Human Race

AGED: Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens celebrated his 89th birthday April 20. Only one other justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes, who retired in 1932 at age 90, also marked the milestone while serving on the court. Despite his age, some court watchers predict Stevens will stick around until 2011 in order to break a few court records, including longest serving and oldest sitting justice.

IMPRISONED: An Iranian court sentenced American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, 31, to eight years in prison after officials charged her with spying for the United States. The former North Dakota beauty queen was reportedly doing research for a book, but, according to family members, officials tricked Saberi into making incriminating statements during her one-hour, closed-door trial April 13. Her lawyer is appealing while Saberi remains in Iran's notorious Evin prison.

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