Nanny State
Bloomberg Ends Term Taking Credit for Crime Drop
Even though crime went down everywhere, not just New York City
States Withhold Payments to Firms Behind Healthcare Sites
Massachusetts, Vermont consider legal options
Calif. Schools Prepare for New Law on Transgender Students
While keeping an eye out on referendum that could block it
Analysts: Obamacare Could Start Resembling Medicaid in Limited Availability of Doctors
If you like your insurance, you can have something worse
The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2013
Caffeine conniptions, lethal LSD, pot-smoking punks, vaping vapors, and devouring dope
St. Louis Judge Rejects DNA Evidence Convicted Killer Says Proves Innocence
Prosecutors claim DNA not the whole story here
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
Civil Liberties Groups Say "Debtors Prison" Returning to US
Judges may not know its against the law to throw delinquents in jail
Vaping Gives Politicians the Vapors
New York extends its smoking ban to e-cigarettes because they look too much like the real thing.
Texas Man Fights to Let Pregnant, Brain Dead Wife Die
She's forced onto life support until baby can be delivered
Pediatrics Group Wants Nationwide Ban on Raw Milk
Warn pregnant women and children not to drink it
President to Enroll in Obamacare
Bet folks will do everything in power to make sure it's pain-free
New Health Insurance Buyers Face Potential Sticker Shock
May be focusing on just the premiums and don't notice the deductibles
Man Fights to Get Off Sex Offender Registry for Consensual Teen Sex with Woman He Since Married
Convicted twenty years ago for having sex with a 17-year-old when he was 19
Sen. Manchin: Obamacare Could Have 'Complete Meltdown'
Assuming that's not what is going on right now
Prostitution Freed From Legal Restrictions in Canada
Sex workers wanting to be left alone get a big boost from Canada's Supreme Court.
Oregon Health Exchange Warns Applicants They May Need to Seek Coverage Elsewhere
Sends out robocalls to applicants
White House Drops Objections to Publishing FISA Court Metadata Authorization
ACLU had filed suit to try to force it out
California Regulators Attempt to Kill Sriracha
Why did state regulators shut down the company's sales for a month and push the hot sauce's maker to consider leaving the state?
NSA Arranged Secret Contract with Computer Security Firm
Worth $10 million, as part of its system of putting backdoors into software to get access
Obama Hints at Potential Changes to NSA Data Collection
Don't trust it until it actually happens
Bay Area Special Needs Student Abuse Case Settled for $8 Million
Teacher accused of physical, emotional and verbally mistreating them
Spain Approves New Restrictive Abortion Law
Only in cases of rape or serious health to the mother