Attorneys pick up the pace in jury selection on third day of George Zimmerman trial
Attorneys quickened the pace in jury selection Wednesday in the George Zimmerman trial, as lawyers looked to whittle down the pool of hundreds of potential jurors to just six, plus four alternates, who will decide the fate of the Florida ...

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen: What’s the Difference?
[Related: Mary Kate Olsen's Futuristic Funeral Look] Ironically, Mary-Kate has bashed her life as a child star, while Ashley hasn’t. In a 2010 interview with Marie Claire, Mary-Kate compared herself and her twin to "little monkey performers," when ...

World’s oldest person ever dies in Japan at age 116
TOKYO — Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, who had been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living person and the oldest man ever, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 116. Kimura, of Kyotango, Japan, was born April 19, 1897.

Nelson Mandela 'responding better' to treatment, Zuma says
Earlier in the day, Zuma's spokesman, Mac Maharaj, had told a radio interviewer that Mandela's health was unchanged, and that he remained in serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital. Mandela fell ill last week and was rushed to the ...

Kuwaiti premier visits Iraq, tightening bonds
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Kuwait's prime minister discussed ties with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad on Wednesday, signaling improving relations between neighbors still working to overcome the more than two-decade legacy of war. The warming bonds between Shiite ...

Medgar Evers Was Killed 50 Years Ago Today. Here Is the Program From His Funeral
Follow the The Vault blog. Follow stories by Rebecca Onion. MySlate is a new tool that lets you track your favorite parts of Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more. Medgar Evers ...