The costs of prolonged exposure to combat
In a historical first, more U.S. troops were hospitalized for mental-health disorders last year (17,538) than for battle wounds or other injuries (11,156). The Pentagon blamed “prolonged exposure to combat,” resulting from soldiers’ multiple deployments in nine straight years of war.
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Stacks of books about Barack
Based on Amazon.com listings, there are 1,782 books about Barack Obama, his 16-month-old presidency, and his family. Bill Clinton, who served for eight years, is the subject of 1,324 books.
Gawker.com
Laura Bush supports of gay marriage
Sixteen months after leaving the White House, former First Lady Laura Bush says she supports gay marriage and that its legalization is inevitable. “When couples are committed to each other and love each other, they ought to have the same sort of rights that everyone has,” said Bush, whose husband endorsed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in every state.
CNN.com
Tourism suffers in Arizona
Arizona tourism officials say 23 conventions and other events have already been canceled in protest of the state’s strict new immigration law.
The Washington Post
How members of Congress save money
About 40 members of Congress sleep on cots or mattresses in their Capitol Hill offices. “I think that this reinforces the fact that I live in the district,” said Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.). Office sleepers say they also save more than $50,000 a year on Washington rents.
Associated Press
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Disarming Hezbollah: Lebanon's risky missionTalking Point Iran-backed militia has brought 'nothing but war, division and misery', but rooting them out for good is a daunting and dangerous task
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Woof! Britain's love affair with dogsThe Explainer The UK's canine population is booming. What does that mean for man's best friend?
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Crossword: August 31, 2025The Week's daily crossword puzzle
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Mass shootings and mental health, and morefeature The mental health of the killer has not been an issue in most of the mass shootings that have occurred since 2009.
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The cost of health care, and more
feature America spent $2.6 trillion on health care last year.
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Aging inmates and health-care costs, and more
feature The increasing age of the nation’s inmates is causing steep rises in health-care costs for prison systems.
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Bin Laden’s bad health, and more
feature The medicines recovered from Osama bin Laden’s compound show he no longer suffered from kidney disease, but he did have drugs for other ailments.