While Broadway Sings Its Praise, The Wigmaker Remains Unsung Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News While Broadway Sings Its Praise, The Wigmaker Remains Unsung Sunday night's Tony Awards will honor actors and actresses, but not those who create their elaborate coiffures. That's because the best in the business know how to stay out of the spotlight. Read this story Obama's First-Term Military Moves Give Way To Second-Term Caution In his first term, the president launched a troop surge in Afghanistan, stepped up drone strikes and ordered the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. In his second term, he's been reluctant to use force. Read this story Big Moments Get Less Weighty: Whatever Happened To Stiff Paper? It had weight. It lasted. It got punched, torn, reused. It got us into ballparks, airplanes, buses, theaters. I'm talking about stiff paper — and it's vanishing. Read this story Lessons From The Language Boot Camp For Mormon Missionaries The Missionary Training Center, which prepares young adults to spread the Gospel around the world, is recognized as a model for language instruction. And the program only takes a few weeks. Read this story California Chrome Loses To Tonalist In Belmont, Misses Triple Crown A horse with little pedigree and an odd gait, California Chrome was a popular favorite to win the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown, but ultimately came up short. Read this story more news stories

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