Mark Memmott

The news that the city of Fukushima, Japan, plans to give badge-like dosimeters to 34,000 children in September — to gauge how much radiation they're exposed to from the nearby nuclear power plant that was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami — isn't sitting well with some parents.

There was a 0.2 percent increase in consumer prices last month vs. April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics just reported.

And that's the smallest increase since November's 0.1 percent gain, BLS adds.

Inflation was kept in check in large part because of a 2 percent drop in gasoline costs. As The Associated Press writes:

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Bruce Springsteen says that E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons "will need much care and support to achieve his potential once again," but "all initial signs are encouraging" as he recovers from a serious stroke suffered over the weekend.

The hottest story of the morning so far is The New York Times' report that "Pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested some of the Pakistani informants who fed information to the Central Intelligence Agency in the months leading up to the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, according to American officials."