12 July 2007: Morning

U.S. counterterrorism officials say al Qaeda has rebuilt in Pakistan, terror threat is rising.

Investigators poke holes in U.S. nuclear security by setting up fake construction company in W. Va., getting licensed to buy materials for a dirty bomb.

Army says bold January attack in Karbala that killed five U.S. soldiers reveals collusion between Iraqi police and insurgents.

Former First Lady and consummate environmentalist Lady Bird Johnson passes away, age 94.

Photos from Lady Bird's life; for a memorial, protect a wildflower.

"Four chicken-fried steaks ought to be enough for anybody."

To mark the 10th anniversary of Radiohead's OK Computer, Stereogum commissions musicians to do a cover version of the album.

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In Cambodia, Michael Richards says he's lost his sense of humor.

Some Boomers worry about losing their hearing, others wish they would.

Whole Foods CEO, posting on Yahoo! message boards as "Rahodeb," flames Wild Oats, defends his haircut.

Firefighters' union releases video takedown of Giuliani, whose campaign responds by saying the union leaders support Democrats.

Framing New York's hip and elite as the "New Victorians" is accurate--excepting that New York's elite and hip have always been Victorians.

Many physicians at the time felt that students were too frail, both in mind and body, for so many days at their desk. Why kids get three months of vacation.