Social Issues

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James Chaparro, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), speaks July 26, 2012, at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) headquarters in Arlington, Va., during a DEA announcement of a nationwide synthetic drug takedown. In the background is Michele Leonhart, DEA administrator. (Associated Press)

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Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez went on the disabled list with a fractured hand after he was hit by a pitch Tuesday night. Eric Chavez will take over at third base. Rodriguez was batting .328 over his past 16 games. (Associated Press)

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Women affected by AIDS share stories of survival at the Reach Out clinic near Kampala, Uganda, which receives funding from a U.S.-backed program. Research suggests stemming the spread of the AIDS virus may be possible, even in some of the world’s poorest countries. (Associated Press)

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John Robert Engole was the first person to benefit from U.S. funding for an AIDS-fighting program. He now teaches school.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the GOP’s guiding principle in the debate over who gets tax breaks is “Do no harm.” There is no consensus. (Associated Press)

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Police officers restrict access to a Shirlington apartment complex where a man and woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide (Charity Corkey/The Washington Times)

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Timothy Ray Brown, the man believed to be the only known patient completely cured of the AIDS virus, speaks July 24, 2012, at a press conference at the Westin City Center in Washington, D.C., during the the biennial international AIDS conference. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Lawrence Stallworth II (left), 20, of Cleveland, who was diagnosed with HIV at 17, speaks July 22, 2012, on a youth panel at the International AIDS Conference in Washington. Sitting next to Stallworth is Helena Nangombe, of Namibia, and Romane Knight, of Jamaica. (Associated Press)

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Lawrence Stallworth II, 20, of Cleveland, who was diagnosed with HIV at 17, speaks July 22, 2012, on a youth panel at the International AIDS Conference in Washington. (Associated Press)