Conservative rabbis OK same-sex marriage--insert the "kosher" joke of your choice here. Altoona, Pa., wants to take care of the immigrant problem it doesn't have--could this make it the most dangerous city in the U.S.? Mu Shuangshuang set a new world record
As expected, the Iraq Study Group's report recommends more diplomacy, less of a combat role for U.S. troops. (Read the report summary here.) Iraq responds to the report: Sounds great for you, not so great for us. On the same day the ISG report is released, Robert
Iraq Study Group says it's time to “begin to move combat forces out of Iraq responsibly.??? Trey Parker and Matt Stone discuss the backroom deals that occasionally keep South Park episodes off the air. The Queen's English has become a bit less queen-y. The story
Preparing for the Olympics, China lifts foreign media restrictions, also prints "How to Stop Illegal News Coverage" pamphlet for cops. Newbie to Johannesburg stunned by recommended security measures. New Israeli textbooks will show the pre-1967 boundary with the West Bank. City birds perform "avian rap"
Maliki would like a regional conference on stabilizing his country, insists Iraq is stable enough to host it. Kasparov: Iraq's endgame needs to be changed immediately. Beloved by senators, Gates agrees with the chess champ, and so does the Iraq Study Group. The sturm and drang of the
"If hit by the beam, you will move out of it--reflexively and quickly. You for sure will not be eager to experience it again." The U.S. military's new "Goodbye Weapon" harmlessly causes excruciating pain. Op: Things in Iraq started going wrong for
A clinical approach to Jackass Number Two. Apocalypto is supposed to be pretty good--but after Mel Gibson's summer tirade, will anyone consider it for an Oscar? Inmates who perform underwater construction could someday make for a great (or, you know) Kurt Russell movie. In my final conversation
In Iraq, thousands of U.S. combat troops are shifting to advisory roles--and no replacements have been sought. Under no-longer-secret orders from Bush, weapons labs are developing nukes that become useless in the wrong hands. For the fourth time in two decades, the Fiji military takes control
Bolton's temporary appointment as ambassador to the U.N. quietly ends. Lame-duck Congress likely to punt important important issues to next session. Video: The greatest high-school football comeback of all time. Holiday wrapping paper produced by graphic designers, sold to benefit charity. If your bus shelter
Being prone to conspiracy theories, as Russians certainly are, doesn't mean that someone is not conspiring against them. Forget ray-guns, our national security and best spies rely on...blogging. Thirty good websites you may not be reading. Jessica Francis Kane in today's Digest saves your
