Yes, folks, this bird is protected by the Constitution, as the City of Pittsburgh learned the hard way. Back in 2006, David Hackbart (of Butler, Pennsylvania) flipped off a cop, and got a disorderly conduct citation. He fought it, hard.

Yesterday, a Cook County jury awarded the parents of Jake Tinman $22.3 million for involving injuries to a minor. Doctors amputated Jake's leg a couple of weeks after his birth because it wasn't properly dressed following a surgical procedure. Jake,

Lawmakers are back in their districts for the week, but the healthcare debate rages on during the recess.In a memorandum to members, Senate Democratic leaders suggested this is a prime time to frame the debate because momentum is growing after

Achieving attainable goals is more convincing that proclaiming great visions.It seems that Europe has always been at a turning point. Our current status quo appears ominous because of the financial crisis and the fall of social-democratic governments throughout Europe. But

It is time to ditch the third way and start a renaissance in social-democratic thought.When social democrats write about the future of social democracy, there is often a conspicuous absence of any sense of ownership. People make references to an

Infrastructure is not very sexy. We don't see many column inches devoted to it. No Hollywood blockbusters focus on the struggle for infrastructure, as opposed to struggles for freedom or rights, for example.But it may be infrastructure (e.g., rail, power

Last week local Euro MP Catherine Bearder visited Countrystyle Group, seeing first-hand how funding from Europe is helping companies in Kent find innovative solutions to waste management.

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has welcomed the EU's decision to appoint a President of the European Council and a High Representative for Foreign Affairs.

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has reacted angrily to suggestions that the Government is planning to sell off £500 million of state-owned waterside property in what has been described as a "firesale" of UK assets.

For many years now, the issue of medical insurance payments to health care providers who care for has been a source of confusion and frustration among . When an injured person incurs medical bills as a result of an accident,

I got my flu shot this weekend. In fact, I got two of them--swine flu in the right arm, flu flu in the left arm. Strangely, I never felt so in danger of contracting the flu than I did as...