Rants -

A Roman Catholic priest has gone missing in Brazil following a fundraising stunt that involved drifting away under hundreds of helium party balloons.

Both the U.S. Army and Marine Corps had to increase their enlistment of former felons in order to meet recruiting goals.

Raves -

Some 60 years of one-party rule in Paraguay has ended with the election of Fernando Lugo, a former bishop, a candidate who campaigned for reform.

British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking said Monday that extraterrestrial life is likely, even if it’s primitive.