As McDonnell awaits Supreme Court, another governor watches ...
Along with the state officials and law professors who are happy that the Supreme Court this week is reviewing the corruption conviction of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell, add inmate No. 24775-001 at the federal prison in Oakdale, La. He is otherwise known as Don E. Siegelman, the former governor of Alabama, whom many of those same people supported when the justices decided — twice — that his conviction did not warrant an extended review. “I’m not the slightest bit bitter about tha..>> view originalWhat Beyonce's 'Lemonade' means for women who have miscarried
Beyoncé on stage with her husband, Jay Z, and their daughter Blue Ivy as she accepts the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards in August 2014. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Beyoncé, the only human to drop a new single and perform it at the Super Bowl a day later, released a new album Saturday that felt both like a seismic cultural event and a searingly intimate diary. We hear the singer confront her lover’s infidelity on the record “Lemonade,” which, in Beyoncé fashion, include..>> view originalTom Brady's Deflategate suspension reinstated by federal court
Washington Post sports editor Mike Hume discusses the never-ending Deflategate saga, which took another turn Monday when a federal appeals court reinstated the NFL's four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. (Thomas Johnson/The Washington Post) The never-ending Deflategate saga took another turn Monday when a federal appeals court reinstated the NFL’s four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circu..>> view originalYou need to chill out, Tim Robbins
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (L) stands with actor Tim Robbins who introduced him at a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin April 4, 2016. (REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich) The last we heard from actor and Bernie Sanders mega-supporter Tim Robbins, he was disparaging Hillary Clinton's big wins in the South by pointing out that those states would vote for the Republican in November. (We pointed out that Sanders won a lot of red states, too, and that Clinton had also won mo..>> view originalIslamist militants behead Canadian man in southern Philippines
A U.S. military V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor on maneuvers during U.S.-Philippine military exercises on April 14. (Bullit Marquez/AP) A severed head was left Monday on a street in the southern Philippines, authorities said, five hours after a ransom deadline set by Islamist militants holding Western hostages and others. Canada’s prime minister identified the victim as a 68-year-old Canadian. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said John Ridsdel of Calgary, Alberta, was killed in a “coldblooded murder” b..>> view originalAspiring campaign volunteer killed 'execution style' moments after ...
(Scott Olson/Getty Images) Alex Cherry chatted with Chris Rabb, a Democratic candidate for a seat in the Pennsylvania State House, on Sunday, saying he planned to work the polls in the upcoming election. Impressed, Rabb and a volunteer encouraged the 21-year-old to join the campaign, Rabb would say later in a statement. “He was enthusiastic about the political process,” Rabb said. Then, as Cherry still spoke with the campaign worker, a man came up behind the 21-year-old and shot him in the..>> view originalIndia's Modi won praise for 'slapping' China. Then this happened.
Dolkun Isa of the World Uighur Congress has been labeled a terrorist by the Chinese government. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images) Patriotic chest-thumping over the weekend in India gave way to embarrassment and bitterness as the government made a very public U-turn on issuing a visa to Uighur dissident Dolkun Isa. He is the executive committee chairman of the World Uighur Congress, an organization that represents a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in China's far-west,..>> view originalSaudi Arabia announces plan to end its 'addiction' to oil
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is said to be at the helm of Saudi Arabia's plans to modernize its economy. (Charles Platiau/Reuters) Saudi Arabia is a country near-synonymous with the oil industry, but now the kingdom is moving to end what it calls its "addiction to oil" with a new plan. The plan, known as Vision 2030, was announced Monday by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the fast-rising 31-year-old said to be at the helm of Saudi Arabia's plans to modernize its ec..>> view originalBarack Obama, the first alt-comedy president
President Obama and Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney mimic the athlete’s “not impressed” look in 2012. (Pete Souza/The White House) For a long time, presidential humor was predictable as a knock-knock joke. Then along came President Obama, dropping the word “heezy,” mimicking viral memes, and quipping that he and Joe Biden are so close, they’d probably be denied service at an Indiana pizza joint. Obama, who will take the stage at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Sa..>> view original
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