6 May 2009: Morning
By The Morning News
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The first American dies from swine flu--the 33-year-old Texas woman had an unnamed pre-existing medical condition.
For the Pashtun nation and Taliban militants, the Pakistan-Afghanistan border doesn't exist--blame the British for drawing an arbitrary line.
Scientists ponder a "Churchill gene" that causes some to be more relaxed and perhaps creative after drinking.
A cheat sheet on Pakistan's geopolitics and personalties "for your next cocktail party."
"We make the world, and in turn, the world makes us." Experimental geography melds academia, theater, and political debate.
Swiss children as young as five years can predict which candidates are more likely to win French parliamentary elections.
Jim DeRogatis on Jay Bennett's lawsuit against former Wilco bandmate Jeff Tweedy. (read the actual filing here)
Provo newspaper confirms Obama's mother was baptized into the Mormon church post-mortem--presumably without her or her family's consent.
From 2003, Philip Graham's proposal for fighting a war on terror: Ask the Mormons to baptize martyred enemy combatants.
Browsing an antique store in the Texas panhandle, a man stumbles across an old ledger book that contains what may be the original recipe for Dr. Pepper.
Dublin Dr. Pepper, Frostie Blue Cream Soda, and more of our favorite bottled drinks.
Actor, author, Captain Chaos Dom DeLuise dies, age 75.
Video: From Fatso, a lesson in how to run your plate.
