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 strikes targeted a 10-vehicle convoy near the Iraqi city of Mosul Friday in hopes of taking out Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The US military said they could not confirm whether they got their man, but they believed ISIS leaders were passengers in the convoy. Fifty bodies were reported recovered from the wreckage.

In an accidental coalition of enemies, Syrian warplanes have also been hitting Islamic State fighters in an occupied town in the north.

World: The two Americans released from captivity in North Korea yesterday were let go after an unusual visit by National Security Advisor James Clapper, who accompanied the two men back to the US. Matthew Miller, 24, was arrested in April and sentenced to six years for espionage. Kenneth Bae, a missionary and tour guide, was held for two years after being sentenced to 15 years on charges that he tried to overthrow the North Korean government.

The US gave no explanation of how the deal came about, but North Korea would consider it a diplomatic coup. The country that acts like a two-year old throwing a fit just wants a hug.

Old Man: Arctic air is expected to move into Montana and the Dakotas today as the remainder of a Bering Sea cyclone begins to plunge a polar vortex into the lower 48.

The Swarm: A series of hundreds of small earthquakes is drawing attention to northwestern Nevada where hundreds of temblors have registered since early July. The strongest has been a magnitude 4.6, barely capable of doing damage. But seismologists say the likelihood of a large earthquake is greater while the swarm is active.

Remembering: Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin wall, the line that once separated east from west is being used for eight miles of installation art; 8000 illuminated balloons set where the wall once stood are set to be released tonight. In London, a sea of 888,246 ceramic poppies have been installed on the grounds of the Tower of London to commemorate the British dead of World War I. Millions of people have come to visit the Tower’s moat turned deep red.

Police Blotter: Troubled actor/comedian Andy Dick was arrested Friday night in Hollywood and accused of grand theft for stealing a $1,000 necklace from a man on the street. The 48-year-old was a star on the sitcom “News Radio.” Dick’s instability and substance addictions have gotten him in trouble before. He’s previously been accused of public intoxication and inappropriate sexual behavior. And he’s not that funny either.

Nutrition: PepsiCo, the maker of the other cola, is testing a Dorito-flavored version of Mountain Dew.

Please Flush: An advocacy group for men shy about peeing in front of other men is demanding that Direct TV remove a commercial featuring Rob Lowe as an awkward guy who can’t relieve himself in a public bathroom. The head of the International Paruresis (Shy Bladder) Association says the ad isn’t funny and ridicules guys with a problem. So the guys who need to pee in private are publicly pissed off.

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