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An Indian barber holding a candle, does haircut for a customer at his shop in Kolkata, India. India’s energy crisis cascaded over half the country when three of its regional grids collapsed, leaving 620 million people without government-supplied electricity for several hours.  (Photo by Bikas Das / AP) Was there ever life on Mars? NASA’s new robot rover, Curiosity, has spent eight and a half months hurtling through space toward its destination. Why Mars again? The big unknown remains: whether life ever existed there. Detroit Free Press William Shatner and Wil Wheaton describe Curiosity’s landing in NASA video Wired From Chick-fil-A to Amazon: why companies take social stands In terms of what they sell, neither Chick-fil-A nor Amazon has anything to do with gay marriage, so why did they choose to enter the political arena by making a statement on a divisive social issue? TIME   India blackout cuts power to 670 million Half of India’s 1.2 billion people are without power as grids covering a dozen states have broken down, the second major blackout in as many days and an embarrassment for the government. Reuters Singh’s $400 billion power plan gains urgency as grid collapses BusinessWeek India in the dark for another day CNN Missy Franklin achieves backstroke victory, gold The young American has won her second medal of these Olympic Games, streaming to victory in the 100-meter backstroke in an astonishing 58.33 seconds. Telegraph.co.uk What Olympians looked like 100 years ago Slate Missy Franklin CBS News States where the young can’t find employment, even college graduates Unemployment in the United States has been a hot-button issue since the Great Recession left millions out of work. One group that is still in particular trouble is people in their early 20s. NBCNews.com   NATION Gas prices turn upward after long skid U.S. gasoline prices have gone up by nearly a dime a gallon in the past two weeks, reversing a three-month slide amid an increase in crude oil costs, according to a new nationwide survey. CNN New Orleans homeless hole up in Hurricane Katrina’s abandoned buildings The New Orleans-area homeless population is estimated at 4,900 — twice as big as before the levees failed in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina — and the majority sleeps in 40,000 abandoned buildings. McClatchy Newspapers Mailers fret over Postal Service’s looming payment default Mail industry companies are concerned about a looming default by the Postal Service on a $5.5 billion payment, saying it adds to uncertainty about the agency and traditional mail. Orlando Sentinel POLITICS Romney targets Obama on alleged leaking of secrets Mitt Romney is focusing on what he and other Republicans allege is the Obama administration’s record of leaking classified information for political purposes. NPR NRA clout rooted more in its tactics than its election spending The National Rifle Association — with more than 4 million members and an annual budget that exceeds $200 million — has dominated the debate on guns in Congress and statehouses across the country. McClatchy Newspapers BUSINESS Consumer spending in US was unchanged in June Consumer spending in the U.S. stagnated in June as Americans used the biggest gain in incomes in three months to boost savings, indicating a weak handoff to the second half of the year. Bloomberg US home prices rise for 4th month in May U.S. single-family home prices rose for the fourth month in a row in May on a seasonally-adjusted basis, suggesting the recovery in the housing market continued to gain traction. Reuters Is housing recovery real? NPR EDUCATION Colleges are taking a closer look at crime-reporting procedures Colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs — more than 6,000 schools nationwide — must let students and others know about crimes reported on their campuses. McClatchy Newspapers Principals drop ball on teacher retention, study says Policymakers, administrators and advocacy groups have correctly diagnosed a major problem plaguing the teaching profession, but have missed the mark in their ways of fixing it, says a new report. Education Week RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY State Department highlights religious restrictions across the globe Religious minorities continue to suffer loss of their rights across the globe, the State Department reported, with a rise in blasphemy laws and restrictions on faith practices. Religion News Service US Baptist leaders call on church to reject racism Yahoo! News Missouri’s ‘right to pray’ ballot measure gets mixed reviews A proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution that supporters say would protect the right to pray in public is likely to pass despite ongoing debate and scrutiny. St. Louis Post-Dispatch SPORTS Garcia begins the road back At a time when general managers in baseball are fused to their phones as they look to add talent, the Cardinals’ John Mozeliak took a trip to see in person the player he plans to add. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Johnson dominant at Indy, wins 4th Brickyard 400 Jimmie Johnson stamped another exclamation point on his racing resume after a dominant drive that ended with his fourth career Brickyard 400 victory. U.S. News & World Report Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Star   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Donate blood this summer Daily Herald Editorial: Time on gov’s side Boston Herald Editorial: Enforce the law for handicap parking Detroit Free Press Column (Anthony Wing Kosner): Is Apple phoning it in with iPhone 5? Forbes Blog (Rose Eveleth): Here’s where alien life is going to happen  (Smithsonian Magazine) Smart News Column (Niall Ferguson): Facebook won’t save us Daily Beast Column (Amitai Etzioni): Does having kids make you less happy? CNN Column (Mitch Albom): Mother Batie’s life made others’ better Detroit Free Press   Site edited by: Lavanya Rajagopalan, Sandra Crozier, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Tina Ulmer, Betse Lyons, Kathie Raikes, Tamara Dixon, Cyra Dixon, Tanya Flowers, Sarah Alender, Laura Olson, Erkinaz Shuminov and Todd Ehresmann.   GOOD NEWS Helicopter crew honored in 1988 rescue More than two decades after a daring rescue, the Coast Guard awarded medals to the helicopter crew that saved two people from the sinking fishing vessel Wayward Wind. Anchorage Daily News Ohio couple continues decades-long battle to help homeless Kent Beittel emerged in the late 1980s as a prominent advocate for Columbus’ homeless. His seemingly endless advocacy made Open Shelter the most recognized homeless facility in central Ohio. Columbus Dispatch Reddit users discovering goodness in unexpected places After bullied bus monitor Karen Klein received an enormous gift, the social news site, Reddit, pulled heartstrings again with one user asking fellow Redditors to share stories of “extreme acts of kindness.” Huffington Post WORLD Syria foes ‘advance’ in battle-wracked Aleppo city Syrian forces and rebels have clashed violently in and around Aleppo as the battle for control of the northern city rages into a third day, with both sides claiming advances. Al Jazeera Map: Fighting flashpoints in Damascus, Aleppo BBC Street battles in Aleppo Telegraph.co.uk Female punk band on trial for cathedral protest in Russia Three members of a female punk band have pleaded not guilty to charges of hooliganism over their profanity-laced protest song about Vladimir Putin at Moscow’s main cathedral. USA TODAY OLYMPICS 2012: LONDON GAMES 2.1 million attend first 3 days of London Olympics, say organizers Organizers at the London Olympics say 2.1 million people attended events in the first three full days of competition. They say 86 percent of ticket-holders showed up Saturday. Daily Herald Special section: Summer Olympics 2012 NPR Serena Williams out of mixed doubles Serena Williams won’t play mixed doubles at the Olympics, and the two U.S. teams will instead feature four doubles specialists — the Bryan brothers and Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond. ESPN Map: The geography of Team USA The Atlantic SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Moderate solar storm to hit Earth A medium-size solar flare erupted from the sun this weekend, hurling a cloud of plasma and charged particles toward Earth on a cosmic path that is expected to deliver a glancing blow to our planet. SPACE.com Will mini-cars be next? Now that smaller vehicles are viewed as acceptable — smart, even — automakers are exploring the possibility that drivers may want to downshift further, from small to downright tiny. TIME The future of driving: ‘smart’ cars NBCNews.com HEALTH Belittling kids as harmful as beating It may be the most common kind of child abuse — and the most challenging to deal with. But psychological abuse rarely gets the kind of attention that sexual or physical abuse receives. CNN The case for lying to yourself Lying to yourself — or self-deception, as psychologists call it — can actually have benefits. And nearly everybody does it, according to a growing body of research using new experimental techniques. Wall Street Journal ENVIRONMENT BP adds $847 million to Deepwater Horizon legal costs The Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to plague BP more than two years after the disaster, as the company has revealed another $847 million hit to cover rising legal costs. Guardian Former global warming skeptic makes a ‘total turnaround’ A professor at the Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, says he has become convinced that “the prior estimates of the rate of warming were correct,” and that humans are “almost entirely the cause” of that warming. LiveScience LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Marilyn Monroe’s legend lives on 50 years after her death The story is still fresh today, thanks to Monroe’s magic potion: beauty, sensuality, insecurity and talent, all mixed together with a giant dollop of mystery. USA TODAY T.S. Eliot’s’ ‘The Waste Land’ 2012 — a multimedia walk Earlier this summer, 25 walkers set off to explore the changing face of London through a group reading of T.S. Eliot’s poem, “The Waste Land.” Guardian   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT More young adults living with parents It’s not your imagination: It really is more crowded at mom and dad’s place. A tough economy translates into a rise in young adults aged 25 to 34 moving back into (or never leaving) their parent’s homes. TIME   Photo of the Day A security officer walks past artwork at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in Tokyo.  (Photo by Itsuo Inouye / 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 Maybe it is our imperfections which make us so perfect for one another. 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