1. The legislative body of the United Methodist Church voted to repeal a 40-year ban on the ordination of gay clergy yesterday, one of several rule changes around sexuality adopted at their General Conference.

2. Johnson & Johnson proposes paying $6.5B over 25 years to settle thousands of current and future US lawsuits that claim its baby powder and other talc-based products caused ovarian cancer (More)

3. Parents will have more school options this fall. More than 450 students outside the Wichita School District could attend Wichita Public Schools next school year. The new statewide Open Enrollment law goes into effect this fall, allowing students to apply for schools outside their district. It leaves families across the state with a lot more choice on where to send their kids to school.

4. Next time you run into the store to grab a 10 pound bag of ice – ask yourself, would you pay $320 for it. In California they would. There is an exclusive, high end convenience store in LA that has already made a name for itself for selling things like a $20 gallon of milk.  But if you want a pound of ice, formed in 8 perfect spheres and made by what is supposed to be super pure water, you’ll pay $32 for it.

5. and it’s happened to me and has probably happened to you too – lost luggage while flying. We are apparently flying into the wrong airport. Kansai International Airport (KIX) near Osaka, Japan has reported a remarkable aviation feat that other international airports can only dream of. The airport has not lost a single piece of passenger luggage since it first opened in September 1994, earning itself an unrivaled international reputation for reliability and operational efficiency. No lost luggage in almost 30 years…..that’s like being married 30 years and not having one, single argument….it’s pretty rare, and THAT’S TRENDING