Some of us missed the Jeff Barth video when it first hit the Internet last week, which is like a year ago in web time. But we’re not too proud to share, even belatedly, this viral video with readers of our blog who may have not seen it yet. It’s not every day you get

Note: As you may have guessed from the headline, there is disturbing content in this post. It’s that kind of news day: First Mark reported the latest in Florida’s face-eating attack. And now there’s a significant development in a crime story that has gripped Canada. Montreal Police issued a Canada-wide warrant for a gay porn

Seattle police say a gunman suspected of killing three people at a café and one in an apparent carjacking may have shot himself Wednesday as officers closed in on him. As NPR’s Martin Kaste is reporting for our Newscast unit: “It’s not confirmed that the man who shot himself in west Seattle is, in fact,

Enlarge Pete Souza/White House President Obama and John Brennan, his top counterterrorism adviser, in the Oval Office on Jan. 4, 2010. Brennan is a key voice about who gets put on the “kill list.” Pete Souza/White House President Obama and John Brennan, his top counterterrorism adviser, in the Oval Office on Jan. 4, 2010. Brennan

Enlarge David Vincent/AP USA’s Serena Williams reacts shortly before losing to France’s Virginie Razzano during their first round match in the French Open tennis tournament on Tuesday. David Vincent/AP USA’s Serena Williams reacts shortly before losing to France’s Virginie Razzano during their first round match in the French Open tennis tournament on Tuesday. Serena Williams

President Obama will bestow an eclectic group of Americans with the Medal of Freedom today. That’s the highest civilian honor in the United States. Folk legend Bob Dylan, author Toni Morrison, basketball coach Pat Summitt, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, astronaut John Glenn and activist Dolores Huerta will be among the recipients. “These extraordinary

The pope’s butler, who has been arrested in one of the Vatican’s biggest scandals in decades, has pledged to cooperate in the probe involving leaked documents, corruption and intrigue, his lawyer said Monday. The commitment by butler Paolo Gabriele to cooperate with Vatican investigators raises the specter that higher-ranking prelates may soon be named in