Cresting Mississippi River floods Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana - CNN.com

Cresting Mississippi River floods Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana - CNN.com: "CNN) -- The Mississippi River drew to within a finger's length of the highest level ever recorded at Greenville, Mississippi, Tuesday as a flood of historic proportions continued to slink its way to the Gulf of Mexico."

Appreciation: Humble Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew dies at 74 - USATODAY.com

Appreciation: Humble Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew dies at 74 - USATODAY.com: "Harmon Killebrew sat slumped against the airplane window, Row C, Seat B, heading from Phoenix to Detroit, en route to Cooperstown, N.Y."

Passenger Takes Stunning Pics of Shuttle Launch From Airplane Window | The Blaze

Passenger Takes Stunning Pics of Shuttle Launch From Airplane Window | The Blaze: "Stefanie Gordon says her flight from New York City to Palm Beach, FL was “freezing.” But her Twitter account is hot right now after she posted two pictures during her flight capturing the space shuttle Endeavour launch from her airplane window. Even NASA has now taken notice. And it should — the pictures are breathtaking."

Schwarzenegger Reveals He Had a Child With a Member of Household Staff | The Blaze

Schwarzenegger Reveals He Had a Child With a Member of Household Staff | The Blaze: "LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, separated after the former governor revealed he had fathered a child with a member of their household staff, The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday."

News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press: "GENEVA (AP) -- A senior official at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says solar storms pose a growing threat to criticial infrastructure such as satellite communications, navigation systems and electrical transmission equipment."

Inflation rebounds sharply in April as travel costs soar | Business | The Guardian

Inflation rebounds sharply in April as travel costs soar | Business | The Guardian: "• Bank of England governor Mervyn King forced to write another letter to George Osborne amid pressure for interest rate rise
• Annual CPI inflation rate jumps to 4.5%, the highest since October 2008, with RPI at 5.2%"

US alarmed by David Cameron's push for early Afghanistan withdrawal - Telegraph

US alarmed by David Cameron's push for early Afghanistan withdrawal - Telegraph: "Senior American military figures have warned Britain that a hasty exit from Afghanistan could strain relations between the two countries."

Health Care Law | San Francisco | Nancy Pelosi | The Daily Caller

Health Care Law | San Francisco | Nancy Pelosi | The Daily Caller: "Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obama’s administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s Northern California district."

Report: Doctors Refusing to Treat Overweight Patients | CNSnews.com

Report: Doctors Refusing to Treat Overweight Patients | CNSnews.com: "From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Fifteen obstetrics-gynecology practices out of 105 polled by the Sun Sentinel said they have set weight limits for new patients."

PICKET: GM sponsors and celebrates soon to be released Chi-Com propaganda film - Washington Times

PICKET: GM sponsors and celebrates soon to be released Chi-Com propaganda film - Washington Times

Denmark preparing to stake claim to North Pole - Yahoo! Finance

Denmark preparing to stake claim to North Pole - Yahoo! Finance: "COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Denmark plans to lay claim to the North Pole and other areas in the Arctic, where melting ice is uncovering new shipping routes, fishing grounds and drilling opportunities for oil and gas, a leaked government document showed Tuesday."

Coast Guard Closes Miss. River At Natchez - WWL - AM870 | FM105.3 | News | Talk | Sports

Coast Guard Closes Miss. River At Natchez - WWL - AM870 | FM105.3 | News | Talk | Sports: "Record flooding has caused authorities to close the Mississippi River at the port in Natchez because barge traffic could put more pressure on the levees.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough said the port was closed Monday, leaving two vessels waiting to head north and one waiting to go south. The U.S. economy could face a bill running into the hundreds of millions of dollars a day if the lower Mississippi River is closed to shipping for days or weeks, port officials said. It wasn't clear when the river would reopen to traffic."