U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and his wife Cindy shared in a happy occasion Saturday night – the wedding of their son Jack McCain to Renee Swift, the senator's rep confirms.
The younger McCain, 27, serves as a lieutenant in the Navy, stationed in Guam where he is a helicopter pilot. Swift, 29, a Bay area native, is a captain in the USAF reserve. The couple met in Guam. - More
The Agriculture Department says it has no indications that genetically modified wheat found in Oregon last month has spread beyond the field in which it was found.
No genetically engineered wheat has been approved for U.S. farming, and the department is investigating how the engineered wheat got in the field. - More
Presidential trips are expensive, and President Obama's journey to Africa this month will in no way be an exception.
The Washington Post estimates that Obama's Africa trip could cost $60 million to $100 million, citing a person familiar with the details who cited previous presidential missions to Africa. - More
Sarah Murnaghan, the 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl with cystic fibrosis, whose story won the hearts of Americans across the country for being too young to receive an adult lung transplant, went through surgery on Wednesday, and it was a success.
On Wednesday night, her mother, Janet Murnaghan, wrote about the surgery on Facebook. "We are thrilled to share that Sarah is out of surgery. - More
For the first time, more white Americans are dying than are being born, according to new census data that suggests non-Hispanic whites will become a minority in the United States by 2043.
“These new census estimates are an early signal alerting us to the impending decline in the white population that will characterize most of the 21st century,” William Frey, a demographer with the Brookings Institution, told The New York Times. - More
Princeton University is evacuating after receiving a phoned in bomb threat against multiple buildings.
Dan Day, a school spokesman, says employees were told to leave the central New Jersey campus just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. No classes are in session, though some summer programs are. - More
Mr Morsi said he was not "calling for war", but that he would not allow Egypt's water supply to be endangered. Egypt was apparently caught by surprise when Ethiopia started diverting the Blue Nile last month, amid works to construct a hydroelectric dam.
The river is a tributary of the Nile, on which Egypt is heavily dependent.
The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a $4.7bn (£3.1bn) project that Ethiopia says will eventually provide 6,000 megawatts of power. - More
It's okay if you're not woman enough to do it, but how about not woman enough to watch it?
According to In Touch, Kanye West is so freaked out by gore that he won't be at Kim Kardashian's side (or, to be precise, her splayed feet) for the birth of their baby in July. - More
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