5.2.05
ABCnews.com—North Korea fires test missile into the Sea of Japan
CNN.com—New cycle morphs from tricycle to bicycle as rider increases speed, eliminating the need for training wheels
CBS News—Bill Gates joins board of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group
Yahoo! News—School locked down after student's burrito mistaken for weapon
USA Today—Animals injected with human cells raise ethical concerns
MSNBC—New Zealand cinema owners considering jamming cell phones in their theaters

5.3.05
Wired News—Advertisers want to track every ad consumers are exposed to, along with buying habits
BBC News—New washing machine uses fingerprint ID to make sure that the same person does not load the machine two times in a row, forcing spouses to do an equal share of laundry
CNN.com—14 year old girl who helped her father commit suicide after his first attempt failed is charged with second degree murder
USA Today—Supreme court to decide if colleges can ban military recruiters from their campuses without losing federal funding
New Scientist—Companies working on power plant technologies that would allow them to continue to use coal or gas as a fuel source but with zero CO2 emissions
ABCnews.com—AOL blocks Florida county's email alerts as spam even though recipients voluntarily signed up to receive the messages

5.4.05
CNN.com—Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says that our current engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq are spreading our military forces too thin
Wired News—Some scientists believe it is increasingly likely that there is life on Mars
CBS News—A bill under consideration would require four types of ID to get a driver's license
MSNBC—Florida judge rules that 13 year old pregnant girl can have an abortion
USA Today—Airlines limiting weight on passenger bags in the face of rising fuel costs
BBC News—Bill Gates reveals details about Xbox 2

5.5.05
USA Today—Nichols names third man involved with the Oklahoma City bombing
MSNBC—Passengers who provide detailed information when purchasing tickets may be able to skip some of the security screening process
CNN.com—Nike will no longer sell shoes at Sears because of their recent acquisition by Kmart
ABCnews.com—Japanese company has invented a way to use CD laser technology to play traditional vinyl LPs
CBS News—Texas house passes legislation that would prohibit sexually suggestive routines by cheerleaders at high school football games
BBC News—New species of dinosaur discovered that helps bridge the gap between the meat-eaters and vegetarians

5.6.05
CBS News—School orders marching band not to play "Louie Louie" because of concerns over the lyrics. Huh? Even though the band is not going to sing it, just play the music. Huh again? This country really has lost its mind.
New Scientist—Genetically modified mice designed to eliminate free radicals at a cellular level live 20% longer than average mice
USA Today—FDA will no longer allow gay men to be anonymous sperm donors because of the increased risk of AIDS
MSNBC—Audioslave will be the first US rock band to perform in Cuba since the start of Castro's regime. Poor, poor Cuba.
CNN.com—California will ban web sites that allow people to hunt and kill live animals over the internet
BBC News—Microsoft to license unused technology patents to startup firms

5.16.05
CNN.com—Story in Newsweek that sparked riots in muslim countries cannot be corroborated
MSNBC—J.K. Rowling to debut next Harry Potter book with midnight reading at Edinburgh castle
Fox News—Episode III debuts at Cannes
New Scientist—NASA reprioritizes spending in an attempt to save the Hubble
Wired News—Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all set to debut new consoles at E3
USA Today—WebMD to offer IPO

5.17.05
Wired News—Supreme court overrides state laws that ban wine sales over the internet
MSNBC—Universal to release movies for the PSP
ZDNet—Reform for SSN use likely after string of data thefts from large personal information vendors
USA Today—Oregon schoolgirl given detention for hugging her boyfriend too long
New Scientist—Next generation space shuttle could launch the crew separately from the main craft
BBC News—Sober-P worm spreads links to hate sites

5.18.05
USA Today—Chemical in kudzu may help binge drinkers
CNN.com—PETA has tape of lab abusing monkeys
Wired News—Nintendo previews Game Boy Micro
ABCnews.com—Spam laws have led to some prosecutions, but many bulk emailers are just moving offshore to avoid US rules
CBS News—Daredevil killed in attempted parachute jump from Eiffel Tower
Fox News—Senate approves $300 billion highway improvement bill

5.19.05
USA Today—Recent college grads more worried about debt and unemployment than terror
New Scientist—Teams wearing red get a slight advantage over their opponents
CNN.com—Wal-Mart abandons its own DVD-by-mail service and teams with Netflix
BBC News—Episode III already leaked to file-sharing networks
Wired News—New copy protection scheme would require a fingerprint scan before playing a movie you own in your own home
MSNBC—Pregnant high school senior who was banned from her catholic school graduation ceremony shows up anyway

5.20.05
Fox News—Korean scientists create customized stem cells
CNN.com—Army admits that soldiers performed mock executions on Iraqi detainees
New Scientist—New species of monkey discovered in africa
CBS News—Army recruiters to be retrained after charges of shady practices
ABCnews.com—College student auctions her body on eBay as a space for ads to run
USA Today—US Air to merge with America West

5.23.05
CNN.com—Particle accelerator being used to uncover hidden text in the Archimedes palimpsest (which is being worked on by a friend of mine at the Walters)
Wired News—NASA will offer reward for first group that can create a technology to extract oxygen from lunar soil
MSNBC—Publishers are concerned about the increasing copyright violations of printed material on college campuses
USA Today—Centuries-old law banning native americans from Boston will finally be repealed
ABCnews.com—Animals used for commerical purposes may be smarter than previously thought
BBC News—Children in Glasgow can earn iPods and Xboxes for eating right at school

5.24.05
Media Matters—In case you get your distortions from Fox News on the filibuster debate, here is some less biased information
CNN.com—Pat Tillman's family say the military disrespected his memory when they lied during the investigation of his death
USA Today—Medicaid is paying for Viagra for registered sex offenders
MSNBC—Apple may be considering a move to Intel chips
Wired News—French judges are letting those convicted of illegal file sharing go with suspended sentences while pushing for decriminalization when files are downloaded for personal use. Hehe.
ABCnews.com—Trump University? Good lord...

5.25.05
CBS News—House votes to loosen rules on stem cell research; Bush says he will veto the legislation
CNN.com—In new internet scam, hackers encrypt documents on your PC and then demand a ransom before they will give you the key to unlock them
BBC News—Next version of iTunes will support podcasting
MSNBC—Creator of BitTorrent working on a search engine
Wired News—New Winamp plug-in allows users to manage the music on their iPods without using iTunes
USA Today—Comedy Central developing quiz show around Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings

5.26.05
CNN.com—Voyager on the verge of leaving our solar system
CBS News—Octagenerian jailed after repeatedly calling 911 to complain about a pizza parlor that wouldn't deliver to her home
BBC News—Two british Star Wars fans in critical condition after trying to make their own light sabres using flourescent bulbs and gasoline
MSNBC—Amnesty International offers a 300 page report on the conditions at Guantanamo Bay
BBC News—Quake 4 will be one of the first games released for Xbox 360
ABCnews.com—JPMorgan to test new RFID credit cards in Atlanta

5.27.05
ABCnews.com—Study shows that drug companies are given significant influence over the results of supposedly independent testing of their products
Fox News—Colin Powell part of an ownership group that wants to buy the Washington Nationals
Wired News—Using a unique mix of subscriptions and once-a-day rich media advertising, Salon is closing in on profitability
MSNBC—7-Up contest winner will get a seat on the first commercial spaceflight
CNN.com—New web app from AAA helps members find cheap gas
BBC News—Latest game from Sim City creator Will Wright lets you build a civilization starting with single-celled organisms

5.31.05
USAToday—w00t! Johns Hopkins wins NCAA lacrosse title, beating Duke 9-8.
CNN.com—Cheney says he is offended by an Amnesty International report accusing the US of human rights violations in Guantanamo Bay. Gee, I'm offended that my government is abusing human rights. Who should be more upset here?
ABCnews.com—Tom DeLay upset about the use of his name in the Law & Order finale. Gee, I'm upset that the leader of the Senate has publicly threatened judges. Who should be more upset here? And don't these people have anything better to spend their time on?
MSNBC—A ringtone tops England's singles chart. WTF is wrong with the British?
New Scientist—New process will allow live bacteria to be printed onto flat surfaces in precise patterns which should help scientists better understand their interactions
Yahoo News—Episode III tops the box office for second week