Rep. Comrade
The gentleman from Havana: Fidel Castro says he plans to come out of retirement and serve as a legislator in Cuba’s parliament.
After decades of iron-fisted rule in the Communist state, the 86-year-old former dictator says he now wants to find out what it’s like to be a rubber stamp.
Festival! The successful firing of a rocket Wednesday was a clear sign that chubby-cheeked North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un will carry on with his vertically challenged father Kim Jong Il’s policies — even if they draw sanctions and international condemnation.
Kim the younger did break with tradition, however, and proclaimed Thursday a feast day for his subjects. All North Koreans were issued an extra ration of dirt-and-moss soup.
The ark? A package addressed to the title character in the Indiana Jones movies baffled officials at the University of Chicago last week.
They did heave a sigh of relief when the opening of the box did not cause anyone’s face to melt into a pool.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
