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Cops: Man Refuses to Pay for Cigarettes Because He's 'the King'

As Mel Brooks famously stated, it's good to be the king. That is, of course, when you really are the king. Police in Michigan say one man learned the hard way that you won't get treated like royalty just because you claim to have regal lineage. Officers in Warren say Joseph Lawrence Borowiak tried to yank a pack of...

Thousands Join Bahrain Protests; King to Free Some Political Prisoners

MANAMA, Bahrain -- Marchers chanting "the people want the downfall of the regime" flooded the major thoroughfare leading into Pearl Square today in the biggest protest Bahrain has seen since anti-government demonstrations began 10 days ago. Tens of thousands of men walked from the Bahrain mall into the capital's main...

What Should Be Done About WikiLeaks? 3 Countries Respond

(Aug. 18) -- Ever since WikiLeaks dominated headlines in April with publication of a classified military video retitled "Collateral Murder," a fractious debate over whether the group is helping or harming society has been taking place. Governments are employing various approaches to dealing with the group and its founder,...

Will Larry King's Throne Go to Piers Morgan for $10M?

Since Larry King made the not-so-surprising announcement on Tuesday that he would be "hanging up his suspenders" and ending his 25-year reign over the famous evening interview show that bears his name, speculation has swirled around who CNN would and should pick to replace him. Given King's indomitable, curmudgeonly...

Background on king

A monarch is the person who leads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and rules for life or until abdication.

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