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As Democrats open the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, there’s an ongoing buzz about having the beloved actress/comedian Betty White to speak at the conventions, at least that’s what change.org is hoping for.

A Bahraini civilian court on Tuesday upheld sentences of up to life in prison against the leaders of last year's uprising, a decision that could dim prospects for defusing persistent unrest and advancing reform in the important U.S. ally against Iran.

Two tough-on-immigration Arizona sheriffs with national profiles in the Republican Party were cleared of criminal wrongdoing on Friday in unrelated probes, though one remains accused of racial profiling and other abuses in a pair of federal lawsuits.