It’s lunchtime at Britain’s most notorious school, but I don’t get to eat much. My plate of fries and a vegetable patty is only half-eaten when an 11-year-old swiftly removes it. In silence, the children sitting either side of me pass their plates to the end. It’s been less than 10 minutes since the school first sat down to eat. On surrounding tables, other adult visitors scramble to finish their meals in the face of outstretched hands trying to take their plates, as teachers time the students’ progress.

Full Name: Alphonse Gabriel Capone Profession: Gangster Biography: Al Capone, also known by the nickname "Scarface," was an American gangster who came to power during the Prohibition era as a boss of the Chicago Outfit. The organisation was led by Capone and Johnny Torrio, who together controlled the distribution of illegal alcohol. Capone's criminal career began when he joined the Five Points Gang as a teenager, he then came into contact with Torrio, for whom he served as a bodyguard and would soon become a trusted confidante.

April 29, 2014 11:29 AM EDT Amazon has unveiled a list of the top 20 U.S. cities where residents pamper their pets the most. The ranking is “based on 2013 sales of pet-related items: everything from dog toys to cat grooming items to bird treats,” according to an Amazon news release. 1. Miami 2. Seattle 3. Atlanta 4. San Francisco 5. Portland, Ore. 6. Washington, D.C. 7. Las Vegas 8. Austin, Texas

For a country that features the word United so prominently in its name, the U.S. is a pretty fractious place. We splinter along fault lines of income, education, religion, race, hyphenated origin, age and politics. Then too there’s temperament. We’re coarse or courtly, traditionalist or rebel, amped up or laid-back. And it’s no secret that a lot of that seems to be determined by — or at least associated with — where we live.

An Apple commercial for the new iPad Pro tablet showing an industrial press literally crushing a TV, musical instruments, books and more ignited an angry backlash among many in Hollywood and other creative industries.