US presses Beijing on clean-energy market access (AP)

AP - Commerce Secretary Gary Locke pressed Beijing on Friday to give U.S. clean energy companies greater access to its market to help combat climate change.

Expanded hospital opens at Calif. aquarium (AP)

AP - They don’t cry, cough or run a fever, so how can you tell when a fish is sick?

Atlantis Astronauts Gear Up for Third and Final Spacewalk (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The spacewalking crew of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis will
take one final spacewalk of their mission to wrap up a battery upgrade service
call on the solar arrays outside the International Space Station.

The nation’s weather (AP)

AP - Scattered showers and thunderstorms were forecast to persist in the Southeast on Friday as a low pressure system continued sweeping through the region.

Astronauts gear up for 3rd and final spacewalk (AP)

AP - The Atlantis astronauts have one more big job before leaving the International Space Station.

Oil fouls Louisiana as BP scrambles to contain spill (Reuters)

Reuters - Energy giant BP, accused by the U.S. government of failing to share information in a timely fashion about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, was forging ahead on Friday with efforts to contain the gushing crude.

Florida Braces for Oil Spill, Impact on Tourism Industry (Time.com)

Time.com - After paralyzing Louisiana’s commercial fishing industry, the epic Gulf of Mexico oil spill is now threatening Florida’s $60 billion tourism business

Louisiana marshes hit by Gulf oil slick (AFP)

AFP - Crude oozed into US wetlands Friday as furious Louisiana officials accused BP of destroying fragile marshes and leaving coastal fishing communities in ruin.

Death toll from Sri Lanka’s flooding hits 20 (AP)

AP - The Sri Lankan government says 20 people have died in floods and mudslides after a week of powerful storms brought heavy rain across the country.

What Are the Best MacGyver Stunts? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - “MacGruber,” which will bring the “Saturday Night Live” sketch featuring Will Forte and Kristen Wiig to movie screens this month, is a parody of the TV series “MacGyver” that ran during the 1980s and ’90s.