From the Wires

BBC: Google has introduced controls to its Chrome web browser that allow parents to monitor and control the browsing behavior of their children.

The Washington Post: Congress authorized not-for-profit insurance cooperatives under the Affordable Care Act to foster health insurance competition, but has now put their existence in jeopardy with poor funding and onerous rules.

New York Times: The Transportation Security Administration expanded its screening of passengers before they even arrive at the airport. They search government and private databases including car registrations and employment info.

CNN: Facebook has stirred up a storm with a controversial decision to lift a ban on violent videos, including beheadings.

BBC: Nokia has unveiled its first phablets – extra-large phones – as well as its first tablet computer.

AP: Nearly 15% of Americans aged 16 to 24 are neither in school nor working.

Reuters: President Barack Obama declared himself frustrated with the malfunctioning website that is central to his signature healthcare law.

BBC: Gay couples in New Jersey have been exchanging vows on the day the US state became the 14th in the nation to recognize same-sex marriages.

Independent: A perfectly preserved 1.8 million-year-old skull of an ape-like man was discovered, which could re-write the early history of human evolution.

The Atlantic: A new study reminds us that poverty is the giant backpack dragging down American students.