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Supreme Court expands rights of gun owners
(CNN) – It's a major victory for gun owners and the NRA, and another serious setback for gun control advocates. The Supreme Court ended its term with a landmark ruling, expanding an individual's right to bear arms. The decision came in a case involving Chicago's strict ban on handguns. Our Kate Bolduan has reaction from the man who challenged the city's decades-old law, and won.
Read more: Gun ruling may alter laws in 50 states
Is college worth the cost?
(CNN) – Is college really worth the cost? Payscale.com has released a report that looks at the return on investment students can expect from their college education. Our Christine Romans has the report.
Payscale.com: Which Colleges Are Worth Your Investment?
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As storm strengthens in Gulf, Biden set to review cleanup effort
(CNN) – Vice President Joe Biden is expected to visit the Gulf Coast Tuesday to assess efforts to stop the massive oil spill.
Biden is expected to visit the command centers in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Florida panhandle, the White House said.
His visit will be on the 71st day of the spill that President Obama has called the nation's worst environmental disaster.
BP said it is on track to reach its August deadline of getting a relief well down to the area where the oil is leaking in the Gulf of Mexico.
The relief well has reached a depth of 16,770 feet, but engineers plan to drill an additional 900 feet vertically before cutting in sideways, said Kent Wells, BP senior vice president of exploration and production.
Meanwhile, efforts continue to increase the containment of leaking oil. The next step is to bring in a third rig called the Helix Producer at the well, which would increase the containment by 20,000 to 25,000 more barrels per day, Wells said.
But powerful Tropical Storm Alex could derail the effort.
The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it churned in the Gulf of Mexico, but was heading away from the oil spill area, the National Hurricane Center said Monday. Read more
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Kiran Chetry gets a lesson in solo sailing
(CNN) – Teen sailor Abby Sunderland is on her way back to California today. She was trying to become the youngest person to sail around the world when she says a rogue wave hit her boat in the Indian Ocean, snapping her mast and ending the trip. After her rescue, many were questioning why her parents would allow her to attempt to sail around the world by herself. Our Kiran Chetry climbed aboard a boat similar to Abby's to see how difficult it is to be solo at sea.
Whooping cough is California's new epidemic
(CNN) – Highly contagious whooping cough is spreading through California, killing five babies and infecting more than 900 people. Our senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen joined us on Monday's American Morning to discuss the state's worst outbreak in five years.
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