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1.   EPA declares health emergency in Montana
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared a health emergency in Libby, Montana today due to an asbestos contamination that has plagued the town since 1999 and has claimed 200 lives. The agency will receive $130 million in cleanup and medical assistance from the Obama administration to continue clean-up efforts. Get more on the story here!

2.   Binghamton NY - Multiple shooting victims reported
Authorities are at the scene of a building in Binghamton, New York, where there are "multiple" shooting victims and hostages are being held, a county spokesman said.

3.   Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of JFK and founder and honorary chairwoman of the Special Olympics, has passed away. Shriver's husband, five children and nineteen grandchildren were by her side at her death in Massachusetts. For more tweets on Eunice Shriver, follow this stream.

4.   Blackwater Founder Erik Prince
Erik Prince, owner of the private military company Blackwater, has been implicated in the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company. The allegations come from a former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who worked as a security operative for the company. For more on Erik Prince, follow this stream.

5.   Job benefits extended to gay partners
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama will sign a memorandum that will extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. The memorandum stops short on offering full health insurance coverage, but it is the first and most significant statement the administration has made on gay issues to date. Get real-time tweets on the story here!

6.   21 Polo Horses die in Florida
Just as they were preparing to compete in a Sunday polo match, 21 thoroughbred horses died at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. Though necropsies are currently under way, a veterinarian who treated the horses as they began to sicken says she suspects tainted substance injected into animals' feed.

7.   Firefighters
People are tweeting about firefighters after the Supreme Court ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.

8.   Twelve killed in shooting rampage at Fort Hood army base

9.   LA Police Chief Steps Down
Los Angeles police chief William Bratton announced Wednesday he will be stepping down after a seven-year tenure. Bratton was well-known in the city for instituting reforms in the once-troubled LA Police Department. He is also revered for improving the department's relations with minorities. For more tweets on William Bratton and his decision, follow this stream!

10.   Kansas abortion doctor fatally shot
George Tiller, an abortion doctor, was fatally shot while he attended church in Wichita, Kansas on Sunday. Anti-abortion activists denounced the late doctor Monday morning in front of the Supreme Court where they also voiced negative opinions about President Obama's abortion policies. The shooter was identified as Scott Roeder by law enforcement.

11.   Author Frank McCourt dies
Frank McCourt, author of award-winning memoir Angela's Ashes, has died at the age of 78. The cause, according to his published Simon & Schuster, was metastatic melanoma. The one-time New York City school teacher was catapulted into the literary spotlight after the 1996 memoir of his Irish childhood rose to No. 1 on the NY Times best seller list.

12.   Pilot dies mid-flight
A Continental Airlines flight from Belgium to New York lost their pilot mid-flight when the 61-year-old died of natural causes. The FAA says Continental Flight 61, a Boeing 777 carrying 247 passengers, landed safely at 11:49 AM ET.

13.   Amazon search flub causes stir
On Amazon.com, books with erotic content or which were deemed lesbian/gay had seemingly been stripped of their ranking and had disappeared from the main search on the front page of the website. Amazon calls situation a glitch in the system, but LGBT community claiming censorship.

14.   Robert Novak dies
Legendary conservative journalist Robert Novak has died. The "Prince of Darkness" was 78 and suffered from a malignant brain tumor, according to The Chicago Sun-Times, the home paper for Mr. Novak’s columns. To follow all tweets on Robert Novak's death, follow this stream.

15.   Getty Center
The Getty Center is trending on Twitter due a brush fire that broke out around 1 p.m. near the world-famous art complex. The Getty has been evacuated and more than 150 firefighters are battling the blaze. For real-time updates on the fire, follow this stream!

16.   Maine legalizes same-sex marriage
Maine became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage after lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday, May 5. Governor John Baldacci signed the bill less than an hour after the state legislature approved it.

17.   Sotomayor Confirmed
On Thursday the Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination. In a 68-31 vote, Sotomayor was confirmed into the high court, making her the first Hispanic, the 111th person to sit on the Supreme Court and the third female justice. Follow all tweets on Sotomayor's confirmation here!

18.   Supreme Court allows 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy which prevents homosexuals from serving openly in the military was up for challenge to the Supreme Court. It was rejected meaning that it is unlikely it will be appealed before the end of 2009.

19.   LA marijuana dispensary catches fire
A fire broke out on Monday morning at a marijuana dispensary in the Westchester area of Los Angeles. Fire Capt. Steve Ruda says the fire was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Monday and it took 69 firefighters an hour to extinguish the blaze. To find real-time updates on the story, follow this stream!

20.   Mortgage Fraud Crackdown Gathering Steam
The real estate boom gave rise to a host of scams. Now comes a surge of investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice.