Food Freedom Dodged Bullets in 2013
For food freedom, 2013 was a banner year that saw the defeat of several potentially awful laws and regulations.
Culture
Hooters Suing Escort Service, Craigslist Over Ads Seeking to Hire "Hooters Girls"
That feature photos of Hooters waitresses, ad was changed to "Kooters" but the photos remained
IBM: 19 Percent of Online Holiday Purchases Done on Tablet, 9 Percent on Smartphones
Smartphones and tablets accounted for nearly half off total online holiday traffic
Tragic But Avoidable Christmas Deaths Don't Result in New Safety Regulations
When people choose to ignore warnings, it's not the state's responsibility
Chicago Alderman Accuses School Principal of Threatening to Call Him a Sexual Predator in Lawsuit
The principal is currently suspended without pay
Reported Sexual Assaults in Military Up 50 Percent in 2013
Officials say it could be because high profile incidents encouraged other victims to come forward
NYC Plan to Move Probation Department to Financial District Yields Lawsuits
From residents and nearby Pace University and Century 21
Target: Customers' Stolen PIN Numbers Were "Strongly Encrypted"
Cooperating with a DOJ investigation
Members of Pussy Riot Says They Were Released to Improve Russia's Image Before Winter Olympics
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina
Glamour and the Art of Persuasion
What Barack Obama has in common with a cellophane candy wrapper
US Concerned About "a Pattern of Targeted Violence" Against Activists in Ukraine
Assault of journalist Tetiana Chornovol cited
Data and Surveys Show "Men are Stuck" in Gender Roles
Not often seen in stereotypically female roles
Cards, Gifts Sent to Newtown Preserved
Hundreds of thousands sent in wake of Sandy Hook shootings
Congress Looks to Push for More Foreign Adoptions
Of course, they're doing so by considering making more bureaucracy
Court Reverses Pa. Monsignor's Sex-Abuse Related Conviction
Had been charged under law that only applies to caregivers and parents
Calif. Schools Prepare for New Law on Transgender Students
While keeping an eye out on referendum that could block it
Washington State Senator Sorry People Took It Too Seriously When He Called Arizona "Racist Wasteland" After Seattle Seahawks Loss
Says nevertheless that people of Washington "have not appreciated" Arizona's treatment of immigrants
US Disappointed in Japanese Prime Minister's Visit to War Shrine
New faces, old controversy
The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2013
Caffeine conniptions, lethal LSD, pot-smoking punks, vaping vapors, and devouring dope
Empty Milwaukee School Buildings Costing Hundreds of Thousands a Year in Taxpayer Money, District Refuses to Sell to Charter, Private Schools
Some of the buildings haven't been used for nearly a decade
This Christmas, Edward Snowden Wants the World to Rediscover the Gift of Privacy
England's Channel 4 allows whistleblower to pass along a holiday message
Amazon Offering Shipping Refunds, Gift Cards After UPS Misses Christmas Deliveries
Worst Christmas ever, says one UPS driver
Civil Liberties Groups Say "Debtors Prison" Returning to US
Judges may not know its against the law to throw delinquents in jail
8-Year-Old Dies of Leukemia After Getting Last Wish Involving Christmas Carols Fulfilled
Thousands gathered to sing outside her house
Taiwan Fines Apple $663,000 For Controlling Prices of Products at Local Stores
Ordered to stop or face more fines
