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  • Clayton Mace of Sioux City, Iowa, put up a sign, 24 feet wide, congratulating all seven of his kids for graduating high school. Drivers on a nearby interstate can see it. No doubt local officials support education, but The Sioux City Journal reports they've ordered the sign taken down as a zoning code violation.
  • The GOP presidential candidate says the 2010 health care overhaul's mandate on Americans to buy health care insurance comes with a tax because that's what the Supreme Court ruled. But he also agrees with justices who use the word "penalty" instead.
  • Cambodian health authorities say the majority of the ailment's victims have been under 7. They suffered high fevers, followed by severe respiratory problems, and in some cases neurological symptoms.
  • Linton Weeks describes the strange moments taking place in Juxtopia — the world where technological devices coexist with a lack of easily acquired power to run them.
  • The Latino civil rights group, the National Council of La Raza, is headed to Las Vegas for its annual convention. Members expect to address recent changes to immigration law around the country, and the Latino vote in this year's election. Host Michel Martin checks in with convention organizer Ron Estrada.
  • The NAACP is gearing up for its annual conference in Houston, Texas. Each year, the civil rights group attracts big names, including this year's guest speaker, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Host Michel Martin talks with conference organizer Leon Russell about what's on his members' minds for this year's election.
  • From the flowers, to the dress, to the cake, it's easy for brides to get caught up in planning the wedding. But after the honeymoon, a lot of couples ask, "now what?" Wedding Cake for Breakfast features essays by 23 brides in the year after they say "I do." Host Michel Martin talks with co-editor Wendy Sherman and contributor Andrea King Collier.
  • The man accused in the death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has pleaded innocent. His earlier release on $150,000 bail was revoked after it was revealed that he hadn't told the judge about a large defense fund created on his behalf.
  • AIDS is the primary killer of African-Americans ages 19 to 44, and the mortality rate is 10 times higher for black Americans than for whites. A new Frontline documentary explores why.
  • Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Kerrey says he wants to debate his Republican opponent on the issue of health care.Kerrey talked about health care…
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