WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning is being moved from the Quantico brig where he is currently being held to the prison at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas, according to the Pentagon.

The Associated Press reported that the move is connected to criticism about how the Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia, has treated the Army soldier. But at a press conference on Tuesday, the Army’s general counsel downplayed the criticism.

“I won’t say that his conditions at Quantico had nothing to do with this,” said Jeh Johnson, the Pentagon’s general counsel, but also added that “the fact that we have made a decis...

How fitting that on Self-Aware Day — the day in Terminator canon that Skynet officially went online, setting in motion the chain of events that led to a craptastic reboot-sequel starring Christian Bale — that we get word of robots wanting to muscle in on the business of big-league baseball pitching.

Indeed, that’s what’ll be happening before Wednesday afternoon’s game at Citizens Bank Park, when the Phillies host the Milwaukee Brewers. It’s part of a larger promotion the Phillies are putting on for Science Day at the Ballpark. And yeah, Phillies co-ace Cliff Lee will be taking the mound...