Rumors are spreading that the U.S. Supreme Court will vote 5-4 to rule that a U.S. president cannot be prosecuted for anything he does while he is president. Some Democrats are suggesting that Joe Biden bring a gun to his first debate with Donald Trump. If he shoots Trump, he would be immune, but if Trump shoots Biden he would be prosecuted because he is not a sitting president.   read more

 “All of the great prophets of modern times have come from the desert: Mohammed, Jesus and myself.” -Muammar al-Gaddafi, October 1988   When I wrote my book, Tyrants: The World's 20 Worst Living Dictators, it goes without saying that I includ...   read more

If there’s one thing House Republicans and President Barack Obama can agree on, it’s that they both distort the truth about the new budget plan.   According to FactCheck.org of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, GOP leaders and the White Hous...   read more

Under investigation by state and federal officials, Prime Healthcare Services is operating hospitals in California that have patients with unusually high rates of malnutrition that usually is found only among starving children in developing coun...   read more

Classified a “diplomat” by the Obama administration until Monday, the man arrested in Pakistan for killing two men in Lahore has turned out to be employed by the CIA.   After conducting interviews in the U.S. and Pakistan, the British newspaper ...   read more

For the U.S. government, strategic priorities have taken preeminence over human rights in Bahrain, where a substantial opposition movement by the Shiite majority is threatening to topple the long-ruling Sunni royal family.   Bahrain in one of ...   read more

Officials in Afghanistan have expressed shock at the suggestion of America’s top general that local citizens burned their own children to make the U.S. military look bad following an attack in the mountainous region of Konar province.   The Wa...   read more

On Tuesday, Libya’s ambassador to the United States announced that he was resigning his post. As recently as the day before, he had said that he would not do so because he was part of the “good side” of the Libyan government. He now joins a grow...   read more

In the wake of last month’s shooting in Tucson, Arizona, in which U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords was the primary target, Congress’s research arm found that more than 20 attacks have been made on lawmakers and their staff since the establ...   read more

Potato growers belonging to the nation’s largest cooperative are facing a massive lawsuit challenging the organization’s antitrust exemption, which has been in effect since the 1920s. A class action case brought by potato purchasers alleges the ...   read more

Pamela Ann White is no stranger to Africa. The new ambassador to Gambia has more than 35 years of experience on the continent, most of it with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). She was confirmed as ambassador by the Senate o...   read more

This was not the best of years for foreign language entries. There were a lot of good films, but so many of them were bleak and depressing, a reflection no doubt of the downturn in the global economy. As for the nominees, the group is tainted by t...   read more

Al-Qaeda was no fan of former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, but the terrorist organization is not thrilled with what might replace the dictator: democracy.   A new video by al-Qaeda’s No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has criticized Egypt’s de...   read more

University of Utah economics student Tim DeCristopher delayed the selling of oil and gas leases on thousands of acres of public land more than two years ago, but now his actions have him facing felony charges in a Utah federal court.   On Decemb...   read more

This year’s documentary shorts nominees are, well, earnest. All five of them center on uplifting responses to difficult situations.   Killing in the Name (USA) You might recall the 2005 terrorist attack in Amman, Jordan, in which an Iraqi terro...   read more

This year’s animated shorts nominees include two children’s cartoons, two non-U.S. entries noteworthy for their skillful and creative animation, and one political satire.   Day and Night (USA) If you’ve seen Toy Story 3, you’ve probably seen Da...   read more

The Confession (United Kingdom) In The Confession, nine-year-old Sam, the son of a farmer, and his best friend are preparing for their first confession. The problem is that they have nothing worth confessing. Sam is concerned because he thinks th...   read more