New England governors and friends were on their way to a dinner party prior to a conference in Burlington, VT and found the way blocked by pedestrians and protesters. So they did what was only natural and called in the police, with police violence the predictable result.

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously last Tuesday to ban medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is expected to sign it into law, setting up a major battle as well as legal confusion.

We hear that strict gun control, removing guns from the street, will help protect society. But is this true? The facts would seem to show otherwise.

A note to Olympians worldwide: Be careful what you Tweet, because it could get you disqualified from the Olympic Games. In under a week, two athletes have already been expelled from their country's teams for discriminatory comments made on their Twitter accounts.

The London Olympic opening ceremony was a grand spectacle. Directed by popular British director, Danny Boyle, the multi-hour extravaganza included more than one memorable concept:

With less than four months until the general election, competition heats up between President Barrack Obama and GOP candidate, Mitt Romney. Meaning, swing states’ votes will be hot commodities come November.

Today’s world news round-up. An independent breakdown of notable global developments in a news update.

S.Korea activists seek UN 'China torture' probe - Agence France Presse

The graphics team at the New York Times has outdone itself with this interesting way of visualizing the current drought plaguing vast portions of the United States. Here in the office, we can't even remember the last time it rained. Granted, we are in San Diego...so that is expected.