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For all the jazz albums to be universally hailed as classics, many more deserve to be recognized as such. Here, arranger and Grammy-winning record producer Bob Belden picks five slept-on jazz classics.

Noah checks in for the third time with Frankie Andreau, a racer with the US Postal Service Cycling team at the Tour De France. Today's stage was a 36-mile time trial that began in Freiburg, Germany. US Postal Service racer Lance Armstrong placed first today. It's also the first time he won a stage in this year's race. Armstrong and his team, are expected to win the Tour de France on Sunday in Paris.

(Sacramento Bee) // The California Assembly has passed a bill that would allow, but not require, business owners who contract with the state to…

(San Bernadino County Sun) // Thirteen Cal State students are planning a hunger strike for Wednesday, which they say they will continue until university…

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports on the grueling Alpine stage of the Tour de France as defending champion Lance Armstrong showed signs of weakness for the first time in two years.

In one exchange, a broker told a trader, "mate yur getting bloody good at this libor game ... think of me when yur on yur yacht in monaco."

Noah checks in with Frankie Andreau, a domestique with the US Postal team, about racing in the Tour de France. Today riders cranked up Mount Ventoux, a climb of more than six-thousand feet. It's regarded as the toughest part of the race. Andreau's role on the team is to support to the leader, rider Lance Armstrong. Noah also talked with Andreau earlier this month.

A new study funded by the state’s Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program has found that tobacco companies systematically market towards low-income and…

Also: U.S. resumes drone strikes against targets in Pakistan; Australian billionaire says he's building "Titanic II;" chances of military action against Iran are lower, experts say.

(ProPublica) // People holding student loan debt from the U.S. government may be paying a new debtor soon. The Department of Education have been…

The Oakland police department has announced it will reduce the number of officers in the city’s most violent blocks, following complaints from residents…

American Floyd Landis has been stripped of his 2006 Tour de France championship title for using banned drugs during the race. Runner-up Oscar Pereiro of Spain was pronounced the new winner. It is the first time in the more than 100-year history of the tour that a victory has been revoked by a doping scandal.