In iowa, too attractive workers may face new challenge: get sacked. (illustration)

Ouch... Employers can fire 'too attractive' workers in Iowa

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, IOWA - The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday that employers in the state can legally fire workers they find too attractive. In a unanimous decision, the court held that a dentist did not violate the state's civil rights act when he terminated a female dental assistant whom his wife considered a threat to their marriage. The dental assistant, Melissa...

U.S. General David Petraeus gestures during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency on Capitol Hill in Washington in this June 23, 2011. (file photo)

CIA Director Petraeus resigns, admits extramarital affair

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CIA Director Petraeus resigns, admits extramarital affair   WASHINGTON - CIA Director David Petraeus resigned as head of the leading U.S. spy agency on Friday, saying he had engaged in an extramarital affair and acknowledging he "showed extremely poor judgment." In a letter to the CIA workforce, Petraeus, 60, said he met with President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday and asked "to...