This week marked the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Were there any winners?
The son of the richest woman in Australia is suing his mother for $15 million in damages ‘for her treatment over the years’. We’re looking forward to his self-help novel ‘I sued my Mom, and you can too!’
If you’re still confused about the sequester, just know that it’s going to make dairy prices soar. Got milk?
Think our favorite Alaskan has been quietly relaxing as of late? Think again: Sarah Palin appears to be further broadening her writing career, with the subject this time being the Christmas season. But this may be more than your typical fireplace tale: It may foreshadow a greater Palin re-emergence in the public eye.
Who said the West gets to have all the fun? In an effort to save money on criminal justice costs, Maryland lawmakers proposed a bill to decriminalize possessing small amounts of marijuana, under 10 grams. This comes after a week where both governor O’Malley and Health Secretary Joshua Sharfstein came out in support of a medical marijuana bill.
Maryland is on the verge of becoming the 18th state to repeal the death penalty; the bill passed the Senate by a 27-20 vote and is expected to pass in the House of Delegates. Meanwhile, 6,695 miles away, 7 men were publicly executed this week in Saudi Arabia by a firing squad. This was a first. Normally convicts who are sentenced to death are traditionally beheaded.
