The Daily Source: Quality News from Around the Internet

Home

About us

Our Team

Opinion

Staff Sgt. Brenden Patterson scans for threats while sitting in the open doorway aboard a helicopter in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. (Photo by Brennan Linsley / AP)

Doomsday shelters are back

There are signs that underground shelters, almost-forgotten relics of the Cold War era, are making a comeback. Several underground shelter community ventures tout escape from a surface-level calamity.

USA TODAY

US crews try to contain oil that leaked from pipeline into major Mich. river

Devastating oil spills aren't limited to the Gulf Coast. Crews were working to contain and clean up an estimated 877,000 gallons of oil that poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River.

Baltimore Sun

Mich. oil spill

Detroit Free Press

Leaks dampen enthusiasm for war on Capitol Hill and beyond

Concern grew inside the White House that the release of documents painting a dark and disturbing picture of the conflict in Afghanistan risked further undermining support for Barack Obama's war strategy.

The Independent

Congress clears Afghanistan war funding

Politico

Attorney General Holder: US probing leaks of Afghanistan documents

Bloomberg

Whistleblower websites changing journalism?

MSNBC

Ariz. immigration law to come in amid protests

Protestors are expected to stream into Arizona as the state's controversial new anti-illegal immigration law takes effect.

BBC

Spain's Catalonia bans bullfighting

Catalonia became the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted to outlaw the tradition on animal cruelty grounds.

CNN

NATION

Western states' ideas to cut greenhouse-gas emissions

A coalition of seven Western states and three Canadian provinces offered its most detailed strategy yet for controlling greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for climate change.

Seattle Times

Wildfires burn dozens of homes, force evacuations in Calif.

Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly in Southern California have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of the state's Kern County.

ABC News

POLITICS

Rangel, ethics lawyers talking settlement

New York Democrat Charles Rangel made an effort to settle his ethics case and prevent a House trial that could embarrass him and damage the Democratic Party.

Houston Chronicle

Sherrod still weighing USDA job offer

Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign from the Department of Agriculture after an out-of-context video of remarks she made were published, is still considering the formal job offer she received.

CBS News

BUSINESS

Capital goods orders in US climb, signaling investment pickup

Excluding aircraft, orders and shipments for non-military capital goods have climbed, signaling investment by U.S. businesses has picked up.

Bloomberg

Calif. to audit city that overpaid manager

California controller John Chiang said his office will conduct a six-week audit of the finances of Bell, the Los Angeles suburb that paid its city manager almost $800,000 a year until he resigned.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The surface of Mars

A century ago an astronomer "discovered" the canals of Mars, but newer images showed none. Now a camera aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey has developed the most accurate Martian map ever.

Environmental News Network

Space rock aficionados descend on New York

Christian Science Monitor

Dead Sea Scrolls mystery solved?

The recent decoding of a cryptic cup, the excavation of ancient Jerusalem tunnels, and other archaeological detective work may help solve one of the great mysteries: Who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?

National Geographic

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Want to live longer? Have friends

Exercising and quitting smoking are thought to be important steps for a long, healthy life, but a new study suggests another potential tip for extending lifespan: Make some friends.

LiveScience

Good relationships have direct health benefits

Globeandmail.com

How artists have fought creative block

Many artists fear their creativity will dry up — and often it does. But, says Professor Robert Winston, great composers have come through creative blocks to produce outstanding works.

BBC

In e-publishing revolution, rights battle wears on

If you've noticed a lot more people with their heads buried in electronic readers instead of hardcovers or paperbacks, then you may already know that the publishing industry is in the middle of a revolution.

NPR

Could 'The Jackal' be the death of publishing?

The Independent

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Tom Walsh):

Pulling together is way to fix job woes

Detroit Free Press

Editorial:

Protect chemical plants

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Jerry Adler):

Why some Republicans want to ‘restore’ the 13th Amendment

Newsweek

Column (John Avlon):

2010 Tea Party echoes 1964 Reagan

CNN

Column (Thomas Sowell):

How smart are we?

RealClearPolitics

Blog (Katrina vanden Heuvel):

Could WikiLeaks offer a way out of war?

(The Nation)

Editor's Cut

Column (Susan Koeppen):

How to help your lost child

CBS News

Editorial:

Our view on Afghanistan: War leaks confirm what you already know

USA TODAY

Site edited by: George Knowles, Jeff Bromberg, Elizabeth Quinn, Alessandra Marseglia, Tanya Flowers, Alen Amini, Daishi Sato, Nabila Dellil, Maribel Limon, Kristen Toland and Ayesha Sharma.

GOOD NEWS

Run for Congo: American helps Congo's women escape violence, 1 step at a time

When Lisa Shannon started running five years ago, it wasn't to slim down or to tone up. It was to bring about change.

ABC News

Organ donor increase in Texas

Though Texas has the nation's lowest percentage of registered organ and tissue donors, several recent initiatives have more than doubled the state's donor rolls.

Houston Chronicle

WORLD

Kashmir water treaty means less power

Kashmir's turbines have run almost continuously since they were installed. Now they need to be removed and repaired, but the mountainous state faces hurdles including electricity shortages.

Globeandmail.com

Pakistan crash kills 152