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• Panel advises against prostate cancer test
  

  In a move sure to unleash heated debate, a prominent U.S. government advisory panel is recommending that men of all ages no longer be screened for prostate cancer by undergoing the PSA blood test.

  
  
  
  
• Public split on whether Romney’s Bain tenure matters in 2012
  

  As Democrats intensify their attacks over Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital, a new poll finds the public divided over whether his history as a venture capitalist hurts or helps the presumptive Republican nominee.

  
  
  
  
• Stuck with Joe: Why Obama won’t pick Hillary Clinton
  

  A Biden-for-Clinton switch would stamp Obama as a president who is acting just like any other politician, Yahoo!'s Jeff Greenfield writes.

  
  
  
  
• Small plane crashes in front of home in LA suburb
  A pilot was released early Tuesday from a hospital after suffering minor injuries when his single-engine plane crashed into a neighborhood, downing power lines but avoiding homes, authorities said. No one on the ground was hurt.
  
  
• Pastor suggests rounding up all ‘queers and homosexuals’
  A North Carolina pastor's disturbing anti-gay sermon has gone viral, and it's easy to see why. In a rant delivered just days after President Barack Obama's historic public support for same-sex marriage, the pastor, Charles L. Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, N.C., suggested rounding up all "queers and homosexuals" and quarantining them [...]
  
  
• As Facebook's stock struggles, fingers start pointing
  

  As shares of the social network tumbled in their second day of trading, bankers, investors and analysts wondered what had gone wrong with the initial public offering of Facebook, the most highly anticipated technology debut in years.

  
  
  
  
• Video: Man survives Niagara Falls plunge that was caught on tape
  

  Man is expected to recover after falling nearly 200 feet with no safety device.

  
  
  
  
• Why a Greek euro exit could be much worse than expected
  

  Economists are increasingly coming to the conclusion that Greece is likely to abandon the common euro currency.

  
  
  
  
• Suspect arrested in disappearance of Californian teen Sierra LaMar
  DNA found on personal belongings of missing teen Sierra LaMar was the key to an arrest in their two-and-a-half-month investigation, authorities said in a news conference today. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department charged Antolin Garcia-Torres, 21, with the murder and kidnapping of the 15-year-old teen from Morgan Hill, Calif. Garcia-Torres's DNA was found on [...]
  
  
• Cory Booker: 'I'm being used by the GOP'
  

  "Here they are plucking sound bites out of [the 'Meet The Press'] interview to manipulate them in a cynical manner," Booker said.

  
  
  
  
• Utah race debuts a new kind of Republican
  

  Republicans have deemed Mia Love's race one of the top ten most important races in the country.

  
  
  
  
• Queen told William to rip up wedding guest list
  

  Queen Elizabeth II told her grandson Prince William to rip up the guest list he was given for his wedding and do it again himself to include his friends, he said in an interview.

  
  
  
  
• Pomegranate juice claims deceptive, U.S. rules
  

  Pomegranate juice has not been proven to be an effective treatment for cancer, heart disease or erectile dysfunction, US regulators said Monday, calling a company's ad claims deceptive.

  
  
  
  
• Private rocket blasts off on historic trip
  

  A private space capsule called Dragon soared into the predawn sky Tuesday, riding a pillar of flame like its beastly namesake on a history-making trip to the International Space Station.

  
  
  
  
• World's tallest tower, the Tokyo Skytree, opens
  

  The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday.

  
  
  
  
• Everest weekend death toll hits 4
  

  Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world's highest mountain.

  
  
  
  
• Poll: Obama, Romney both fall short on economy
  

  Americans are nearly twice as likely to say they're doing worse than better under the Obama presidency, but Mitt Romney hasn't made the case he'd be an improvement, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll.

  
  
  
  
• New Jersey woman says she was fired for being too busty
  

  A New Jersey woman says she was fired from her job after her manager told her to "tape her breasts" down.

  
  
  
  
• Colombia Secret Service prostitution scandal spreads to DEA
  

  The Drug Enforcement Administration announced that at least three of its agents are under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes in Cartagena.

  
  
  
  
• Harvard Business School student goes missing in Maine
  

  After separating from his friends at an Irish pub around closing time at 1 a.m. Sunday, Nathan Bihlmaier was not seen again.

  
  
  
  
• Photos: Joplin's devasting tornado one year later
  Peggy Gettler (2nd R), who lost her daughter nearly a year ago to a deadly tornado, hugs a volunteer in Joplin, Missouri May 17, 2012. May 22 marks the one year anniversary of a deadly EF-5 tornado that ripped through the town, killing 161 people. The tornado damaged or destroyed about 7,500 homes and 500 other buildings, but the city is now well into a recovery mode that has spurred some segments of the local economy. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)