UK cuts in support for independent living will stop many disabled people from working, or even going out of the house.

A bipartisan bill proposes to require US federal agencies to get a warrant before they do air surveillance over the US.

I hope the 25-mile "border exception" does not apply to the US coasts; if it does, most of the US's major cities will be left out.

The US is having trouble recruiting soldiers to train for the Iraqi army; it is running at around 50% of the intended rate.

This makes me wonder what the additional 400 US troops Obama just sent to Iraq are doing. Supposedly they were sent to assist in training and advising the Iraqi army, but clearly there are more than enough US troops for that already.

Walmart's tax-dodging uses 78 "independent" companies in 15 countries to declare income in places it is not taxed.

Goldman Sachs has told interns not to work more than 15 hours a day.