Headlines from April 21, 2011

Photographs from Misrata over the past several days taken by killed photographer Chris Hondros.
Photos: Texas wildfires.
The House introduced 84 bills in response to the BP spill. It passed two of them. They died in the Senate.
Kabul Bank to be split in two to save customers' assets; much more on the bank's scumminess.
Charlie Sheen's 80-mph police escort fully reimbursable to the government.
New rights for fliers: no fees for lost baggage, no more hidden fees.
Op: Now that all music is instantly available, we live in Lester Bangs's basement.
Related: Cocksucker Blues (with the Rolling Stones).
Brief history of women's footwear, from Venetian courtesans' chopines to today's "pretty heels."
Shopping--combining physical activity and social interaction--shown to be connected to longevity.
Geoff Nicholson: Arguably Buster Keaton wrote one more book than he ever read.
Grandpa fights off intruder with pitchfork.
Grandma treads sub-zero water when dropped off cruise ship.
On Wednesday, Bernanke will become the first Fed chairman to hold a press conference.
With some species more threatened than others, potentially endangered animals face a very long waiting list.
TV on the Radio's Gerard Smith loses battle with lung cancer--he was 36.
If convicted, the mastermind behind the U.S.S. Cole bombing will be first U.S. military execution since 1961.
In another time, this Prince William look-alike would be enlisted as a royal decoy.
The particle would need to be blown into the air while the sample was still fresh and be inhaled directly into someone's lung. No longer a health risk, public spitting divides opinion.
Hong Kong airline crew encouraged to use martial arts against unruly passengers.
Phone sex company close to purchasing every remaining 1-800 number in the nation.
Scandinavia: Building a greener way to transport semen samples.
Federal government allows two major poker sites to reopen--though only to return players' winnings.
Long read: David Shapiro profiles the "unsubtle" drug lords of the internet.
Paul Collins traces the etymology of "shit-faced."
A primer to calculator spellings.