7.5.06
CNN.com—North Korea tests long range missile despite warnings from the US
USA Today—After enduring two delays, Discovery shuttle has successful liftoff
MSNBC—Soldier spent a year serving in Iraq because of a paperwork mistake
Fox News—US soldier charged with raping an Iraqi woman and then murdering her and her family
CBS News—Lieberman going with backup plan to get on the ballot in case he loses the primary
ABCnews.com—Chicago's O'Hare airport replaces Atlanta's Hartsfield as America's busiest airport

7.6.06
CBS News—In his interview with special prosecutors in 2004, Bush admitted to ordering Cheney to discredit Joseph Wilson publicly
MSNBC—Date set for first launch from New Mexico spaceport
ABCnews.com—Police kill man on the Vegas strip after he defied an order to turn his music down and drove away with a bicycle officer hanging onto his vehicle
USA Today—Customers must sign waiver before being served spicy ice cream
CNN.com—Enron's Ken Lay dead from a coronary
Fox News—Group pushes for simplified spelling. It scares me that these people have enough time on their hands and such a limited worldview that this is the best thing that they can find to protest about.

7.7.06
USA Today—NY high court upholds legislative ban on gay marriage
CNN.com—Three people accused of stealing trade secrets from Coke and attempting to sell them to Pepsi
New Scientist—New device uses ultrasound to help regrow teeth
ABCnews.com—Trump giving management of his Hollywood production company to former Apprentice loser
MSNBC—Apple cuts all CRTs from its product line
CBS News—Judge rules that DeLay must stay on ballot after winning March primary even though he has no intention to run for office now

7.10.06
Fox News—Republican congressman says that the Bush administration's failure to report its covert intelligence programs to congress may have been illegal
USA Today—Some colleges are requiring students to own cellphones and are abandoning landlines in the dorms
BBC News—Microsoft downplays speculation that it is preparing to release a rival to the iPod
MSNBC—Pirates sequel has biggenst opening weekend ever
CNN.com—More US soldiers charged in rape-murder case of Iraqi family
CBS News—Neo-nazis an increasingly large presence in the US military as requirements are relaxed to meet recruitment targets

7.11.06
MSNBC—Judge upholds FBI search of congressman's office
CBS News—11 year old girl allegedly gang raped by members of a college football team
CNN.com—Rove says Bush would use veto if congress votes to expand funding for stem cell research
USA Today—House passes new restrictions on internet gambling
Fox News—Fox extends television deal with MLB for seven more years
BBC News—Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 98

7.12.06
CNN.com—After recent supreme court decision, the Bush administration acknowledges that prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to Geneva Convention protections
USA Today—Senate votes to allow prescription drug imports from Canada
BBC News—Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett dies at 60
New Scientist—New technique turns stem cells into sperm, which could eventually allow infertile men to produce children
Fox News—Falling concrete in Big Dig tunnel kills vehicle passenger
CBS News—Google to open facility in Michigan

7.13.06
ABCnews.com—The army will open the multi-billion dollar Halliburton contract in Iraq to bidding by other vendors
USA Today—FDA approves once-a-day HIV pill that combines three different medications
CBS News—EU fines Microsoft $350 million for violating anti-trust rules in 2004, and more fines could follow if the company does not comply
CNN.com—MySpace was most visited site on web last month
BBC News—NYC councilman wants to limit the number of fast food franchises that can exist in proximity to one another
MSNBC—Gates says that there's an 80% chance Vista will be on shelves in January. And if you believe that...

7.14.06
CNN.com—Valerie Plame files civil suit against Cheney, Rove, and Libby, saying that their leaking of her identity ruined her CIA career
Wired News—Stanford Linear Accelerator being used to help recover lost manuscript
USA Today—Microsoft and Yahoo merge their instant messaging services in a bid to unseat AOL's dominant IM client
Fox News—Another day of violence between Israel and its neighbors
CBS News—Bush administration agrees to a judicial review of its covert wiretapping program, but it wants final approval over any new legislation drafted to authorize these activities
ABCnews.com—House votes to extend Voting Rights Act

7.17.06
ABCnews.com—Mr. T ditches signature gold chains after working with Katrina victims
MSNBC—New hybrid plant could produce heat-resistance chocolate
CBS News—Fisherman pulls up rare half-and-half lobster
CNN.com—Pete Coors has his license revoked after driving while intoxicated
USA Today—New York to allow judges to carry guns while on the bench
Fox News—Registered sex offender kills teen and self after standoff with police

7.18.06
New Scientist—Adding RFID chips to surgical implements could ensure that they are not accidentally left inside patients
USA Today—CBS will print advertisements for its fall lineup on eggs
BBC News—Boeing says that future planes will be constructed exclusively from plastic composites
ABCnews.com—Teen sues Los Angeles for being in foster care for 10 years even though her father was never notified
CNN.com—Discovery returns safely to Earth
MSNBC—Virgin Galactic has already sold 150 tickets for flights into space, many to celebrities

7.19.06
Wired News—Bush's Attorny General testifies before a congressional committee that it was Bush himself who halted the investigation into the covert wiretapping program
USA Today—Los Angeles woman claims that she is descended from Jesus and Mary Magdalene
MSNBC—Three hospital workers in New Orleans charged with second degree murder for suspected mercy killings performed during the Katrina crisis
BBC News—British satellite company offers free broadband as part of its programming packages
Fox News—FDA approves new contraceptive implant that lasts for up to 3 years
CNN.com—National Geographic launches online music store that specializes in world music

7.20.06
CNN.com—Bush uses his first veto ever to shoot down an expansion of federal funding for stem cell research that had been approved by both the house and senate
USA Today—Federal judge overturns Maryland law requiring Wal-Mart to provide health insurance for its employees
ABCnews.com—Humane Society criticizes Amazon.com for selling magazines that promote cockfighting
Fox News—Woman who shot her minister husband may have been caught up in Nigerian email scam
MSNBC—Email is losing ground to IM and texting
BBC News—Gem in one of King Tut's necklaces may be evidence of a meteorite impact from long ago

7.21.06
CBS News—No indictment for Bonds yet, but investigation will continue
MSNBC—Is recent Israeli military campaign against Lebanon a prelude to a full-scale invasion?
BBC News—Jellyfish problem forces Japanese nuclear plant to scale back its power generation
New Scientist—European astronomers planning to build ground-based telescope that could have a mirror of up to 60 meters
CNN.com—Amnesty International criticizes Google and other web firms for bowing to censorship pressures from Chinese government
USA Today—Braves make trade to bolster their bullpen before the July 31 deadline

7.24.06
ABCnews.com—DC institutes 10 pm curfew for anyone under 18 in an effort to combat crime wave
Sports Illustrated—American Floyd Landis wins Tour de France
CNN.com—Microsoft plans to release iPod competitor named Zune later this year
MSNBC—Cartoon Network developing MMO for kids 6-14
USA Today—Tiger Woods wins British Open
Fox News—Pirates sequel takes top spot for third straight weekend

7.25.06
Wired News—PC processor manufacturer AMD to buy graphics chip maker ATI
CNN.com—ABA task force concludes that Bush's excessive use of signing statements violates the constitution
USA Today—Tony Snow apologizes for saying that the president views stell cell research as murder
MSNBC—Marines using MySpace for recruitment
BBC News—Commercial spaceflight company will allow you to purchase a spacewalk for an extra $15 million on top of the $20 million flight fee
CBS News—Winner of first Survivor sent to prison for tax evasion

7.26.06
MSNBC—Congress moves towards the establishment of a national public database registry for convicted sex offenders
New Scientist—Cotton genetically engineered to be resistant bollworms is still vulnerable to other pests
BBC News—Cassini photos show evidence of lakes on Titan
Fox News—17 year old questioned in connection with highway sniper shootings
USA Today—Honda teams with Piper to start manufacturing small aircraft
ABCnews.com—Judge rules that teen with cancer does not have to submit to chemotherapy if he does not want to take the treatments

7.27.06
New Scientist—Amazon's Jeff Bezos wants to build commercial spaceport in Texas
USA Today—Andrea Yates found not guilty by reason of insanity at her retrial
CNN.com—NSync star comes out of the closet
BBC News—Bone marrow extracted from 10 million year old fossils
CBS News—74,000 .eu domain registrations frozen
Fox News—Straight people complain of harrassment by gays in predominantly gay community

7.28.06
USA Today—Chicago city council approves measure that will require large retailers like Wal-Mart to pay at least $10 per hour for all employees
Sports Illustrated—Tour de France winner failed drug test during race
Fox News—War protestor Cindy Sheehan buys 5 acres of land in Bush's home town
New Scientist—US firm developing small supersonic jet for corporate travelers
CBS News—Charles Barkley considering a run for governor
MSNBC—Kazaa agrees to pay more than $115 million to settle piracy lawsuits

7.31.06
MSNBC—House approves minimum wage increase, but ties it to tax cuts for the wealthy
BBC News—Iconic Top of the Pops television show is broadcast for the final time in the UK
CNN.com—Israel halts attacks for 48 hours to allow humanitarian aid to reach Lebanon
CBS News—Mel Gibson charged with DUI
USA Today—Man charged with attempted murder after setting girlfriend on fire
ABCnews.com—Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe to appear nude in theatre performance