receive money for the spring semester, the advancement office attempts to get them to write thank-you notes. Inside Higher Ed Ohio graduation test keeps thousands from cap, gown Thousands of Ohio high school seniors have been tripped up this year by a state test that measures whether they have learned up to 10th-grade material. Columbus Dispatch SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY What to watch for at this year’s E3 The Electronic Entertainment Expo has begun in Los Angeles, where hundreds of showcasers are hoping E3 will launch them toward digital success. CNN Blog: Jobs to PC: ‘You’re busted!’ and other notes from the OS wars  (Wired) Epicenter Special section: E3 2011 G4TV.com ICloud blankets Apple’s ecosystem At the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple emphasized the post-PC experience and new developments aimed at taking the stand-alone personal computer a day closer to obsolescence. TechNewsWorld A look at iOS 5 CNET News ENVIRONMENT Great Indian bustard faces extinction One of the heaviest flying birds in the world is in danger of going extinct. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List for Birds, the number of threatened birds species has risen to 1253. BBC Arctic wars and change The Arctic Ocean is a vast frozen sea bordered by Russia, Canada, Denmark and Norway. It has been explored but its potential for mineral deposits, oil and gas deposits is not known clearly. Environmental News Network SPORTS USC stripped of 2004 BCS national championship title The Bowl Championship Series stripped the Southern California Trojans of their 2004 title, leaving that season without a BCS champion. CBSSports Blog: Should the BCS be subject to antitrust litigation?  (Forbes) SportsMoney Serena Williams to return at Eastbourne Serena Williams is set to return to tennis at the Wimbledon warm-up event in Eastbourne, England, after a year sidelined by illness and injury. Reuters Boston Bruins stand up for Horton, beat Vancouver Canucks 8-1 The Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 8-1 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, proving emphatically that two heartbreaking losses in Vancouver weren’t going to floor them. Sporting News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT King James Bible: How it changed the way we speak No other book seems to have influenced the English language as much as the King James Bible. Its turns of phrase have permeated the everyday language of English speakers. BBC   Photo of the Day A boy is launched on an amusement ride during a traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in Taipei, Taiwan.  (Photo by Wally Santana / 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 Exercise is done against one’s wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. George A. 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