Enlarge image i Mayor Bobby Tufts of Dorset, Minn. Jeff Baenen/AP Mayor Bobby Tufts of Dorset, Minn. Jeff Baenen/AP His second job will be at a pre-school. As a student. Four-year-old Bobby Tufts was re-elected “mayor” over the weekend in the tiny northern Minnesota community of Dorset. We say “mayor” because Dorset doesn’t really have […]
Today’s the day San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who’s now been accused by 10 women of sexual harassment, is to start two weeks of treatment at a behavior counseling clinic. Even though the Democratic mayor will be at an undisclosed location, he apparently won’t be completely out of touch. According to San Diego’s Union-Tribune, “Filner
Enlarge image i A spider monkey sits inside its cage last month at the Simon Bolivar Zoo, which recently celebrated its 97th anniversary, in San Jose, Costa Rica. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images A spider monkey sits inside its cage last month at the Simon Bolivar Zoo, which recently celebrated its 97th anniversary, in San Jose, Costa
Enlarge image i Regimental Combat Team 7 cases its flag during their mission’s closing ceremony in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Sean Carberry/NPR Regimental Combat Team 7 cases its flag during their mission’s closing ceremony in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Sean Carberry/NPR At the peak of fighting in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, there were 20,000 Marines battling the Taliban.
The U.S. men’s soccer team celebrates a 1-0 win over Panama to capture the CONCACAF Gold Cup. It might not be much in the eyes of the soccer world, but it’s enough to give fans real hope for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images At the beginning of 2013 — with only
Enlarge image i Iran’s new President Hassan Rowhani sits next to the national flag on his first official day in office in Tehran on Saturday. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images Iran’s new President Hassan Rowhani sits next to the national flag on his first official day in office in Tehran on Saturday. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images Hassan Rouhani,
Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images As Congress heads off for its 2013 summer recess, who could blame a citizen for thinking that maybe the slogan above the House dais should be changed from “In God We Trust” to “Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here.” Experts in government like Norman Ornstein and Thomas
Enlarge image i Stephen Rakes as he arrived at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Boston on June 12 for the first day of the “Whitey” Bulger’s trial. Brian Snyder /Reuters /Landov Stephen Rakes as he arrived at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Boston on June 12 for the first day of the “Whitey” Bulger’s trial.
Enlarge image i Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle, on a yacht in Bodega Bay, Calif., in 2005. The two were part of a group hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman in February 2011. Joe Grande/AP Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle, on a yacht in Bodega Bay, Calif., in 2005. The two were
Acetaminophen has been added to the list of over-the-counter painkillers that can cause rare but deadly skin reactions. Paul Sancya/AP Taking acetaminophen causes rare but potentially deadly skin reactions in some people, the Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday. The goal is not to scare people off Tylenol and other acetaminophen-based pain relievers, which are
Edward Snowden’s new refugee documents, which were shown by his lawyer. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters /Landov Edward Snowden’s father, Lonnie, had a dramatic change of heart this week: Back in June, he sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder in which he told him that if the U.S. promised not to detain or silence Edward before
Enlarge image i Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey Julio Cortez/AP Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey Julio Cortez/AP Now that the dust has settled somewhat on the rhetorical skirmish between Rand Paul and Chris Christie over NSA data gathering, it’s easier to see the irony of the confrontation. We witnessed not just the punching