Bahrain sentences activists to life sentences in attempt to crush dissent. Obama's Afghanistan war wind-down speech will please neither stick-to-it generals nor flee-fast supporters. Sixty-three percent of Pakistanis disapprove of bin Laden's killing; more than half say it's "
Less crack smoking, better number crunching, and other theories why U.S. crime has plummeted. Anthony Weiner, meet lawyer Patricia Boguslawski and urologist Richard Chopp. Mississippi Delta farmers begin tearing down their emergency, homemade levees. Former BP chief Hayward likely will be summoned to Texas to face a new lawsuit
First time in two months, Assad addresses Syria seeking "dialogue," and opposition groups convene. Assad's image pelted with shoes after speech. Polls show American voters still prejudiced against Mormon political candidates. Obama impersonator yanked offstage during GOP conference for racially insensitive material, or for mocking GOPers?
Taliban fighters who take Afghanistan's asylum offer require a security detail to survive in their new life. Health agencies find they can monitor a city's drug use by passively sampling its wastewater. KFC franchise to donate $1 to diabetes research for every "Mega Jug"
Nearly 200 of Obama's biggest backers obtained administration posts for themselves or their spouses. Putin spokesman zealously defends hiring former "Miss Moscow" finalist to join Putin's traveling photographers. Examples from Miss Moscow's photo portfolio. Design decisions made in 2006 by Twitter'
Syria summary: Too big for outsiders to intervene, yet Assad must not be allowed to murder. Resignation of Assad's reviled cousin seen as sacrifice to public fury. Afghan owners of the number 39--in phone numbers, license plates--mocked for being pimps. The figure seems to be looking
Even as the overall U.S. life expectancy is rising, in some counties it's leveling off--or dropping. With Medicaid dollars set to run out at the end of the month, a growing number of unemployed Americans face an uncertain future. With the Pentagon buying less, U.S.
White House says it doesn't need Congress's approval to support NATO in Libya. AP joins Journal and LA Times in calling conflict in Libya "civil war." D.C. politicians say golf patches fissures; Eisenhower played 100+ rounds a year during tenure. Alternative therapies lack
By ruling a gay judge didn't have to recuse himself from Prop 8 decision, district defends a judge's right to be objective. The Backfire Effect: When deeply held beliefs are rightly challenged, we cling to them even stronger. No Child Left Behind continues its rampage: Test
Athens protests turn violent, with gas bombs and tear gas exchanged. Palestinians to unveil new Hamas-Fatah unity government next Tuesday. Interesting U.S. project to deploy "shadow" internet/mobile phone systems to support dissidents and bypass censors. Op: Syrians are well versed in the history of foreign
