Some stories from today's news:
From CBS News, a search for art stolen from the Netherlands appears to have turned up ashes in the oven of a woman in Romania.
Also from CBS News, a new "intelligent knife" can distinguish between healthy tissue and cancerous tissue.
From BBC News, the Greek parliament has approved budget cuts amid an atmosphere of protest.
From the Irish Times, a well-known defender of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has been gunned down in Lebanon.
From Boston(dot)com, Democrats pursuing an immigration bill are pinning their hopes on congressman and former vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan (R-WI).
From Breitbart's Big Government, congressman Steve Stockman (R-TX) thinks that if Speaker John Boehner tries to salvage the "gang of eight" immigration bill, "it will blow up in his face".
From the Washington Post, the federal government's collection of phone records does not sit well with, believe it or not, the man who authored the Patriot Act.
From Yahoo News, state and local police have been using license plate scanners, thus tracking the movements of your vehicle.
From Time, the Rolling Stone's cover depicting accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev has not sat well with some retail stores.
From USA Today, the jury in the trial of George Zimmerman was correct, according to former president Jimmy Carter.
From Breitbart's Big Hollywood, Bill Maher tells some jokes about Zimmerman on the Late Show with David Letterman, and gets booed.
From CNS News, as the Pentagon furloughs civilian workers, the Army spends $81,000 on TVs for Gitmo.
From the Washington Free Beacon, Samantha Power, nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, promises to fight against anti-Israel sentiment if confirmed.
And from the New York Post, British researchers say that they have developed a cell phone that can be recharged by using a very convenient fuel.
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