US

The Californian Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21 – in an effort to reduce smoking in young people.  Latimes.com reports: Sen. Ed […]

The USA Freedom Act passed on a 67 to 32 vote on Tuesday, which ends the NSAs ability to collect telephone data of US citizens.  The controversial bill saw an internal split among Republicans but […]

Senator Rand Paul is pushing forward legislation that will force lawmakers to reveal 28 classified pages of data about the 9/11 attacks.  If successful, the legislation will de-classify and disclose to the public pages from […]

The FBI is operating its own air force with a fleet of surveillance aircraft flying over US cities. The aircraft carry video and cellphone surveillance technology, and are hidden at least 13 fake companies that are […]

In a move that some lawmakers estimate may save millions, a legislative effort in Massachusetts aims to combat welfare fraud by fingerprinting. Critics say that this criminalizes people for simply asking for help. Western Mass […]

The 2016 United States elections will not be business as usual for billionaires. The mega-rich are used to promoting their favourite candidates using vast sums of money funnelled towards their campaigns. The public do not […]

Ed Gilligan, the President of American Express was found dead on his plane on Friday. Reports say that Gilligan who was 55 died suddenly during his flight from Japan to NYC, causing his plane to […]