Australian banks convinced the right-wing government to enforce "responsible lending" laws weakly and tell the borrowers that if they don't understand the consequences of loan contracts, it's their tough luck.

(satire) … rookie forest ranger TJ Hayward told reporters Friday that he was not getting his hopes up about seeing a tree on his first day of work.

Sunnis have federated with Kurds to make a common state in Northeast Syria.

I hope that they respect human rights and democracy more than any government in Syria ever has, but it is important to check that.

Northeast Syria calls for an international war crimes tribunal to try the supporters of PISSI.

The Oregon Titan Fusion Center was established to stop terrorists, but it helped track environmental activists.

Such mission creep is easy, and when big oil asks right-wing thugs to help crush protesters, they will tend to give help. We must make sure they don't have the opportunity.

Melting glaciers put alpine villages in danger from falling rocks.