Speaking of the UK, why are there so many such US stories in UK papers?
Because the US MSM is busy running Obama's reelection campaign and can't be bothered reporting news stories about the plebs.
Probably because a lot of the UK newspaper sites get much of their traffic due to hits from Drudge Report links, so American stories must be very profitable for them.
Of course there's also the "America is turning into a freak show" vibe going on...
UK tabloids are all about sensationalism and since the US is six times more populous than the UK and is English-speaking, there are six times as many sensational stories to choose from as there are in the UK. If a UK tabloid needs copy, the US is a rich resource.
When a story doesn't promote liberals and denigrate conservatives, then it's not fit to print.
I can't tell you how many times I found stories posted here on Free Republic that came from Britain that were simply not covered in our own media. I didn’t know why in some cases. Maybe I'm wrong about the bias above. Maybe they're just too lazy to get out and cover stories. Who knows?
It’s because we’re so darned fascinating — particularly anything that smears us, or can serve as a prop to some politician or political party in You-Rope.