July 15, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Cord Jefferson on the Zimmerman trial.
- The most damning element here is not that George Zimmerman was found not guilty: it’s the bitter knowledge that Trayvon Martin was found guilty.
- As abortion laws tighten in Texas, the popularity of "abortion pills" from Mexico may increase.
- From September, an interview with Greg Abbott, Rick Perry's heir apparent, who has filed 25 lawsuits against the Obama administration.
- From the Texas Democratic Party: "Things you should know about Greg Abbott."
- More than any other pro sporting event, the Tour de France faces catastrophe should extreme climate change occur.
- This guy hit 555 homers in the major leagues, and he's coming here trying to learn from kids about how they swing.
- Mosquitos love Type O blood rich with beer—and if you're pregnant, all the better.
- New in "The Girl in the Video" interview series: Wendy Frazier from ZZ Top's "Legs."
- Cavett on Gandolfini.
- More accessible than a 3D printer is a device that does the opposite: carves away a medium into the desired result.
- New windows let in breeze, but block noise—tiny holes in the surface diffract sound waves.
- Arcaheologists discover 12 pits in Scotland that, at 10,000 years old, may be the world's oldest calendar.
- Hubble Picture of the Week: the planetary nebula IC 289, "formerly a star like our Sun," sinking into itself.
- This week's gallery: Oil paintings of Los Angeles's shops, streets, and people, with a particular focus on a single bright pink store.
