Cubama: President Obama was greeted in old Havana yesterday with chants of “USA ! USA!” The president was not met at José Martí airport by Cuban president Raul Castro, a demonstration of deliberately restrained enthusiasm. Obama is scheduled to meet …

Cubama: President Obama arrives in Cuba today for the first visit to the island country by a US president in 88 years. It’s an historic warming to the country that has been frozen out of world commerce since its communist …

Manhunt: The only known survivor among the terrorists who attacked in Paris last November was wounded and captured in Brussels yesterday. The arrest of Salah Abdeslam, 26, a Belgian-born French citizen, was the result of a four-month international manhunt. Residents …

Hot Water: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder endured calls for his resignation yesterday during a Congressional hearing over the Flint water crisis. The decision to use water from the Flint river for the public supply released lead into the system. Snyder’s …

Advice and Dissent: President Obama delivered a political speech yesterday saying the confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee should not be political. The President said, “It is tempting to make this confirmation process simply an extension of our divided politics …

Advice and Dissent: President Obama is expected to announce his Supreme Court nominee today and begin the challenge to Republican leaders who say they won’t even consider a candidate. In an effort to make refusal difficult, the nominee is likely …

Permawar: In a sudden change of course, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military forces out of Syria. He’s declaring success and getting out. “I consider the objectives that have been set for the Defense Ministry to be generally …

Nation: An Amtrak train bound from Chicago to Los Angeles derailed in Cimarron, Kan. overnight, leaving five passenger cars on their side. Two-dozen people were sent to the hospital. Permawar: Terrorists struck in Turkey and the Ivory Coast yesterday, killing …

The Growing Conflict: Police used pepper spray last night to disperse protesters outside a Donald Trump rally in Kansas City, Mo. Protesters had locked arms to confront approaching police officers on foot and on horses when they were sprayed. Inside, …

The Americans Are Coming: One night at an outdoor restaurant a waiter opened a new bottle of rum and immediately spilled a splash of it to the sidewalk. It was an offering to the Gods of Santeria, the religion African …