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  • The Kolkata Knight Riders celebrate their win against the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League final in Chennai, India, on May 27, 2012. Citing security concerns, the IPL announced Tuesday that it won't feature Sri Lankan players in the city.
    Indian Political Row Over Sri Lanka Spills Over Into Sport
    The Indian Premier League, a cricket tournament that is one of the world's highest-paying sporting leagues, announced it won't feature any Sri Lankan players in games played in the southern city of Chennai. The move follows a political debate in India over Sri Lanka's bloody civil war.
  • Alice Beauheim, her father and Bill Love fly their homemade machines at the Drone Smackdown in Manassas, Va., on Sunday. Objections by the Federal Aviation Administration forced organizers to hold the tongue-in-cheek contest outside of Washington, D.C.
    National Security Experts Go Rogue For 'Drone Smackdown'
    Law and national security experts got together last weekend for a dogfight they call the Drone Smackdown. The contest, though tongue in cheek, still raised lots of questions about the proliferation of drones, the rules of combat and federal efforts to regulate them.
  • Scandals Remind Us Generals Are Not Infallible
    The investigation that forced the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus has ensnared Gen. John Allen, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The two cases raise questions about the relationship between top officers and their civilian boss. It can be awkward but on occasion the president must disregard the counsel of military commanders.
  • The English Beat.
    Out Of Industrial Wasteland, The English Beat Was Born
    Ed Ward reviews the reissued catalog from the multiracial, multi-generational ska band.
  • Mitt Romney speaks in Miami on Wednesday.
    Parties Debate Meaning, Value Of 'Redistribution'
    Mitt Romney's campaign is calling President Obama a redistributionist as a way to change the "47 percent" discussion. But in fact, taking from some and giving to others is a concept long enshrined in the nation's tax code.
  • France To Send More Troops To Mali To Combat Islamist Militants
    As France wages war on the Islamists in Africa, French authorities are girding for possible terror attacks back home. But the French show no sign of wavering in their support for the Mali operation.
  • Military Suicides Hit Record High In 2012
    Military suicides went up again in 2012, as defense officials and Congress grappled with what to do. Of the 349 suicides, there were 182 in the active-duty Army, compared to 165 in 2011.
  • Disappearing Mule Deer A New Reality Throughout Western U.S.
    Scientists throughout the West are trying to figure out the mystery of the disappearing mule deer. Since the 1970s, biologists in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah have seen deer populations drop by 50 percent. The potential causes vary. Oil and gas development and the growth in coyote populations top the list.
  • Johane Setlhare began taking anti-AIDS drugs, provided by the government, in 2007. Two years later, he regained enough strength to build the house that's behind him.
    Botswana's 'Stunning Achievement' Against AIDS
    A decade ago, Botswana was facing a national crisis as AIDS appeared on the verge of decimating the country's adult population. Now, the country provides free, life-saving AIDS drugs to almost all of its citizens who need them.
  • HJ Lim, the rising pianist whose nine-hour Beethoven cycle shot to No. 1 on the Billboard classical chart.
    Beethoven — For A Buck
    Do ultra-cheap digital "box sets" of new releases by top artists help — or hurt — the classical music business?
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