In Case You Missed It: Mayor McGinn rejects Tim Eyman, Apple's profits continue to soar, invaluable Seattle arts patron Bagley Wright passes on.

U.S. Budget Brawl: House passes the Cut, Cap and Balance act, bipartisan 'Gang of Six' put forth alternate debt-reduction framework.

Today in the NewsCorp Kaboom: PM David Cameron in the hot seat.

Speaking of Busted Hackers: FBI detains at least 14 people after raiding homes across the US as part of an international operation targeting the hacking activist groups Anonymous and LulzSec.

Good News for Boeing: American Airlines places humongous plane order.

Rashomonster: Al Qaeda's official magazine claims that Osama bin Laden fought back in a "vicious battle" with the U.S. Navy SEALs before his death in May.

Second-Degree Assault Charges: Filed against the 17-year-old boy accused of shooting at a car near a vigil for slain South Seattle teen Tanaya Gilbert.

Problematic Lobbying: "Pakistani intelligence secretly funneled at least $4 million to a Washington front group whose leaders improperly lobbied U.S. officials over the disputed territory of Kashmir, federal agents alleged Tuesday."

Time to Die: Mark Stroman, a 41-year-old man who fatally shot an Indian man during a shooting rampage after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, scheduled to be executed today in Texas.

Polling High: Michele Bachmann.

That's Cold: Brrr-glar repeatedly steals cigarettes and Hot Pockets from Centralia woman's freezer.

That Entrepreneurial Spirit: Vancouver, WA woman arrested after allegedly trying to sell her baby for $500 at a Taco Bell.

Finally, happy birthday to Soundgarden screamer/looker Chris Cornell, born on this day in 1964. In advance of the band's July 30 show at the Gorge, here's "My Wave."