Texas is using alternatives to imprisonment, as a way to save money.

It could save additional money by investing in education, in prenatal care, in abortion, in contraception, and in a welfare system that saves families from stress.

An anonymous whistleblower reveals that the US is systematically lying about casualties from drone attacks.

In particular, US authorities knowingly label unidentified civilian dead as "enemy combattants", thus inflating the "body count" while disguising the numerous civilian casualties.

Amnesty International says this calls for a specific investigation.

US Border Patrol agents can search anyone's car; they just have to say the dog told them to do it.

Deforestation makes El Nino more severe; planting large forests can make it milder.

Ethiopian bloggers were acquitted of charges.