Over 40 million Americans receive food stamps
For the first time, the number of Americans receiving food stamps topped 40 million in March. That number represents a 21 percent increase from the year before.
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BP buys search terms related to Gulf disaster
BP has bought search terms related to “oil spill” and “Gulf oil disaster” on major search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing, so that an ad on top of the results directs readers to a BP site with pictures, videos, and news releases that provide the company’s view of cleanup efforts. “Learn more about how BP is helping,” the site says.
New York Post
One-third of the Gulf now closed to fishing
About 15 percent of the U.S.’s seafood comes from the Gulf of Mexico. So far, about a third of the Gulf has been ordered closed to fishing.
Time
Budget shorfalls lead to four-day school week
Due to budget shortfalls, more than 120 school districts across the country now hold classes just four days a week.
Associated Press
Military decimates Iraqi al Qaida leaders
Over the past three months, most of the senior leaders of al Qaida’s affiliate in Iraq—34 out of 42—have been captured or killed, according to the top American commander in Iraq. Gen. Ray Odierno said the terrorist network in Iraq is now in such disarray that it had “lost connection” to al Qaida’s leadership in Pakistan.
The New York Times