Can you believe this?  A six man crew from Decatur (Alabama) Utilities headed up to New Jersey this week, but they were told by crews in NJ that they can’t do any work there since they’re not union employees.  (Watch the news video here.)

Arlington National Cemetery on Monday made available to the public a massive electronic database detailing the gravesites of the approximately 400,000 people buried there. The cemetery debuted an interactive map available through its website and through a free smartphone app. It uses geospatial technology to hone in on specific graves and can also be searched [...]

On Sept. 11, 2011, photographer Norman Kent and nine members of Team Fastrax released 10 American flags at 10:28 a.m. local time, to coincide with the time the second World Trade Center tower collapsed ten years before.  The jump was carried out in Middletown, Ohio, where the team is based, after they were barred from [...]

Tonight is last night of the convention.  Barack Obama will give his acceptance speech for the Democratic nominee for President.  Convention starts at 7 p.m. Eastern time.  All three networks and cable news channels should air the convention.  Or watch online at c-span.org/DNC. 

Tonight is last night of the convention.  Mitt Romney will give his acceptance speech for the Republican nominee for President.  Convention starts at 7p.m. Eastern time.  If you cannot find a TV station airing the convention, including Mitt Romney’s speech, watch online at c-span.org/RNC. 

The Olympics Committee has rejected calls for a special observance to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the murder of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Games.

What type of movies, books, TV and video games do you fill your head with?  How does it affect your thoughts?

How many of the Pew Research Center’s news quiz questions can you answer correctly? Take the quiz at: pewresearch.org/politicalquiz.

What do you know about Pearl Harbor?