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The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is shown after being grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm and connected to the International Space Station. Dragon is scheduled to spend about a week docked with the station before returning to Earth on May 31 for retrieval.  (Photo by NASA / AP) ‘New car smell’ as station crew enters Dragon capsule Dragon has connected with the ISS, making history as the first private capsule to reach the orbiting spacecraft. “Like the smell of a brand-new car,” stated astronaut Don Pettit upon entering. CNN SpaceX flight in pictures Houston Chronicle Live: SpaceX mission Guardian Delayed at airport? They’re working on it The Federal Aviation Administration hopes to make airport delays a thing of the past with the NextGen program. NPR   Scores killed in central Syrian town of Houla Syrian opposition activists are begging for international help in stopping the government’s sustained slaughter after regime forces devastated the town of Houla, killing 88 people. CNN Special section: Syria Telegraph.co.uk Syrian activists decry ‘massacre’ in Houla Al Jazeera Why do we fall for economic bubbles? For those who lived through the fallout of the last tech bubble, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the course of the Facebook IPO looks very familiar. How did we end up back here so soon? Globeandmail.com Facebook IPO controversy is stuck in a legal gray area MarketWatch After 50 years, fire still burns underneath Pennsylvania town In 1962, a fire at the town dump ignited an exposed coal seam, setting off a chain of events that led to the demolition of nearly every building in Centralia, Pa. Fifty years later, the Centralia fire still burns. Wisconsin Rapids Tribune Centralia, Pa.: a town on fire USA TODAY   NATION Why America scours the earth for its fallen soldiers Americans’ efforts to recover the remains of their fallen are quite exceptional. This is evident each Memorial Day at new grave sites bearing remains discovered or identified over the past 12 months. USA TODAY Memorial Day facts National Geographic ‘Flags-In’ at Arlington National Cemetery Houston Chronicle Feds struggle with getting elderly, disabled back into community A federal initiative to move low-income elderly and disabled people from long-term care facilities into the community has fallen far short of its goals, as many states have struggled to cobble together housing. McClatchy Newspapers Confession to 1979 Etan Patz killing reminds parents of the worst Etan Patz’s case drew national attention, marking a pivotal moment in the response to missing children. It also forced parents to strike a balance between exercising caution and instilling fear in children. Philadelphia Inquirer Using the missing to find the solution New York Times POLITICS Gay marriage: Judge overturns DOMA, stepping up pressure on Supreme Court A federal judge struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and is the third federal judge to do so. The conflicting lower court rulings suggest the Supreme Court might need to step in soon. Christian Science Monitor Big-dollar donors turn to Calif., Texas Big-dollar donors are unleashing a torrent of cash into California and Texas House races as those mega-states’ primaries approach. Politico More saying, ‘I’ll see you in tax court!’ Georgia State Representative Allen Peake owns 20 restaurants and this year he took his tax bill frustrations to the state capitol, where he helped push legislation creating a new state tax court. Reuters BUSINESS Resource supercycle is beginning to slow down in China China’s big build is maturing as capacity catches up with demand. It is beginning to backfire through parts of the global commodities supply chain that has fed China for the past decade. Globeandmail.com Hollywood dreams led Chinese firm to buy into US One of the big movie blockbusters this year isn’t a film, but a business deal. The Chinese company Wanda, one of that country’s leading cinema owners, is buying AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion. NPR HEALTH Chronic diseases are becoming health ministers’ new targets The world’s health ministers have agreed to try to cut premature deaths from chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and cancer by 25 percent by 2025. Reuters The truth about sunscreen: Are the labels actually lying? Finding a good sunscreen can be difficult. You’re bombarded with claims such as waterproof, sweat-proof and protects against skin cancer. The problem: many of those claims are false. ABC News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Taize movement appeals to US Every year, some 100,000 pilgrims trek to the Taize ecumenical community in France where the biggest attraction is the music, a throwback — way, way back, about 1,500 years or so — to repetitive plainchant. Religion News Service Maine churches raising money to fight the legalization of gay marriage Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to November’s ballot question asking voters to legalize same-sex marriages. Boston Herald LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT A garden inspired by a war zone The demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea — an area off limits to civilians — has a reputation as a barren wasteland. But what it is now is a far cry from the abandoned battlefield that it was. BBC Winnemem Wintu tribe stages war dance as protest in California On the first day of a four-day war dance, the shadows of the Winnemem Wintu warriors darted through the trees amid the glow of a ceremonial fire as chants echoed across California’s McCloud River. San Francisco Chronicle   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Wade Davis): What’s the fascination with the fatal mountain? Globeandmail.com Column (Leonard Pitts Jr.): The swelling song of a less divided America Philadelphia Inquirer Column (E.J. Dionne): ‘New conservatism’ departs from American traditions Star Tribune Column (David Simon): The greatest commencement speech never given Baltimore Sun Column (Adam Ruben): Some of the unwritten rules of journalism Science Editorial: Webcam spying case reflects a paradigm shift in views USA TODAY Column (Michael Babad): There’s just one stage of grief in the eurozone — denial Globeandmail.com Column (Aisha Sultan and Jon Miller): ‘Facebook parenting’ is destroying our children’s privacy CNN   Site edited by: Laura Olson, Tanya Flowers, Harsha Malik, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Brooke Coggiano, Betse Lyons, Candice Campbell, Kevin Augustine, Tamara Dixon, Lavanya Rajagopalan, Diana Shaw, Maria Laverghetta, Carla Baranauckas and Mark Rittenmeyer.   GOOD NEWS Injuries don’t stop veterans on 100-day bike trek They knew it would be hard, and even likened it to deployment. But these veterans didn’t expect their cross-country bike ride to involve such injury — yet still be so rejuvenating. Msnbc.com First Graduate helps students aim for higher education Founded in 2002, First Graduate prepares students academically for college and helps their families navigate the admissions and financial-aid process. Christian Science Monitor Troop salutes flood Facebook Salutes to troops will be showing up every few seconds if the pace of posting is like Memorial Day 2011. Experts say Facebook, the social media Goliath, has rearranged our thinking of how to mark holidays. USA TODAY WORLD After European debt summit, there is still no resolution European leaders want to keep Greece in the eurozone but are avoiding agreements on how to accomplish that. Greece wants to stay, but whether it can implement the required austerity is uncertain. Philadelphia Inquirer Iran becomes more radioactive There is new evidence that Iran has made significant progress toward its apparent goal of becoming a nuclear power. Larger amounts of uranium turned up in the latest inspection by U.N. specialists. CBS News Special section: The challenges of a nuclear Iran NPR EDUCATION Record number of California school districts near bankruptcy Many schools in California are in extreme financial jeopardy with up to 20 percent of school districts in the state currently expected to be unable to pay their bills within the next two years. EducationNews.org On education, Romney seeks distance from Obama — and Bush In a speech at the Latino Coalition’s Annual Economic Summit in Washington, D.C., Mitt Romney called the U.S. education system a failure. TIME ENVIRONMENT Leave it to the beavers Beavers are valued not just for their pelts, but also for the environmental benefits of their gnawing and nesting. “Beaver believers” are reintroducing the animal to water systems in the American West. The Atlantic Germany city relies on multiple transportation modes Many travelers arrive in Leipzig, Germany, on high-speed trains. From the historic center, sidewalks, bike lanes, automobile lanes and tracks for electrified trams line up on the street in neat rows for use. McClatchy Newspapers SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Male pill: Gene discovery may lead to contraceptive for men It may be possible to develop a new male contraceptive pill after researchers in Edinburgh, Scotland, identified a gene critical for the production of healthy sperm. BBC Is sci-fi surgery so outrageous? Imagine a wounded soldier being given an injection, put into suspended animation, flown to a hospital, operated on and then brought back to life. Dr Richard Satava calls it “outrageous medicine.” Telegraph.co.uk SPORTS Devils beat Rangers 3-2 in overtime, head to NHL finals Adam Henrique scored in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 win against the New York Rangers, putting the Devils into the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2003. USA TODAY Union chief: NFL claim will stand up NFL players union chief DeMaurice Smith says the claim of collusion will stand up in court. The complaint claims that a “conspiracy” set a salary cap when owners did not have the authority to do so. ESPN   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT New method reveals parts of bacterial genome essential to life A team at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California has cataloged, down to the letter, exactly what parts of the genetic code are essential for survival in one bacterial species. ScienceDaily   Photo of the Day Cayucos, an orphaned sea otter pup that was found in January stranded on a beach in California, makes her first public appearance at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.  (Photo by Brenna Hernandez, Shedd Aquarium / 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. 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