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A new report by a diesel industry group shows Oregon and Idaho are in the top 10 when it comes to highest rates of diesel vehicle ownership in the nation.

Vernon Kruger is living 80 feet up in the air in a wine barrel that is mounted on the top of a pole. In the 1990s he did this for 67 days. He wants to break his record while raising money for charity.

Also: Maine voters approve an expansion of Medicaid; pollution reaches dangerous levels in New Delhi; and LeBron James posts opaque memes on "mood".

Also: Death toll at 120 in wave of bombings in Pakistan; U.N. holds emergency meeting on Mali; report reveals 50 years of alleged sexual abuse of children by former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.

It is midday on June 30, halfway through the year. Do you know where your money is?

While the shooting rampage in Aurora, Colo., is dominating the news today, there are other headlines.

Four recommendations from NPR's Book Concierge for books for kids and young adults.

The president gave a speech last night deriding affordability in Pennsylvania

Last year, Beyoncé became the artist with the most Grammy wins in history.

Also: More shelling in the Syrian city of Homs; Yemenis vote in single-candidate presidential election; Stephen Colbert returns to the airwaves.