FINAL LOOK: Obama stunned by Alabama destruction

Here is our roster of stories that managed to evade the full-on blog treatment:

• An appeals court has lifted a ban on embryonic stem cell research. (CNN)

• In a visit to storm-damaged Alabama, Obama said he had never seen such devastation. (AP)

• The world was not ready for Princess Beatrice's royal wedding hat. (Gawker)

• Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an effort to get people to drop off unused drugs to prevent abuse. (Patch)

• The Pentagon says the United States is making "tangible progress" in Afghanistan. Obama has said he'll withdraw some troops in July. (Washington Post)

• For the next few weeks, six planets are aligned along the dawn sky. (Space.com)