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High court strikes down gun ban

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Washington D.C.'s sweeping ban on handguns is unconstitutional. The justices voted 5-4 against the ban.

CNN

Special section:

Guns In America

CBS News

Mugabe says vote must go ahead

Reuters

Political high tension in Zimbabwe

TIME

NATION

Sodden, crumbling levee protects Missouri town

Sodden and crumbling, the Pin Oak levee was the only thing standing between Winfield, Missouri and the flood-swollen Mississippi River.

CNN

Midwest flooding may aid outside farmers

Philadelphia Inquirer

FBI arrests more than 300 people in child sex crackdown

In a series of raids, authorities have arrested more than 300 members of prostitution operations and removed 21 juveniles from sex-selling rings, the FBI announced.

CNN

Jury convicts Entwistle of double murder of wife, daughter

Neil Entwistle was found guilty of murdering his wife and infant daughter in Massachusetts in 2006.

ABC News

Briton could face up to life in prison

MSNBC

POLITICS

White House tried to silence EPA on greenhouse emissions

White House officials sought to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from submitting a proposed rule that would limit greenhouse-gas emissions from new vehicles.

MSNBC

Obama sets sights on 14 Bush states

Sen. Barack Obama will focus his resources largely in 14 states George W. Bush won in 2004, his chief field operative said, hoping to score upsets in places like Virginia, Indiana and Georgia.

CBS News

Obama rips Nader's 'talking white' remark

Chicago Sun-Times

Obama: States should have right to execute child rapists

Democrat Barack Obama says he disagrees with the Supreme Court’s decision outlawing executions of people convicted of raping a child.

Chicago Sun-Times

Death penalty will be reserved for murderers

CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

No-shows for Beijing Olympics: tourists

Tightened visa regulations, a major earthquake in southern China, unrest over Tibet and a scarcity of tickets have combined to slow the torrent of foreigners once forecast for this summer.

McClatchy Newspapers

Disney-Pixar charts new territory

Disney-Pixar blasts off into uncharted territory with the release of animated film "Wall-E," a space adventure mixing an unusual love story with sombre messages about the future of Earth and humankind.

Reuters

HEALTH

Is make-believe vital to kids? You better believe it

Make-believe is more than child's play. It's crucial to the development of creativity, empathy, learning and problem-solving, but it's being squeezed out of the lives of many children, says psychologist Susan Linn.

USA Today

E. coli outbreak may be tied to beef

Ground beef may to blame for an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 32 people in Ohio and Michigan.

WebMD

Gene variant may contribute to Alzheimer's disease, researchers find

Researchers say they've discovered a gene that may make it easier for people to develop Alzheimer's disease, and it could become a target for drug treatments.

Forbes

EDUCATION

Wall Street kids enrich public schools

Schools in one Upper West Side district held a lottery to divvy up 302 kindergarten spots for about 450 kids. Some of these children had failed to win entrance to expensive private schools.

Bloomberg

US students improve in math and reading

Minorities and the poor make the most progress, narrowing the performance gap. Are federal reforms working?

Christian Science Monitor

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Retired clergy offer to perform gay marriages in California

Retired clergy are offering to perform same-sex marriages, saying they want to help out active ministers who would risk more severe consequences for presiding over these ceremonies.

Guardian

New computer program shows how faith may have evolved

Religion, it seems, has always depended on the kindness of strangers. Faith is beset by a world that often tramples on imagination and rewards strict rationality.

Religion News Service

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GOOD NEWS

Rare gold chalice from 1622 shipwreck found off Florida Keys

A rare gold chalice from a Spanish fleet that sank in 1622 was unearthed by a treasure diver who couldn't believe his find.

McClatchy Newspapers

GIs challenge injuries with sports

Running, cycling and swimming, injured veterans are using sports as a tool for mental and emotional rehabilitation.

Christian Science Monitor

A Monet sets a record: $80.4 million

A record price for a Monet, $80.4 million, was set for one of the rarest of his oil paintings of waterlilies.

International Herald Tribune

WORLD

Nepal PM quits, clearing way for Maoists