A Cleaner Tour De France Kicks Off With A Nod To WWI Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News A Cleaner Tour De France Kicks Off With A Nod To WWI The 101st Tour de France starts Saturday in England. To mark the 100th anniversary of WWI, the Tour will roll through former battlefields in the farmlands of northern France. Read this story Have The Islamist Militants Overreached In Iraq And Syria? After sweeping military victories, the group now known as the Islamic State is demanding loyalty from all Muslims. Like other radical Islamist groups, they may be alienating potential supporters. Read this story Two Sisters Share One's Road To Recovery When Shirlene English was immobilized by a stroke in 2000, her sister Loretta stepped up as chief caregiver. Then Loretta's father developed dementia, and she stepped up again. Read this story Safety Changes Are Small Comfort When Oil Trains Pass Regulators and railroads have implemented new practices since a runaway oil train destroyed the center of a small Canadian town a year ago. One key improvement, however, will take some time. Read this story Germany And Brazil To Face Off In World Cup Semifinals Brazil ended Colombia's Cinderella story on Friday with a 2-1 win to advance to the World Cup semifinals. On Tuesday Brazil will face Germany, who defeated France 1-0 in the quarterfinal. Read this story more news stories

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