The United States is seeing some protests of its own, namely in Wisconsin, where protesters descended on the Capitol, halting a Republican effort to end a half century of collective-bargaining rights for public workers. Democratic lawmakers fled the session to avoid the measure’s near-certain passage. Democrats are saying they won’t return before Saturday, and it…

Fresh from our “Is she still talking?” file, former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin took a dig at Michelle Obama’s breast-feeding initiative during an appearance at a Long Island country club. The New York Daily News is reporting that Palin cracked, “It’s no wonder Michelle Obama is telling everybody you need to…

The Daily Mail is reporting that thousands of mourners defied an army crackdown in Bahrain to attend the funerals of protesters killed in anti-government demonstrations. There were fears that the funerals could spark further violent clashes, since mourners are demanding the downfall of Bahrain’s ruling monarchy. The latest protests come after Bahrain’s military said it…

MSNBC is reporting that Ann Pettway, the woman accused of kidnapping Carlina White, now 23, as a baby from a hospital in New York City, has been indicted for kidnapping. A federal grand jury in New York brought the charges against Ann Pettway for “unlawfully, willfully and knowingly” taking White from her hospital crib at…

Fresh from our “Is it them or is it really us?” file, Bossip is reporting that Andrake Kelley, a 15-year-old Ohio boy, has died from injuries suffered after his brother Andrew Kelley, 16, shot him in the head following a dispute inside an Apple Store. Witnesses report that an argument ensued between two groups of…

MSNBC is reporting that at least four people were killed Thursday after riot police used buckshot, tear gas and clubs to drive protesters from a main square in Bahrain’s capital Manama, where they had been demanding political change in the tiny kingdom. The protesters had been in Pearl Square since Monday in an attempt to…

Fox Sports is reporting that a physical altercation between Bethune-Cookman and Maryland-Eastern Shore led officials to suspend the women’s basketball game with 16:22 left in the second half on Tuesday. Game officials, security and both coaching staffs eventually broke up the melee on the court, sending the teams to their locker rooms. Officially the game…

Fresh from our “Is she still talking?” file, Rep. Michele Bachmann, a potential Republican presidential candidate, is taking issue with first lady Michelle Obama’s breast-feeding initiative. CNN is reporting that while speaking to conservative talk-radio host Laura Ingraham Tuesday, the Minnesota Republican said that Mrs. Obama’s efforts to promote breast-feeding — and the IRS’ announcement…

News 1 is reporting that Fitz Fullerton, the livery-cab driver who was stabbed through the mouth and chin while fighting with a knife-wielding assailant, was handcuffed at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., while receiving treatment for his injuries. Fullerton was the victim of Maksim Gelman, who was in the middle of a 28-hour deadly rampage.…