From US POLITICS & POLICY 5:38pm

Obama signs executive orders on guns

Proposal is toughest in two decades

From US POLITICS & POLICY 11:12pm

New York tightens gun control

Move expands state’s assault weapons ban

Winner Lance Armstrong rides down the Champs Elysees after the final stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Paris. Armstrong also won the Prince of Asturias Award in Sports in 2000. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams ©AP Jan 15, 2013

Armstrong faces legal hurdles

Cyclist reported to have confessed to doping in Oprah Winfrey interview

From COMPANIES Jan 14, 2013

Gun lobby releases 3D shooting game app

Timing of release stirs controversy

Internet activist Aaron Swartz poses for a photo in Miami Beach ©AP Jan 14, 2013

Online activist’s death prompts call for reform

Swartz faced fines and years in prison

From COMMENT Jan 14, 2013

Ukraine is bluffing over Russia’s offer

Kiev wants its democratic ills to be ignored, says Steven Pifer

From EUROPE Jan 13, 2013

Russians protest at adoption law

Moscow ban on US citizens proves controversial

From COMPANIES Jan 11, 2013

Worst flu outbreak in decade to cost $10bn

Epidemic puts pressure on hospitals and insurers

From US POLITICS & POLICY Jan 10, 2013

Calstrs to sell investments in gun makers

Move underscores shift in mood toward guns

From COMPANIES Jan 9, 2013

US lags behind developed world on healthcare

Americans getting sicker and dying younger than peers in rich countries

Jan 9, 2013

UK businessman sentenced over Iran arm parts

Christopher Tappin given 33-months in jail in US and Britain

From US POLITICS & POLICY Jan 9, 2013

Obama to weigh executive order on guns

Administration begins efforts to curb violence

From MANAGEMENT Jan 9, 2013

Rich vein of fracking mined for cinema

Films examine fallout from the shale gas revolution

From US POLITICS & POLICY Jan 8, 2013

Biden to open US gun control campaign

Groups on both sides raise lobbying tempo

Jan 8, 2013

US law’s ‘minimal’ effect on health costs

Weak economy has been biggest factor holding back health spending

John Authers from MARKETS Jan 4, 2013

Fiscal cliff avoided but pitfalls loom

Avoiding other potential disasters is likely but cannot be guaranteed

From US POLITICS & POLICY Jan 2, 2013

Christie spurs House to vote on Sandy aid

Republican leaders chided over expiry of $60bn relief package

Editorial from COMMENT Jan 2, 2013

A Magnitsky law for Europe

The US statute is a pro-Russian, not anti-Russian, act

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 28, 2012

Deal averts strike at US’s troubled ports

Employers and union representatives agree a deal

Christopher Caldwell from COMMENT Dec 28, 2012

Gangnam stylishly debunks US myth

America could be in for a shock if it continues to believe it is seen as a nation of creative geniuses