Turkish politicians outraged over image of Obama holding bat

The U.S. President was chatting on the phone with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday. He was snapped holding a baseball bat while he talked.

Obama and Erdogan were discussing the ongoing violence in Syria, in which both the U.S. and Turkey are backing the anti-regime opposition forces.

Turkish politicians saw the photo and immediately leveled harsh criticism at Turkey’s head of government. The photo was interpreted as vaguely menacing by some critics, causing a stir in Turkey... read more.

Report of first doctor to reach shot President Lincoln uncovered

Dr. Charles Leale's report on his attempts to save mortally wounded U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 have been found.

USA Today reports that the papers were discovered in a box at the National Archives late last month by a researcher for the Papers of Abraham Lincoln, Helena Iles Papaioannou, who found it among correspondence of the U.S. surgeon general from April 1865, filed under "L" for Leale.

It is believed that the report was filed, packed in a box and stored out of sight for 147 years... read more.