As the diminutive man in a grey-green jump suit shuffled to his seat, with a US marshal gently guiding him by his elbow, a hush fell on the room, which had grown increasingly tired of court speak by now. Read more

If you are headed for the US to beat the Indian summer – now, of course, monsoon — choose your destination well. Read more

My daughter loves New York, and wonders why we don’t stay there instead of the staid and boring Washington. Read more

Mario had looked both excited and horrified, and it was not a fleeting expression. While on his morning run several hours ago, he had seen a cow in the middle of the road. Read more