Bombing: The airstrike against Syria has caused a deterioration in the already tenuous relationship between the US and Russia. President Vladimir Putin called the airstrike an act of “aggression against a sovereign state in violation of the norms of international …

E Minus 3: The latest pitch of the Trump campaign and Republicans is that if they lose the presidential election, they’re going to tie Hillary Clinton in legal knots, causing a potential Constitutional crisis. “She’s likely to be under investigation …

The Greatest: Muhammed Ali, the three-time heavyweight boxing champion who bragged that he could “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee,” has died in Arizona at age 74. Ali, nicknamed “The Greatest,” was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in …

Gray Lady Speaks: The New York Times has run a front page editorial, its first since 1920, condemning the failure of American political leaders to do anything to stop the proliferation of guns and the growing phenomenon of mass murders. …

Nation: In one of the most important and controversial decisions of his presidency, Barack Obama announced yesterday that after seven years of consideration he’s rejecting the giant Keystone XL pipeline that was to have transported crude oil from Canada to …

The Shooting Gallery: President Obama yesterday promised he would “politicize” the issue of gun control after the latest mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, “because our inaction is a political decision that we are making.” The shooter identified as 26-year-old Chris …

Nation: More than 5,000 people have been evacuated near Marysville outside Knoxville, Tennessee after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed Wednesday at midnight and caught fire. At least 25-people were admitted to a local hospital with respiratory issues. The train …

 National: The stock market is down this morning on news that the US added only 88,000 jobs in March, compared to 268,000 in February. Even so, the unemployment rate ticked down from 7.7% to 7.6%. President Obama will offer a …