RESISTING THE AGRI-BUSINESS LOBBY

Brazilian president vetoes part of law that would open Amazon to deforestation

Brazilian Environmet Minister Izabella Teixeira via AFP

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Friday vetoed parts of a new forestry code that environmentalists say would lead to further deforestation in the Amazon.

THROW ME A BONN

International climate change treaty talks end in discord

Petersberger Klimadialog action Bonn via  WWF Climate / Flickr

The latest round of international climate change talks finished on Friday in discord and disappointment.

DOMA DOWN

Federal judge declares DOMA, CA tax code unconstitutional for same sex couples

Marriage equality via Shutterstock

A U.S. District Court judge ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act and a provision of the current California tax code place unconstitutional limits on domestic partners and members of same sex couples.

BOOMER OPINION ON THE MILLENNIALS

Observers of ‘millennial generation’ expect them to come out for Obama

Winograd and Hais with Granholm screencap

There are 95 million members of the “millennial generation” in the United States and two observers say they can be expected to support President Obama by a margin of two-to-one.

SEARCH TERMS

Study: A third of students offer incorrect advice on emergency contraception

Pharmacist via Stokkete / Shutterstock

A study found that about a third of college students, even with the help of the Internet, could not successfully offer advice on emergency contraception.

SPACE EXPLORATION

International Space Station docks SpaceX’s Dragon capsule

In this frame grab from a NASA video, the robotic arm (bottom) of the International Space Station captures the SpaceX Dragon capsule. The successful maneuver makes SpaceX the first private company to rendezvous with the orbiting lab. (AFP Photo/)

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station reached out and caught SpaceX’s Dragon capsule for docking at the orbiting lab on Friday in a historic first for commercial spaceflight.

Science

SpaceX makes final approach to space station

SpaceX’s Dragon capsule on Friday made its final approach toward the International Space Station, edging…

Dinosaur with tiny arms unearthed in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES — Argentine experts have discovered the near-complete remains of a new species of…

Scientists: Anti-psychotic drug also kills cancer

SpaceX completes fly-under at International Space Station

Tech News

Facebook makes mobile move after IPO flop

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook released a “camera” application Thursday that lets people take Instagram-style pictures…

French group asks Google to stop suggesting ‘Jew’ in name searches

A French judge on Wednesday asked a mediator to resolve a dispute pitting Internet giant…

Media

New Orleans Times-Picayune ends daily print editions

The Times-Picayune, the largest newspaper in New Orleans, said Thursday it would end daily print…

Johnny Depp adopted into New Mexico’s Comanche nation for Native American portrayal in ‘The Lone Ranger’

Johnny Depp has been adopted into the Comanche nation following a ceremony in New Mexico,…

World

More than 50 climbers crowd Everest summit

More than 50 climbers successfully summited Mount Everest on Friday, a Nepalese official said, amid concerns about overcrowding on the…

Eurozone strains intensify as ‘massive shock’ looms

Eurozone tensions have intensified after grim news on the economic outlook and as investors sought safety in Germany on growing…

Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan

President Francois Hollande visited Afghanistan on Friday to defend France’s imminent departure from the war, telling troops that it would…

Egypt’s Brotherhood say Islamist, ex-PM in run-off

Egypt looked set on Friday for a run-off presidential vote pitting Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi against former prime minister…

U.S. News

House GOP plans August vote to extend Bush tax cuts

WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives, led by President Barack Obama’s Republican foes, plans…

Man who confessed to Patz murder hospitalized on suicide watch

Pedro Hernandez, the man only recently taken into custody on suspicion of the murder of…

Americans United for Life: The group behind a dramatic state-level anti-abortion legislation push

Limits on the legal right to abortion are sweeping through legislatures across the United States,…

Tucker Carlson: Reporters have ‘slavish, dog-like loyalty’ to Obama

The Daily Caller Editor-in-Chief Tucker Carlson on Thursday blasted “the average working journalist” for having…

Man confesses to murder of Etan Patz

  A man has confessed to strangling to death a boy who vanished on his…