The judge in the former NLF star's domestic violence case said she couldn't take negotiations seriously after he "playfully slapped his attorney on the backside in court." The result: 30 days in jail. 

Sex in exchange for food. Violent punishments for minor infractions. Widespread rape. According to a complaint, abuses have cost many prisoners here their lives.

As George Zimmerman's trial kicks off on Monday, Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes at the Huffington Post that based on census records, the jury pool will likely consist largely of older, white Republicans.

Writing at New York magazine, Maureen O'Connor says that Michelle Obama may be smart in not meeting with China's first lady, Peng Liyuan, who is visiting the U.S. this week with her husband, Xi Jinping. She reportedly sang in praise of the Chinese army after its crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989.