StupidiNews, Memorial Day Edition!

• A US sailor from California became the 3,000th coalition troop death in Afghanistan as he died from complications from wounds.
• The Associate Press reports 45% of the 1.6 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are seeking or have sought disability compensation from the Pentagon, twice the rate of the first Gulf War.
• Some 8 Afghan civilians, reportedly 6 of them children, were killed by an NATO airstrike in Paktia province.
• After falling last week to seven-month lows, oil prices have rebounded under fresh concerns in Europe and Iran.
• The FCC has approved part of the frequency spectrum for use in wireless sensors for hospital and medical use in patients.