Rants

Raul Castro has now officially succeeded control of Cuba from his brother Fidel, continuing a half-century of autocratic rule.

Google Inc. is starting a pilot project for the storage of medical records online, worrying Internet privacy experts.

Raves

A random stranger donated her kidney to a sick 8-year-old girl in Atlanta, Ga., after seeing a flier made by her parents.

Speaking of Georgia, a couple won a $270 million lottery jackpot last week using the numbers of their grandchildren’s birthdays.