Extra, Extra

This video of Michael Phelps swimming with a bunch of kids is pretty damn adorable. [S-T]

Four men have been charged in the murder of 10-year-old Nequiel "Nee-Nee" Fowler. [Trib]

America Airlines notified 353 of its O'Hare employees that they may lose their jobs come November. [AP]

Not to max out on Tina Fey coverage today, but this cover of Life magazine with her and John McCain? Weird! [Romanesko, a clip where Liz Lemon says "there's an 80 percent chance in the next election that I will tell my friends I am voting for Barack Obama, but I will secretly vote for John McCain"]

The Trib is considering switching to a three-section format that "significantly reduce[s]" the amount of space for news. [S-T]

"The raw sewage problem was compounded by Corner Bakery staff, who failed to clean up the sewage and instead walked through puddles of waste water, tracking it throughout the facility." [NBC 5]

Disgraced Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges today and will resign office by September 18. [Trib]

John Edwards cancelled his upcoming appearance at UIUC. [AP]

"A pantheon of media gods." [Jessie Rauch]