Oil spill shuts Mississippi River
(Reuters)
Reuters - A collision between a chemical tanker
and a fuel barge on the Mississippi River spilled over 400,000
gallons of fuel oil and prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to close
a 29-mile stretch of the waterway around New Orleans, a Coast
Guard spokesman said.

Poll: Economy top issue; energy worries grow most
(AP)
AP - What's rising faster than gas prices this summer? Americans' worries about them.

Second volcano erupts in Alaska's Aleutian chain
(Reuters)
Reuters - A second volcano in Alaska's
Aleutian Islands has erupted in less than a month, shooting
steam and ash as high as 20,000 feet into the air, officials
said on Tuesday.

When Are You Most Likely to Have a Heart Attack?
(Time.com)
Time.com - Our circadian rhythm plays a crucial but little-known role in heart attack risk. The most dangerous time of day for your heart may surprise you

How one vet's persistence paid off
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - It was an average-looking letter that landed in Paul Weaver's mailbox. But bearing news that his veteran's disability benefits had been stopped, it felt more like a ton of crashing bricks.

With DNS Flaw Now Public, Attack Code Imminent
(PC World)
PC World - Hackers say that they will soon develop attack code that exploits a recently published, critical DNS bug.

Iraqi president rejects election law
(AP)
AP - Iraq's presidential council rejected a draft law paving the way for U.S.-backed provincial elections, returning it to parliament for reworking, an official said Wednesday.

Small Satellite Designed to Spot Big Bad Asteroids
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A tiny Canadian satellite is
gearing up for a mission to hunt wayward space rocks that may pose a threat to
Earth.

Marvin Sapp song continues to break records
(AP)
AP - Marvin Sapp's single "Never Would Have Made It" is a record-breaking phenomenon far beyond the world of gospel.

Afghan police needs 2,300 additional trainers: US general
(AFP)
AFP - The US teams in charge of training security forces in Afghanistan are short of some 2,300 trainers to set up a national police force, team commander Major General Robert Cone said.
