Trump ordered that the term Homo sapiens be changed to Hetero sapiens. In history books and on websites, the airplane from which the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima will no longer be identified as the Enola Gay, but rather the Enola Straight. Trump also ordered billionaire Mark Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, to change his name to Mark American. If he does not do so, he will be charged with terrorism.   read more

With Congress preparing to forbid the closure of Guantánamo Bay and ban the transfer of detainees to the U.S., the Obama administration may use an executive order to formalize the policy and practice of indefinite detention without trial for sus...   read more

Much to the frustration of environmentalists but the delight of the oil industry, the Obama administration has stuck by its assessment of the polar bear being a threatened—but not endangered—species. Choosing the latter classification, which env...   read more

Having lost both his legs, one eye and three relatives in an airstrike conducted by the CIA, 17-year-old Sadaullah Wazir is intent on suing the spy agency in a Pakistan court for wrongful death. Wazir’s attorney, Shahzad Akbar, admits there is l...   read more

American companies aren’t supposed to be doing business with Iran or other nations hit with economic sanctions, unless they’re providing food or humanitarian aid. But thanks to a broadly written law whose original intent was to limit exports to ...   read more

Northern Oregon is set to host the world’s largest wind farm, now that the U.S. Department of Energy has decided to provide Caithness Energy’s Shepherds Flat project with a $1.3 billion loan guarantee. Once constructed near Arlington, Oregon, th...   read more

Like other branches of the military, the U.S. Air Force is struggling with increased numbers of suicides. With less than two weeks remaining in 2010, the Air Force reported 54 suicides this year, the highest total since 1993. It is the leading c...   read more

Having served at embassies throughout Africa, Donald G. Teitelbaum finally was given his first ambassadorship by President George W. Bush, who nominated the career diplomat in 2008 to lead the U.S. mission in Ghana. His term began on July 16, 20...   read more

A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, John R. Bass has served as U.S. ambassador to Georgia since October 1, 2009.   Bass was born and raised in upstate New York, and is a graduate of Syracuse University.   He worked as a newspaper ed...   read more

In Missoula, Montana, prosecutor Andrew Paul wanted to try Touray Cornell for possession of marijuana. But he couldn’t find enough people in the jury pool open to the idea of sending Cornell to jail for holding a 16th of an ounce of pot. The so-...   read more

Congress has decided it’s time to administer lie detector tests to those seeking work with the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) service, the nation’s largest law enforcement agency, which has been the subject of corruption allegations.   Ne...   read more

Laurence D. Wohlers was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the Central African Republic (CAR) on September 8, 2010.   Wohlers’ parents worked as Foreign Service officers in Japan, Pakistan, and the former Yugoslavia, where father Lester served as ...   read more

Christopher W. Murray was confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo on August 5, 2010, and reported for duty in Brazzaville on September 16.   The son of David and Lee Murray of Syracuse, New York, Murray graduated from Notting...   read more

Eric D. Benjaminson, the U.S. ambassador to Gabon and São Tomé and Principe, is a career diplomat specializing in economic and African Affairs. He presented his credentials in Gabon on December 3, 2010.   On his father’s side, Benjaminson come...   read more

Specially programmed computers are being used by stock market experts to analyze news media sites, blogs and even social media networks like Twitter to determine the right time to buy or sell.   For instance, Dow Jones has a program that scans...   read more

The Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, branded a terrorist organization during the Bush administration, is set to receive $40,800 in damages from the federal government for illegally spying on the foundation’s communications. The government also ha...   read more

Want to know what life is like for those working in law enforcement, or for someone enduring poverty and homelessness? You could read about these ways of life, or you could learn about them by checking out a person at the public library in Toron...   read more