Photo by erin m. Good morning, Washington. It's the day you haven't been waiting for: The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful 2010 feature is live. Of course, as is our tradition whenever The Hill releases a new version of this list, we point you to DCist alum Jason Linkins' epic takedowns of the annual "Hill Hotties" list. We look forward to his insight into this year's list, which is topped by Alexis Latifi, a staff assistant for for Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). 40,043 Pack Nats Park For...Miguel Batista: Stephen Strasburg was scheduled to start last night's home game against the Atlanta...

Emily Henochowicz is led away after being shot in the face. (Courtesy International Solidarity Movement) As you may recall, a 21-year old American student at Cooper Union lost an eye after getting hit in the face with a tear gas projectile during a checkpoint demonstration in Israel in May. Artist Emily Henochowicz was doing a semester abroad when she got involved with the International Solidarity Movement, and on May 31st she joined a demonstration against the the deaths of pro-Palestinian activists aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Rocks were thrown at Israeli border police, who, according to witness accounts, fired...

The PR hits just keep coming for Target. The Minn.-based, growing retail empire is already under fire for donating $150,000 to a PAC backing Tom Emmer, an anti-gay Republican gubernatorial candidate in the land of 10,000 lakes who reportedly has ties to a Christian rock group advocating the murder of LGBT people. And, as reported by The Awl yesterday, the company's CEO Gregg Steinhafel and his wife are also on the record for donating $10,000, the maximum allowable contribution, to Rep. Michele Bachmann....

Photo from Soundgarden's website by Don VanCleave While we were big Soundgarden fans back in the day, they were also one of the Seattle bands we felt far overstayed their welcome. We know lots of folks went gaga over their last two studio albums but we lost interest in them after Badmotorfinger. Yeah, it's totally a matter of personal taste, but we admit that they were the one reunion we were not excited to see grace a Lollapalooza headline slot. Nothing against the boys personally -- we once won a dance off with Kim Thayil so he's O.K. in...

Photograph taken in December 2006 by Casa de Darnoc on Flickr The city reached a settlement with the family of Sean Bell, who was fatally shot by the police on the eve of his wedding in November 2006. His family will receive $3.25 million; his friends Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield, who also injured from the 50 shots fired by undercover police, will receive $3 million and $900,000 respectively. The NYC Law Department Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo said, "The Sean Bell shooting highlighted the complexities our dedicated officers must face each day. The City regrets the loss of life...

Opponents of Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 protest in Phoenix (AP Photo/Matt York) Arizona's controversial immigration law SB 1070 takes effect Thursday, but an Associated Press investigation has revealed that one county in the state has already performed tens of thousands of deportations. Under a federal program that deputizes local law enforcement agencies to help enforce immigration laws, Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputies have deported over 26,000 immigrants. Of the 64 agencies that participate in the program, Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and policed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has the highest number -- nearly a quarter -- of deportations. Under...

When D©Bloom captured these clowns at the Hirshhorn After Hours, did the phrase "can't sleep, clown will eat me" go through his head? (EXIF.)...

"Twiggy on the subway." (Michael Brandon's Flickr) Last July Gothamist broke the story about the Hasidic cop who allegedly told a dog-toting straphanger, "If you're going to act like a woman I'm going to treat you like a woman" as he handcuffed her and allegedly grabbed her breasts. The next day, the Post spun the story 180 degrees with a statement from a mysterious witness, the infamous (non-existent?) Viane Delgado, who told the tabloid that the dog owner, one Chrissie Brodigan, had shouted anti-Semitic slurs at the officer. (Brodigan says she lost her job because of the unsubstantiated smear.)...

In a hotly anticipated ruling, a Bronx judge has handed down his decision in the matter of the People v. Saggy Pants. Or, to be more precise, the People v. Julio Martinez, who was issued a disorderly conduct summons on 4/20 last year because he was wearing "his pants down below his buttocks exposing underwear [and] potentially showing private parts." If the summons had been upheld, the ensuing ticket frenzy could have easily hoisted NYC out of its budget crunch, with money left over for a monorail. But slacktivist judge Ruben Franco has ruled that saggy pants are legal:...

Happy National Chili Dog Day! No, seriously. (July 29 also marks National Lasagna Day and National Rain Day, in case you were curious.) But what's in it for you? As per tradition, noted local chili purveyor Hard Times Cafe will celebrate Chili Dog Day by giving out free chili dogs with any purchase at all of their locations -- except Nationals Park, natch. Enjoy your tasty treat today; tomorrow honors much more boring stuff: cheesecake, fathers-in-law and talking in the elevator. Man, did July 30 got the shaft or what?...