FINAL LOOK: Surgeon is certain Giffords will survive

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

• Gabrielle Giffords' surgeon says she has a 100% chance of survival. (TPM)

• Verizon will begin offering the iPhone 4 to its customers next month. (CNET)

• Golden-voiced homeless man Ted Williams was detained by police in Los Angeles after an altercation at a hotel. (Los Angeles Times)

• The last living survivor of the Lusitania has died. (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

• The city of Boston has debuted an ambulance for the morbidly obese, capable of transporting people who weigh up to 1,000 pounds. (NBC)

• Former NBA journeyman Matt Geiger has managed to sell one of the most ridiculous houses imaginable. (The Big Lead)