Did Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., try to kill himself?
A Chicago radio station, citing two unnamed sources, reported Tuesday that the congressman attempted suicide, but Jackson’s father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his congressional office dismissed the report as “rumor.” Jackson, 47, under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, left Capitol Hill on June 10 on a medical leave, saying he was suffering from exhaustion. Demands have been growing for Jackson to explain his extended absence.
What was the Srebrenica massacre?
About 8,000 Muslims, mostly men and boys, were killed in the Bosnian city of Srebrenica in July 1995 by Serb forces led by Gen. Ratko Mladic. The slaughter, declared genocide by an international court in 2004, is considered the greatest loss of life on European soil since World War II. About 30,000 Muslims commemorated the 17th anniversary of the massacre Wednesday and buried an additional 520 newly identified victims.
Why doesn’t Metro let riders drink water all summer long?
Metro normally bans all eating and drinking in stations, trains and buses. But three times this summer, as temperatures soared, Metro suspended the rule to allow riders to drink water. It relaxed the rule last summer, too. But the agency said D.C. law specifically bans eating and drinking on the system and Metro can either enforce the ban or try to overturn the law. Bolstering the case for keeping the ban is the threat that rats and other critters would be attracted to the victuals.
