The big news: Obama fights accusations he’s weak, federal unions prep for 2014 showdowns
From Arcade Fire, through Mark Carney to the Palestinians–whatever they did, this year they played by their own rules
Does Djokovic’s rise to the top of the ranking spell the end of the Nadal-Federer era?
McEnroe is still taking big shots, a twittering Scot, and McIlroy sets his sites on No. 1
Prince Harry has a new gal, Thailand elects a woman, and at least one Canadian mayor will march at Pride
La première étoile: Russian Marat Safin caused a sensational upset today at Wimbledon by knocking out top-seed Novak Djokovic, ranked No. 3 in the world. Safin, struggling at No. 75, admitted that he’d already booked himself a flight home to Moscow tonight. Cancel that, eh?