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The Irony of the Supreme Court's Ruling on Military Funeral Protesters

The worldwide lion population has declined a staggering 90 percent in the past 50 years. In their documentary The Last Lions, conservationists Beverly and Dereck Joubert track the giant hunters across Bostwana and warn that without intervention, lions may soon go extinct.

Clarifying the Difference Between the Oscar Categories

The Libyan leader pumped his fist as he made a surprise address to crowds in the capital, blocks from where government gunmen on rooftops reportedly fired down on protesters streaming out of mosques. Several witnesses told the AP that a number of protesters died, but the reports could not be immediately confirmed.

Libya's Moammar Gadhafi made a surprise appearance in the capital in which he told a crowd of supporters that together they would "defeat any foreign attempt" to overthrow his regime.

As tensions in Libya grow, the White House says it is considering all options to respond to the unrest. Some have called for economic sanctions or a no-fly zone to prevent the use of aircraft against Libyan civilians, while others argue for the U.S. to stay out of the conflict entirely.

Union organizers are ramping up their efforts in state capitals across the country, emphasizing that what began in Madison, Wis., could have national consequences. But union leaders say they are glad the Obama administration has watched from the sidelines because they don't need the president's help.

The Soska Twins Shatter Female Stereotypes

The Libyan leader has a personal and political friendship with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. That relationship is beginning to be awkward for Italy vis-a-vis its European allies, which have sharply condemned Gadhafi's violent crackdown on demonstrators.

Justice Clarence Thomas rarely speaks during a Supreme Court argument. Perhaps he reserves his opinions for private conversations with the other justices. Quiet People can be quite social and sociable. They just don't say much.