Patriot II Sparks Concern for Civil Liberties

As the U.S. government broadens its scrutiny of Americans deemed terrorist-worthy, many fear new laws threaten rights to privacy. The American Civil Liberties Union is using a controversial means to address the issue by filing a Supreme Court appeal on behalf of...

U.K. Toy Stores Slammed for Price-Fixing

The OFT found that Argos and Littlewoods, Britain’s largest toy stores, had made an agreement with Hasbro, which controls nearly one-fifth of the country’s toy market, not to discount the price of its products, the Independent reported. The agreement meant...

Teens Consume One-Fifth of Nation’s Alcohol

Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s Feb. 26 issue that underage drinking amounted to 19.7 percent of alcohol consumed, or $22.5 billion. The report,...