An armed man attacked a pizzeria in Washington DC to "investigate" fabricated stories that it Hillary Clinton was holding "child sex slaves" there.

Bacteria resistant to carbapenem antibiotics have been found in pigs in a US farm. When this resistance spreads to human environments, we will be left with no antibiotics that bacteria can't resist.

Thanks to the practice of giving regular doses of antibiotics to all pigs, you'll be able to buy cheaper pork, and you'll die if you get an infection.

The thug that killed Walter Scott had a mistrial, because at least one juror refused to consider a guilty verdict.

This article argues that the US has a presumption of guilt for black men.

Courts in three US states have ruled that broad restrictions on the lives of registered sex offenders are unconstitutional.

There may be some convicted sex criminals that are so dangerous to children (or, in some cases, to adults) that we need to prevent them from having a chance to attack anyone. But it's absurd to do this by telling putting most work, most education, and many civic activities off limits for them based on broad and dumb criteria.

Surely there are smarter ways to achieve the goal — perhaps achieve it more completely — without forbidding them from walking around town.

It would be better to sentence a few who are likely to commit more crimes to lifelong prison or parole, rather than impose such restrictions on a far larger number of people.

Extreme rains (and flooding) in the US could increase 400% by the end of this century.

These strong rains will destroy crops.