News of Note
Breaking News:
Fox News is reporting a military helicopter has crashed near the Georgia / Florida border

Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. troops kill pregnant woman in Iraq
U.S. Probes Checkpoint Killings
Haditha inquiry finds false reports: WPost - Video
Bush: 'Troubled' by Haditha Reports
Iraqi PM mounts first security crackdown in Basra - Video
Iraq wants to set rules on U.S. raids
Bomb kills 2 construction workers in Iraq

Operation Enduring Freedom
US troops shot 3 Afghans in crowd: police

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Plea Deal for Father of Man Convicted in Terror Case
New York, Washington anti-terrorism funds cut

Other Military News
Ethics Code for GIs

Immigration / Border Control
DHS Studying Possible Immigrant Fee Increases

NSA / CIA
German spy agency admits blunder in CIA affair

Worldwide Wackos
Iran: We Won't Give Up Our Nuclear Rights
Rice meets with partner nations
Iran has weeks to decide nuclear course: US official
North Korea Seeks Visit From U.S. Nuclear Envoy

Politics / Government
Reid: No More Free Tickets

Hurricane Season
A Sinking Feeling?
Storm risk grows as New Orleans sinks
Study: Hurricane Strength Depends on Pollution
Active 2006 Hurricane Season Predicted

Oddities
Nobody likes a chatty hangman...
Mona Lisa 'speaks'
Clerk says scanty attire was distraction
Mistaken ID stuns crash victims' families

Other News of Note
US again suspends some aid to Serbia over Mladic

Fox News
Abducted Attorney Found Alive; Suspect in Custody
Monaco's Prince Recognizes Second Illegitimate Child
Stocks to Watch: Heinz
New Leads in Bikini Slaying
Video: Monster on the Loose
Judge Who Said Sex Offender Too Short for Jail Protested
Video: Judge Speaks Out
Space Center
Video Gaming Center

Reuters: Top News
AU says "regrets" no deal with Darfur rebels
Merck to face grandmother in next Vioxx trial
China fights double fury of floods and forest fires
New Orleans had major subsidence before Katrina
California assembly votes bill easing cable rules
"Enemy" Sudanese refugees in Israel face uncertainty
Vatican scientists gaze at stars in Arizona
Japan fertility rate hits record low 1.25 in 2005
EU assembly paves way for bespoke child medicines
CBS' appeal of Jackson fine denied again
Rwandan president scoffs at "Hotel Rwanda"
Retail sales rise amid cloudy outlook
Jobless claims unexpectedly rise by 7,000
Ciena posts smaller quarterly loss as sales jump
Schering-Plough to cut 1,100 manufacturing jobs
Yahoo makes Web video search more like TV channels
Stock futures turn up after economic data - Video
Rambus jumps, M-Systems falls
Bank of China shares rise after mega IPO Video
Corus rises on report Abramovich may buy stake
Lloyds shares up after "upbeat" analyst meeting
German opportunities
On the radar: Fresenius Medical Care
Kinder energizes pipeline shares
The Costco premium, by Paul DeMartino

AP World News
Retailers report solid sales in May
'Idol' Taylor Hicks signs record deal
Pistons win game 5 to stay alive
Judge OKs Delta pilots' concessions deal
1-year-old 'left for dead' in Calif. house
Ask.com adds new search tools for blogs
Weight gain blamed for women's heartburn

Military.com
U.S. GIs Defend Themselves
Bush Offers to Help Catch Rwanda Criminals
Bush Gives CIA's New Director a Boost
States Set Up Homeland Security Panel
CBS Correspondent Breathing on Ventilator
Stolen Data Worse Than Reported
A Solemn Setting for Cole Documentary Makers
Marine's Family Looks for Answers
VA to Fire Data Analyst Responsible for Records Breach
VA Data in Format not Widely Used
Iraq's Premier Sets State of Emergency for Southern City
U.S., Vietnam Seal Pact, Lift WTO Obstacle
Parliament Demands Prosecution of U.S. Troops Involved in Crash

CENTCOM: News Releases
COALITION FORCES CAPTURE 10 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

MNC-I COMMANDER DIRECTS TRAINING

MND-B SOLDIERS DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHES

AFGHANS TAKING CHARGE OF THEIR OWN SAFETY

INSURGENTS BOMB BAZAAR, INJURE THREE

COALITION FORCES DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHE IN KANDAHAR PROVINCE
TERRORIST LEADER CAPTURED: IRAQ TERRORIST LEADER WANTED FOR MURDERS, INCLUDING 2004 ATTACK IN KARBALA

CLARIFICATION OF STATEMENT BY COALITION SPOKESMAN

Department of Defense
Academy Grads Ready to Fight Terrorists - Story - Photos
Ramadi Solution Up to Iraqi Government - Story - Video
8 Terrorist Leaders Nabbed in Iraq Ops - Story

ON THE GROUND
Sailors Save Iraqi's Life in Oil Platform Fire - Story
Platoon Takes on EOD Escort, Guard Duties - Story
Afghan Army, Coalition Celebrate New Bridge - Story

IN IRAQ
Joint Operation Targets Insurgents in Ramadi
Aerial Spraying of Iraqi Crops Concludes
Iraqis Adapt British Military Academy as Model

IN AFGHANISTAN
Engineers Improve Bagram Pedestrian Route
'Fighting Deuce' MPs Patrol Afghan Mountains

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Texans to Swim for Wounded Vets - Story
Parade Honors Military Personnel
Pentagon Picnic Honors Troops

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
2 Troops Killed; Bodies Recovered
Report Cites Successes, Challenges
More U.S. Troops Move Into Province
U.S. Troops Work Leadership Issues
NATO Personnel Shape Military
Casey: Efforts Aim to Promote Unity
Terrorists Bomb Future City Hall
Haditha Investigation Continues
Renewal In Iraq
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq (PDF)
Multinational Force Iraq
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Symposium Topic: IEDs
Convoy Accident Incites Unrest
Unit in Afghanistan Honors Troops
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Cooperation Vital to Security
Reagan Concludes Arabian Gulf Ops
U.S., U.K. to Increase Intel
Fact Sheet: Budget Request
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

CASUALTIES
Defense Officials Identify Casualties - Story

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut
An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo

Today in History
1638 - The first earthquake recorded in the U.S. occurs at Plymouth, Mass.
1774 - The British government orders the port of Boston closed.
1789 - The first U.S. Congressional Act (administering oaths) becomes law.
1792 - Kentucky becomes the 15th U.S. state.
1796 - Tennessee becomes the 16th U.S. state.
1813 - Capt John Lawrence says, "Don't give up the ship."
1843 - Sojourner Truth leaves NY become an antislavery activist.
1861 - The first Civil War skirmish occurs at Fairfax Court House, Va; The U.S. and The C.S.A. stop mail interchange.
1862 - General Robert E. Lee takes over as Commander of the Confederate forces, after Joe Johnston is wounded at Seven Pines.
1864 - Battle of Cold Harbor, VA.
1868 - In Austin, the Texas constitutional convention meets.
1869 - Thomas Edison patents the voting machine.
1877 - U.S. troops are authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico.
1939 - The British sub "Thetis" sinks in Liverpool Bay with 99 aboard.
1941 - Germany bans Catholic publications.
1947 - The OPA disbands (issued WW II rationing coupons).
1958 - Charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France.
1962 - Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) is launched into orbit; USAF Major Robert M. White takes his X-15 to an altitude of 40,420 meters.
1970 - Soyuz 9 is launched into orbit for 18 days.
1980 - CNN begins broadcasting.
1991 - In the Phillipines, Mount Pinatubo erupts - the first time in 600 years.

Birthdays
1814 - Union General Philip Kearney
1825 - Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan (cavalry)
1831 - Confederate General John B. Hood
1907 - Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine
1928 - Georgi T. Dobrovolsky, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11)

Passings
1823 - Louis Nicholas Davout French field marshall
1864 - Solomon George Washington Dill, white Civil Rights hero, assassinated by white terrorists in his home in SC.
1968 - Helen Keller
1987 - Rashid Karami Lebanon, PM of Lebanon ten times

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Crosby, Frederick P., USAF (FL); RF8A hit by ground fire, crashed and exploded; KIA, body not recovered

1966
Borling, John L., USAF (IL); F4C shot down; Released by DRV February, 1973 - still serving in the USAF as of 1996; alive and well as of 1998

Myers, Armand J., USAF (OR); F4C shot down; Released by DRV February, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

1971
Andrade, Father, Civilian Priest (France); Released

Magers, Paul G., US Army (NE); AH1G shot down; KIA, body not recovered

Wann, Donald L., US Army (OK); AH1G shot down; KIA, body not recovered

1975
McDonald, Herman; AWOL, returned to US, discharged