Mark Memmott

A U.S. District Court judge in Virginia "has ruled that the campaign finance law banning corporations from making [direct] contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional," The Associated Press reports.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which appears to have had the story first, adds that the case "is likely to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court." The decision would only affect cases in the Alexandria, Va.-based district.

There are 156 people still unaccounted for following Sunday's devastating tornado in Joplin, Mo., state officials just reported.

That's down from 232 on Thursday.

Officials report that in the past 24 hours, 90 people reported they're OK or were located, and 6 people from the "unaccounted for" list were confirmed to have been killed.

Science isn't our strongest subject, so we hope that some of you and perhaps our friends at the 13.7 blog can add some further insights into the news that Australian college student Amelia Fraser-McKelvie has helped solve a "cosmic mystery of massive dimensions," as The Sydney Morning Herald puts it.

The soccer world is stunned this morning by the news that Sepp Blatter, president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) must face the organization's ethics committee on Sunday to answer questions about what, if anything, he knew regarding a bribes-for-votes scandal inside the soccer's world governing body.

How serious is this?

Those who follow the game closely aren't holding back:

Two stories; two very different views that underscore the incredibly complicated U.S.-Pakistan relationship: