Tomás Saraceno’s futuristic modular habitat of reflective stainless steel and acrylic opens Tuesday on the rooftop garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a nearly six-month exhibition.

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Tomás Saraceno’s ‘Cloud City’ on Roof at Metropolitan Museum

The sometimes tense relationship between the Catholic Church and the Girl Scouts appears to be moving toward a resolution, as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked scout leaders to clarify programs and material that some religious conservatives think promote contraception and abortion. Read full article > >

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Catholic bishops continue to delve into concerns about Girl Scouts

How does an idea get into a president’s head? Trace back the story of President Obama’s big idea this week — that two people of the same sex ought to be able to marry — and you end up someplace unexpected. Read full article > >

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Gay marriage: The ‘unthinkable’ became reality, for some

World road race champion Mark Cavendish wins the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, his second stage victory of the race.

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Cavendish wins Giro fifth stage

Today’s Trail Mix comes to you from Oklahoma City, where Mitt Romney was in town on Wednesday to raise money at the home of billionaire oil tycoon Harold Hamm. At the end of March, Romney’s campaign had one-tenth the cash-on-hand of the Obama campaign. Can the presumptive GOP nominee catch up? We take a look: Read full article > >

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Romney reaching to gain ground in fundraising race (Thursday’s Trail Mix)

A historic site in China's former capital that dates back more than 600 years to the Ming Dynasty was damaged Sunday after a Ferrari raced across it prior to a publicity event for the Italian carmaker, the official Xinhua news agency said.

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Ferrari leaves mark on Chinese relic

Despite having called the contraceptive “abortion pills.”

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Romney to Attend Fundraiser with Plan B Maker

Ron Paul a distant second in both races.

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Romney Wins in Indiana, N.C.

A paralysed woman completes the London Marathon in a “bionic” suit – 16 days after starting the race.

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‘Bionic’ woman completes marathon

Racetrack security officers called the Louisville police just before 5 a.m. after discovering a body in a barn occupied by a longtime horse trainer.

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Body Found at Churchill Downs After Kentucky Derby

I’ll Have Another, at 15-1 odds, won the 138th Kentucky Derby with a late surge against Bodemeister, who led the pack for most of the race.

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I’ll Have Another and Mario Gutierrez Win Kentucky Derby

It's the most important monthly economic report in the race for the White House. And April's employment numbers didn't provide President Obama a lot to brag about.

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Jobs report crucial in White House race

With new food, revamped decor and an embrace of Twitter and mommy blogs, McDonald’s has returned from the brink of a public-relations nightmare.

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How McDonald’s Came Back Bigger Than Ever

To anyone who calls himself a speed handicapper, there should be no doubt about the identity of the best colt in the Kentucky Derby . When Bodemeister won his final prep race, the Arkansas Derby, he appeared to be in a class by himself. Read full article > >

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2012 Kentucky Derby: Bodemeister by a Nose

In the end, Newt Gingrich turned himself into the one thing he had been trying to avoid by leaving the GOP presidential primary race ahead of the Tampa convention: a punchline. In a 23-minute speech in the ballroom of the Arlington Hilton hotel, the former House speaker on Wednesday afternoon brought his campaign to a close nearly a year after it began. Read full article > >

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Newt Gingrich brings campaign to a close, with swipes at Obama, jokes at his own expense