News from Around the World

In some parts of the country, this is good news:

BONO: “Yes — no, I mean, I’m like an annoying fan. I’m like the one that reads the liner notes on the CD. I’m the one that — I read the Declaration of Independence before a speaking tour we did on AIDS in the Midwest. I’ve read the Constitution. I’ve read these poetic tracks. And I suppose, you know, I’m just going around trying to remind people that their country — why it is great, and in case they forget, why it’s great. Because the United States that I love is like the Statue of Liberty with...