DMZ: Vice President Mike Pence was talking tough on a quick trip to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. Pence said, “The world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in Syria and …

State of Siege: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded that the United States extradite a Muslim cleric who he believes was instrumental in Friday night’s attempted coup. Erdogan blames Fethulla Gulen, a former ally who has lived in Pennsylvania …

State of Siege: A military coup against the president of Turkey appears to have failed after a night of political intrigue, the deaths of 265 people, and the arrest of nearly 3,000 military personnel suspected of involvement in the attempt …

Japan Quake: Two serious earthquakes within 24 hours in Southern Japan have killed at least 32 people, injured 1,500, and left hundreds of thousands of people without water and electricity. Buildings, hillsides and highways collapsed. More than 200 homes and …

Political Climate: President Obama is in Paris today trying to negotiate an international climate change agreement that would enlist almost every country on earth to curtail greenhouse gas emissions. It would be one of the legacies of his presidency. But …

The Boys of November: It took 12 innings last night, but the Kansas City Royals put away the New York Mets 7-2 to win the World Series for the first time in 30 years. Mets pitcher Matt Harvey had put …

Crowded Skies: Turkey is bristling over Russian violations of that country’s air space in the bombing campaign against Islamic State and rebel targets over Syria. At least twice, Russian combat jets have strayed over Turkey in the increasingly crowded skies …

World: Leaders at the G-7 summit today in Germany are focusing on climate change and international terrorism. German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to reach an agreement for limiting rising global temperatures and creating a fund to help poor countries hard …

California Burning: At least eight homes have burned and firefighters will be on the line for the third day in the San Diego area, battling early-season wildfires. By 8:30 last night nine fires in Southern California had burned more than …

 National: The State of Illinois is $100 billion short on its employee pension obligations and doesn’t know how it will pay. The governor has called a special session of the legislature to deal with it. All the states took a …