Witch of Pungo pardoned by Virginia governor, 300 years later
Virginia governor Timothy M. Kaine today issued a ceremonial pardon to Grace Sherwood, who 300 years ago became the only person in that state to have been convicted as a witch, after a "trial by water." What's amazing about this story is the reminder that just a few generations ago in ( Read more... )

Enterprising soldiers take the internet into their own hands
Imagine: You're living in a previously abandoned compound in the desert with three hundred other people. You have a few rudimentary amenities-running water, three meals a day, a bed to sleep in-but your electricity still depends on a generator and telephone lines are just beginning to be ( Read more... )