The Democratic and Republican platforms are belligerent towards Iran.

One more state has given domestic workers many of the standard rights of other workers.

Trump says he "regrets" some unspecified things he said, which "may have caused personal pain".

I presume he means he regrets the statements that provoked replies that caused personal pain for him, in a reversal of Pseudolus's line that he is impervious to physical pain but "Not my own!"

It doesn't matter what he means, because, as a bullshitter, he will change his mind about it next week.

US citizens: call on Obama to cancel the coming Gulf oil auction.

Louisiana was badly flooded, due to global heating, and the more oil we burn, the worse it will get.

Zephyr Teachout has challenged her Republican opponent's billionaire sponsor to a debate.