Christopher Snyder

President George Washington like many of his successors loved to kick back with a drink during their presidencies, according to a new book on the role of alcohol in politics.

The video showing the beheading of an American journalist Steve Sotloff is providing U.S. officials a “tremendous amount of forensics evidence” against ISIS and its followers, according to a former counterterrorism agent.

Car ads today can be big, flashy, sleek productions – but this ad for a used 1993 Volvo 240 is not one of them. The video was made by Swedish motion graphics designer Christoffer Castor and has so far clocked one million views on YouTube. A voiceover in the video describes the car’s specifications – and some of its problems. “[It] has four door handles (one of which is broke) … smooth cabin with a slick dash, fancy turning crank [steering wheel] with a fancy safety bladder.” Castor, a fan of Vo…