Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown appears to apply to U.S. President Barack Obama, a constitutional lawyer coming to grips with government policies that keep prisoners of war incarcerated without hope of release and executes U.S. nationals overseas without benefit of trial.

Talk about a whiff. The Obama administration, in one extraordinarily difficult stretch, was belted with the specters of the U.S. Consulate bombing, word of the IRS targeting conservative groups and the revelation that the FBI was rifling through The Associated Press' phone records.

In the U.S. non-federal sector, older workers are more likely than younger counterparts to report being able to put their best skills to use, a survey says.

Households with dogs are home to more types of bacteria, including varieties rarely found in households without dogs, U.S. researchers say.

A 42-year-old New York state man has admitted trying to scam the Internal Revenue Service out of $217,520 in refunds he sought in the names of 122 dead people.

One-in-4 hamburgers turns brown before it's been cooked to a safe minimum internal temperature, so U.S. experts urge all grill masters to use a thermometer.

Britain's health secretary says every primary care physician should be an advocate for their patients, instead of being the gateway to the healthcare system.