All elected officials, and those who help finance elections in the expectation that certain promises will be kept — and everyone who cares about the rule of law — should hope the Supreme Court agrees to hear Don Siegelman’s appeal of his conviction. Until the court clarifies what constitutes quid pro quo political corruption, Americans engage in politics at their peril because prosecutors have dangerous discretion to criminalize politics. Read full article > >

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Is it bribery or just politics?

Relatives seek compensation for a boy orphaned when his parents were killed by timber falling off a lorry.

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Bid for timber-fall deaths payout

Relatives seek compensation for a boy orphaned when his parents were killed by timber falling off a lorry.

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Bid for timber-fall deaths payout

Country singer Randy Travis was arrested early Monday morning on a charge of public intoxication after police discovered him sitting in a parked car outside a Texas church, seemingly drunk and holding an open bottle of wine. Read full article > >

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Randy Travis apologizes after public intoxication arrest

Nearly 90 District government employees were placed on leave Monday in a prelude to their potential firing and prosecution after officials determined they had received fraudulent unemployment benefits while holding their city jobs. Read full article > >

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D.C. workers face firing for unemployment fraud

Updated 7:38 p.m. ET House lawmakers voted Wednesday night to freeze their pay and the salaries of congressional staffers and civilian federal employees, scoring a symbolic victory for congressional Republicans who have targeted government compensation as an example of excessive federal spending. Read full article > >

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House votes to freeze congressional, federal pay

A senior Senate Republican has launched an investigation into the Food and Drug Administration ’s secret e-mail monitoring of scientists who warned that unsafe medical devices were approved over their objections, saying whistleblowers often are treated “like skunks at a picnic.” Read full article > >

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Grassley investigates FDA monitoring of whistleblowers

Criminals will only be able to claim compensation for being victims of crime in “exceptional circumstances”, under proposals by the justice secretary.

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Move to reform crime payout rules

Some tech gadgets that once seemed indispensable have been mercilessly superseded over the years, and Research in Motion is trying to avoid that fate for its BlackBerry.

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BlackBerry, Aiming to Avoid the Hall of Fallen Giants

Firms face raids and fines of up to £500,000 for sending unsolicited text messages about credit or compensation.

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Fines threat for credit messages

The Italian firm that owns the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia reaches an agreement on compensation with several Italian consumer groups.

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Italian cruise firm offers payout

Strong winds and tornadoes have been reported in Arkansas as storms move through parts of the South and Midwest.

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No Injuries Reported as Tornadoes Reported in Ark.

Protesters ransacked official offices in Benghazi, forcing one top leader to resign and another to warn that the country stood on the edge of violence.

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Protests Shake Libya’s Interim Government

Aziz Ansari, not so much.

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Drake Lights Up Park City

An MP has urged the government to speed up the compensation process for Farepak families after it emerged 200 customers have died before receiving money.

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Quicker Farepak payouts sought