Begging is banned in Lagos, and tens of thousands of people, most of them disabled or mentally ill, have been jailed in horrible conditions without trial.

Around the world, cities either are harsh toward beggars or try to give them help and treatment.

Assange has been questioned in the Ecuadorian embassy.

If Swedish prosecutors really want to prosecute Assange in Sweden, they will be able to do so with little further ado provided they give the formal assurances they won't send him to the US. Their refusal to do so shows that they are not really interested in the crimes alleged against him, and only interested in an excuse to send him to the US.

Soon we will see what the Swedish prosecutors' next maneuver is.

Medicare covers only part of the costs of treating cancer, leaving old Americans with bills they may not survive.

Albuquerque thugs don't just cover up videos of their killings, they alter it too.

US airport workers and fast food workers will strike on Dec 1.