Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa grew up in an impoverished Mexican village and illegally hopped the fence into California. A teaching assistant once told him, "You can't be from Mexico. You're too smart to be from Mexico."
Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio has required prison inmates to wear pink underwear and saved taxpayers money by removing salt and pepper from prisons. He has, at times, forbidden convicted murderer Jodi Arias to speak to the press.
A young Indiana team could have folded after a demoralizing Game 1 loss to the Heat. Instead, the Pacers came out strong in Game 2 to tie their series at 1-1, writes Ian Thomsen.