TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
An ultimatum from Yemeni activists
Leaders said they will launch their own transitional council if the government refuses to abandon President Saleh.
(By Sudarsan Raghavan)
Romney in hot seat on climate change
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is on the hot seat over climate change, as conservatives challenge him for his views on global warming.
(By Philip Rucker and Peter Wallsten)
Case against ex-NSA manager narrows
Federal prosecutors plan to withdraw key documents from their case against a former National Security Agency manager charged with mishandling classified material.
(By Ellen Nakashima)
Graham was ‘angry’ at aide
Federal investigators working a long-running inquiry into the D.C. government’s ties to the taxi industry tested longtime council member Jim Graham.
(By Del Quentin Wilber and and Victor Zapana)
Some Hill Democrats urge Weiner to resign
The saga of Rep. Anthony Weiner took several turns Wednesday as a handful of Capitol Hill Democrats called for the lawmaker to resign and news broke that Weiner’s wife was pregnant.
(By Chris Cillizza and Paul Kane)
POLITICS
US strives for what's 'good enough' as better governance lags security gains in Afghanistan
BABOUS, Afghanistan — “Looks like this was a bust,” Lt. Col. William Chlebowski said when local leaders didn’t show up for a meeting in this dusty village in eastern Afghanistan.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Months after blast probe began, California utility reports prior leak on gas pipeline
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — A top federal safety official said it was “very troubling” that the California utility operating the pipeline that exploded last year in a deadly fireball has only recently revealed details of a leak in the same line years before.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Weiner abides despite Democratic call to quit, new X-rated photo and wife's pregnancy
WASHINGTON — Scandal-scarred Rep. Anthony Weiner is clinging to his perch in Congress despite new efforts to pry him away and a pair of developments that might inspire others in his position to give up the fight:
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Not even summer yet: Heat grips half the country; scientists say sign of things to come
WASHINGTON — Public schools in Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey and Maryland cut their days short, worried about students sweltering in temperatures in the 90s.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Weiner abides despite Democratic call to quit, new X-rated photo and wife's pregnancy
WASHINGTON — Scandal-scarred Rep. Anthony Weiner is clinging to his perch in Congress despite new efforts to pry him away and a pair of developments that might inspire others in his position to give up the fight:
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Ask Amy: Tiny parents with giant baby endure comments
I gave birth to a beautiful girl last year and was very fortunate to lose my pregnancy weight quickly. Comments throughout my pregnancy about my minimal weight gain felt nosy at the time, but they don’t even compare with the comments I’ve received postpartum.
(, Tribune Media Service)
Hints From Heloise: Cleaning a glass-top stove
I have a glass-top stove that I really like. The only problem is that if something boils over or if the bottom of the pot is wet, it leaves stains on the cooktop that I can’t get off.
(, King)
Miss Manners: ‘Ancient Mariner’ restrains reader at church
I was exchanging pleasantries with an acquaintance while waiting on my husband to pick me up. When I saw him pull up, this woman reached out and took hold of my arm and held on to me to keep me there!
(, United Media)
At parental wit’s end
What’s a mom to do when a 10-year-old pushes her buttons?
(, The Washington Post)
Fashion getting congressional approval
Artists hope plan will provide some copyright protection to “unique” and “distinguishable” designs.
( by Katherine Boyle , The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Marlins top prospect Matt Dominguez in Triple-A, awaiting big league debut
NEW ORLEANS — Former first-round draft choice and top Florida Marlins prospect Matt Dominguez admits that all the talk in March about how close he was to breaking into the big leagues might have gotten to him.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
After two rough seasons, Mississippi State back on national baseball scene going for CWS berth
STARKVILLE, Miss. — When Mississippi State hired John Cohen to lead its baseball program in 2008, the new coach’s hard-edged personality was a huge change from laid-back predecessor Ron Polk.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
A.I.-ing a comeback: Iverson wants return to NBA after brief, injury-filled stint in Turkey
PHILADELPHIA — Allen Iverson wants to keep his passport at home.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Bruins blitz: Thomas blanks Canucks, Boston evens Stanley Cup finals with 4-0 Game 4 win
BOSTON — Revenge is a tawdry, pointless concept to Tim Thomas.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
After season of ups and downs _ and more ups and downs _ Heat knew NBA finals would be a grind
DALLAS — Although Dwyane Wade would have certainly been thrilled with a cakewalk, he knew the NBA finals would not go any differently than the rest of this season did for the Miami Heat.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Fresh round of NATO strikes hit around Tripoli, days after heaviest day of shelling in capital
TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO airstrikes are rattling the Libyan capital, with seven thunderous explosions shaking the city.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Yemen says government troops killed 12 suspected al-Qaida militants in southern province
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Defense Ministry says government troops have killed 12 suspected al-Qaida militants in the troubled southern province of Abyan.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
China rejects appeal by UN panel asking it to disclose fate of 300 missing Tibetan monks
BEIJING — China has rejected a request from a U.N. human rights panel asking it to disclose the fate of more than 300 Tibetan monks whose whereabouts it said are unknown since they were allegedly arrested in April.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Death penalty for 10 for 'honor killings' in India; they killed couple who wed within clan
LUCKNOW, India — The father and brother of a 20-year-old Indian woman have been sentenced to death for killing her and her husband for marrying within the same Hindu clan, police said Thursday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Numbers sickened in European E. coli outbreak rise but experts say rate slowing
BERLIN — Germany’s national disease control center says another person has died in the European E. coli outbreak and 160 more people have been reported ill, but that the rate of new sicknesses is continuing to decline.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
NBA Finals: Lebron James scores playoff career-low 8 points in Game 4 loss
Scott Raab discusses the NBA finals and what's up with Lebron James.
(, vForum)
No Tiger Woods, Back to the bad old days, hot weather: Lunchline's Clinton Yates breaks them down (Video)
Clinton Yates a news junkie and pop culture fanatic who scours The Washington Post and its partner sites every weekday to find the gems that you want to read but don't have time to search for.
(, vForum)
Sports talk with Tracee Hamilton
Tracee Hamilton goes weekly with her chat about sports, life and everything else.
(, vForum)
We're having a heatwave: The Weather Gang Lab with Jason Samenow (Video)
Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow digs into this week's big weather story. Join the chat to find out what will happen -- and why.
(, vForum)
The Web Hostess: Online manners, memes and must-see video
A weekly chat about the best ways to kill time online. Our Web Hostess, Monica Hesse, sifts the Internet so you don't have to, searching for meaning, manners and the next great meme.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
Sapato.ru, The “Zappos Of Russia”, Raises $12 Million From Intel, Others
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Six Apart Releases Movable Type Updates To Plug Security Holes, Following PBS Hack
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Chip Maker AMD Invests In Video Conferencing Startup ViVu
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BiteHunter Launches “Kayak for Restaurants” iPhone App
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Cupertino To Jobs: There’s No Chance We’re Saying No To The Apple Spaceship Campus
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BUSINESS
Sapato.ru, The “Zappos Of Russia”, Raises $12 Million From Intel, Others
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Myanmar gets record $20 billion in foreign investment commitments last fiscal year
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar received a record $20 billion of foreign investment pledges in the financial ended March 2011 despite Western sanctions against its military government.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Hong Kong land auction fails to smash record price as expected, indicating market cooling
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong government land auction failed to achieve the expected record price, indicating that higher mortgage rates and government measures to cool the property market are having some effect.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Major China drug maker latest target in crackdown on pollution
SHANGHAI — Foul waste emitted by one of China’s biggest drug makers has become the latest target in a widening campaign to crack down on the country’s severe pollution problems.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Six Apart Releases Movable Type Updates To Plug Security Holes, Following PBS Hack
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
An ultimatum from Yemeni activists
Leaders said they will launch their own transitional council if the government refuses to abandon President Saleh.
(By Sudarsan Raghavan)
Romney in hot seat on climate change
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is on the hot seat over climate change, as conservatives challenge him for his views on global warming.
(By Philip Rucker and Peter Wallsten)
Case against ex-NSA manager narrows
Federal prosecutors plan to withdraw key documents from their case against a former National Security Agency manager charged with mishandling classified material.
(By Ellen Nakashima)
Graham was ‘angry’ at aide
Federal investigators working a long-running inquiry into the D.C. government’s ties to the taxi industry tested longtime council member Jim Graham.
(By Del Quentin Wilber and and Victor Zapana)
Some Hill Democrats urge Weiner to resign
The saga of Rep. Anthony Weiner took several turns Wednesday as a handful of Capitol Hill Democrats called for the lawmaker to resign and news broke that Weiner’s wife was pregnant.
(By Chris Cillizza and Paul Kane)
POLITICS
US strives for what's 'good enough' as better governance lags security gains in Afghanistan
BABOUS, Afghanistan — “Looks like this was a bust,” Lt. Col. William Chlebowski said when local leaders didn’t show up for a meeting in this dusty village in eastern Afghanistan.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Months after blast probe began, California utility reports prior leak on gas pipeline
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — A top federal safety official said it was “very troubling” that the California utility operating the pipeline that exploded last year in a deadly fireball has only recently revealed details of a leak in the same line years before.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Weiner abides despite Democratic call to quit, new X-rated photo and wife's pregnancy
WASHINGTON — Scandal-scarred Rep. Anthony Weiner is clinging to his perch in Congress despite new efforts to pry him away and a pair of developments that might inspire others in his position to give up the fight:
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Not even summer yet: Heat grips half the country; scientists say sign of things to come
WASHINGTON — Public schools in Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey and Maryland cut their days short, worried about students sweltering in temperatures in the 90s.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Weiner abides despite Democratic call to quit, new X-rated photo and wife's pregnancy
WASHINGTON — Scandal-scarred Rep. Anthony Weiner is clinging to his perch in Congress despite new efforts to pry him away and a pair of developments that might inspire others in his position to give up the fight:
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Ask Amy: Tiny parents with giant baby endure comments
I gave birth to a beautiful girl last year and was very fortunate to lose my pregnancy weight quickly. Comments throughout my pregnancy about my minimal weight gain felt nosy at the time, but they don’t even compare with the comments I’ve received postpartum.
(, Tribune Media Service)
Hints From Heloise: Cleaning a glass-top stove
I have a glass-top stove that I really like. The only problem is that if something boils over or if the bottom of the pot is wet, it leaves stains on the cooktop that I can’t get off.
(, King)
Miss Manners: ‘Ancient Mariner’ restrains reader at church
I was exchanging pleasantries with an acquaintance while waiting on my husband to pick me up. When I saw him pull up, this woman reached out and took hold of my arm and held on to me to keep me there!
(, United Media)
At parental wit’s end
What’s a mom to do when a 10-year-old pushes her buttons?
(, The Washington Post)
Fashion getting congressional approval
Artists hope plan will provide some copyright protection to “unique” and “distinguishable” designs.
( by Katherine Boyle , The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Marlins top prospect Matt Dominguez in Triple-A, awaiting big league debut
NEW ORLEANS — Former first-round draft choice and top Florida Marlins prospect Matt Dominguez admits that all the talk in March about how close he was to breaking into the big leagues might have gotten to him.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
After two rough seasons, Mississippi State back on national baseball scene going for CWS berth
STARKVILLE, Miss. — When Mississippi State hired John Cohen to lead its baseball program in 2008, the new coach’s hard-edged personality was a huge change from laid-back predecessor Ron Polk.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
A.I.-ing a comeback: Iverson wants return to NBA after brief, injury-filled stint in Turkey
PHILADELPHIA — Allen Iverson wants to keep his passport at home.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Bruins blitz: Thomas blanks Canucks, Boston evens Stanley Cup finals with 4-0 Game 4 win
BOSTON — Revenge is a tawdry, pointless concept to Tim Thomas.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
After season of ups and downs _ and more ups and downs _ Heat knew NBA finals would be a grind
DALLAS — Although Dwyane Wade would have certainly been thrilled with a cakewalk, he knew the NBA finals would not go any differently than the rest of this season did for the Miami Heat.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Fresh round of NATO strikes hit around Tripoli, days after heaviest day of shelling in capital
TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO airstrikes are rattling the Libyan capital, with seven thunderous explosions shaking the city.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Yemen says government troops killed 12 suspected al-Qaida militants in southern province
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Defense Ministry says government troops have killed 12 suspected al-Qaida militants in the troubled southern province of Abyan.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
China rejects appeal by UN panel asking it to disclose fate of 300 missing Tibetan monks
BEIJING — China has rejected a request from a U.N. human rights panel asking it to disclose the fate of more than 300 Tibetan monks whose whereabouts it said are unknown since they were allegedly arrested in April.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Death penalty for 10 for 'honor killings' in India; they killed couple who wed within clan
LUCKNOW, India — The father and brother of a 20-year-old Indian woman have been sentenced to death for killing her and her husband for marrying within the same Hindu clan, police said Thursday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Numbers sickened in European E. coli outbreak rise but experts say rate slowing
BERLIN — Germany’s national disease control center says another person has died in the European E. coli outbreak and 160 more people have been reported ill, but that the rate of new sicknesses is continuing to decline.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
NBA Finals: Lebron James scores playoff career-low 8 points in Game 4 loss
Scott Raab discusses the NBA finals and what's up with Lebron James.
(, vForum)
No Tiger Woods, Back to the bad old days, hot weather: Lunchline's Clinton Yates breaks them down (Video)
Clinton Yates a news junkie and pop culture fanatic who scours The Washington Post and its partner sites every weekday to find the gems that you want to read but don't have time to search for.
(, vForum)
Sports talk with Tracee Hamilton
Tracee Hamilton goes weekly with her chat about sports, life and everything else.
(, vForum)
We're having a heatwave: The Weather Gang Lab with Jason Samenow (Video)
Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow digs into this week's big weather story. Join the chat to find out what will happen -- and why.
(, vForum)
The Web Hostess: Online manners, memes and must-see video
A weekly chat about the best ways to kill time online. Our Web Hostess, Monica Hesse, sifts the Internet so you don't have to, searching for meaning, manners and the next great meme.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
Sapato.ru, The “Zappos Of Russia”, Raises $12 Million From Intel, Others
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Six Apart Releases Movable Type Updates To Plug Security Holes, Following PBS Hack
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Chip Maker AMD Invests In Video Conferencing Startup ViVu
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BiteHunter Launches “Kayak for Restaurants” iPhone App
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Cupertino To Jobs: There’s No Chance We’re Saying No To The Apple Spaceship Campus
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BUSINESS
Sapato.ru, The “Zappos Of Russia”, Raises $12 Million From Intel, Others
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Myanmar gets record $20 billion in foreign investment commitments last fiscal year
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar received a record $20 billion of foreign investment pledges in the financial ended March 2011 despite Western sanctions against its military government.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Hong Kong land auction fails to smash record price as expected, indicating market cooling
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong government land auction failed to achieve the expected record price, indicating that higher mortgage rates and government measures to cool the property market are having some effect.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Major China drug maker latest target in crackdown on pollution
SHANGHAI — Foul waste emitted by one of China’s biggest drug makers has become the latest target in a widening campaign to crack down on the country’s severe pollution problems.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Six Apart Releases Movable Type Updates To Plug Security Holes, Following PBS Hack
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
