The Big Cheat: Volkswagen admitted today that 11 million cars around the world are equipped with the same software that was designed to defeat emissions tests on cars sold in the US. Previously the automaker said the software was in …

Critical Mass: Pope Francis is scheduled to celebrate a second Mass today in Havana’s Revolution Plaza, the heart of the officially atheist country. Yesterday President Raul Castro was present for the Mass and the Pope later met with former leader …

Under Pressure: Secy. of State John Kerry said yesterday that Syria’s dictator Bashar al Assad has to go and called upon Russia and Iran to help show him to the door. Syria’s continuing civil war is sending hundreds of thousands …

Arrest: Police in Arizona have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of being the sniper who has hit 11 cars with bullets in recent weeks, mostly along the I-10 freeway in Phoenix. Leslie Allen Merritt, Jr, who works as a landscaper, …

The Great Migration: Croatia closed seven of eight border crossings with Serbia after being overwhelmed by a crush of migrants. Officials in Zagreb said 10,000 people crossed the border in the day after Hungary closed its border with Syria, and …

He Said, She Said, They said: Planned Parenthood, birthright citizenship, tax cuts, bankruptcy, national defense, Iran nukes, the $20 bill, making billions, Vladimir Putin …. Eleven Republican candidates duked it out over the issues and personalities last night at the …

Poll-itics: Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has pulled to within a horse length of Donald Trump in the latest New York Times/CBS News poll of Republican voters. The Poll puts Carson at 23 percent to Trump’s 27, a 17-point gain for …

Flash Flood: A flash flood late yesterday swept away two vehicles carrying women and children in the Arizona/Utah border town of Hildale, home of the fundamentalist polygamist sect run by Warren Jeffs. Eight people are dead and five are missing. …

The Great Migration: Germany announced yesterday that it is taking emergency border control measures after accepting what turned out to be an overwhelming number of refugees. They’ve run out of places to put everyone. After accepting tens of thousands of …

The Great Migration: Hungary is rushing to build a 13-foot fence along its border with Serbia to stem the flow of migrants coming from war ravaged Middle East countries. The government plans to start arresting migrants who enter the country …