In an unusual move, Fidel Castro, 83, recently used his column in Granma, the state-run newspaper of Cuba, to defend President Obama. Declaring that the right-wingers who oppose Obama's policy hate the president because he is black, Castro. . . READ FULL STORY

Victor Agosto, a 24-year-old soldier with the III Corps, found himself in military court on Wednesday for disobeying orders that would have sent him to Afghanistan. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and demoted to private. Rather than refusing. . . READ FULL STORY