Vietnam War Ends: President Obama announced overnight in Vietnam that the US is ending its ban on selling American weapons to that country. It’s a move against China, which has been bullying other countries in the region. “This change will …

Permawar: Children and families in a public park in Lahore, Pakistan were targeted in a suicide bombing yesterday in which at least 69 people died and 300 were wounded. An offshoot of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility. It was the …

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Permawar: Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the killing of ISIS official Abu Sayyaf inside Syria was “ a significant blow” to the organization, but how serious remains to be seen. While the US showed that its …

Econ 101: The Dow Jones rose 421 points yesterday, the market’s biggest one-day spike in three years. Investors were excited about earnings reports. At the same time the price of oil continued to slide under $56 a barrel. While that’s …

Massacre: In a continuing war against education, yesterday’s Taliban attack on a Pakistani school in Peshawar resulted in the death of 141 people, 132 of them just schoolchildren. Authorities say nine Taliban gunmen assaulted the compound of the Army Public …

Taliban Attack: In one of Pakistan’s worst terror incidents in recent years, Taliban gunmen are reported to have killed at least 126 people and taken hostages in an assault on a school in northwestern Pakistan. About a half-dozen Taliban gunmen …

Ferguson: As Ferguson, Mo. braces for the report of a grand jury, the officer who shot an unarmed black teenager last summer is expected to resign, according to several reports. After months on administrative leave, Officer Darren Wilson has indicated …

Permawar: Three explosions rocked Kabul, Afghanistan today, including a suicide bombing carried out inside the heavily fortified police headquarters. Only one person was reported killed but the attacks are evidence of the Taliban’s reach and power to strike. >US air …

World: At least 27 people died, including 10 Taliban, in an all-night gun battle at Karachi’s international airport. Flames and smoke poured from the airport terminal. The attack on Pakistan’s largest airport began at a cargo area and VIP lounge. …

Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed papers today formalizing the annexation of Crimea while Ukraine signed a deal for closer economic ties with Europe.   Putin made jokes about Western sanctions. He said he was considering opening an account at the …