Leaked report criticizes Virginia Tech for insufficient communication prior, during, and after the shooting. Man arrested for burning Burning Man four days early. TMN's Nicole Pasulka on all of the month's fire-related news. Today's big read: The fiery business of insuring--and gambling
In Iraq, Sadr orders his Mahdi Army to stand down for six months for "restructuring." Though the U.S. says Iraqis are free to apply for refuge on American shores, few have taken the offer, as they're not allowed to apply within Iraq. Young Chinese workers
We are approaching a level of ridiculousness. Exasperated GOP strategists try and contain their newest scandal. Idaho Statesman posts audio chronicling Sen. Craig's sex scandals; Craig blames Statesman for his current spot of trouble. Two years after Katrina, is New Orleans's glass half-empty or half-
Taliban will release South Korean hostages if Korea halts missionary work, military involvement. Black-and-white photograph of a protester chasing off a soldier is tearing Bangladesh apart. People who say crack is back are wrong--it never went away. Expensive homes out West are protected from wildfires by "
Analysis of Bush's reasons to reward loyalty over competence (particularly for "Fredos" who don't turn on their bosses). Conservative picks for who should replace Gonzales. News bubbles up of an Idaho senator pleading guilty to solicitation, giving license to toilet reporting. Walter Mosley: Two
After three weeks of work and two additional deaths, Utah rescue team plans to lower robotic camera into mine. More than 63 people are dead in Greek forest fires--is it arson? Russia arrests 10 members of Chechen underworld, linking them to the death of a controversial and crusading journalist.
Thanks for the ride, Bert: Gonzales resigns. Army lures new recruits with $20,000 to enter basic by the end of September--aka, the end of the fiscal year. With fewer foreign fighters able to enter Iraq, insurgents are enlisting children, and U.S. detention facilities are filling with pre-
Amnesty publishes proof Sudan is breaking the Darfur arms embargo--most likely with the help of Russia. Much of the U.S. is currently snorkeling, if not Jet-Skiing, home from work. Gov. George Wallace's would-be assassin released from prison after serving 35 years of 53-year
Flinty intelligence assessment of Iraq's government, Bush's government, and Democrats who would withdraw. Will an op-ed by seven soldiers have more impact than stories penned by generals? (See here for the op-ed.) Chapter five in Josh Neufeld's wonderful "A.D."
As is common practice on risky projects, demolition work at ground zero is being carried out by a shell corporation. Pakistani Supreme Court allows former PM, exiled in 2000, to return to the homeland. White House takes Office of Administration off list of bodies covered by Freedom of Information Act,
