The Brief, May 15: Hubble Fix, CDC Changup

We're seeing some big changes today on huge scales. From one country's welcome to a spiritual living legend to a helping hand for jobless med-seekers, we've got some headlines to revive your faith in compassion. See what's happening past our stratosphere. Then check out a few national headlines worth being hip to. T.G.I.Springtime! The Brief is in bloom.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama gets an open invite to formerly hesitant South Africa. Go ahead, book that flight, D.L.! Hubble camera upgrade! Phase one of repair spacewalk a success. More rights for detainees as trials plow ahead. Wow. Compassion and support from a pharmaceutical giant helps ease health woes for the unemployed. The papers are abuzz with our new head of Centers for Disease Control (CDC). With swine flu only the tip of the iceburg, Thomas Frieden hopes to tackle the job and offer heaps of health.