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Some online activists see Google's measure to shut down accounts with names that don't look real as part of a worrying trend to force people to use their real names online. They say they want freedom to express themselves — and that there are benign reasons to use pseudonyms.

It's World Rabies Day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests a celebration to learn about how to prevent the spread of the fatal disease.

The outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he was compelled to talk publicly about the link between Pakistan and the Haqqani Network because he's losing American soldiers as a result of it. "I think it's got to be addressed," he said.

Starting in October, nonviolent offenders will go to county facilities instead of state prisons, partly in response to a court order to reduce the state's prison population. The program is currently funded for nine months; despite the governor's assurances, some local public safety officials worry about what will happen after that.

A counterterrorism training session at the FBI training center in Quantico, Va., taught agents that Islam was a violent religion and erroneously linked religiosity to terrorism. Officials close to the process say part of the problem is that the counterterrorism training division has a lot of autonomy.

As companies have moved away from traditional pension plans, they've been shifting employees to 401(k)s that transfer the cost — and the risk — to workers. Companies have claimed for years that old-style pensions were unsustainable. But author Ellen Schultz says the shift has helped firms boost their bottom lines.

Saudi men are expected to cast votes Thursday in the kingdom's municipal elections. King Abdullah has promised that women can vote in the next election in four years, but that pledge has been overshadowed by the case of a woman sentenced to 10 lashes for violating the ban on driving.

"Thank God, the lashing of Shaima is cancelled," tweeted Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, wife of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.

"African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open minded, not even considering a conservative point of view," the Republican presidential contender tells CNN. He believes he could win a third of the black vote, though.

Germany's parliament approved a plan Thursday to expand the power of a European bailout fund for troubled countries that use the euro.