AMERICAN MARATHONING suddenly has a new — and unlikely — contender. In only his second time running the distance, unheralded.

Each spring, hundreds of thousands of swans, geese, cranes and other waterfowl descend on a Montana lake on their way to the Arctic. A small town festival draws thousands of bird fans.

We are creating the world's first family-centred economy," Viktor Orban, the country's prime minister, said. It's an expansion of an existing scheme that makes mothers of four or more children ...