On the Road Again: Burned by her own description of half of Donald Trump followers as a “basket of deplorables,” Hillary Clinton returned to campaigning yesterday saying she will keep things on the upbeat. “I want to give Americans something …

The Numbers: A new NY Times poll says that among likely voters Hillary Clinton holds a thin margin over Donald Trump of just 46 to 44 percent. When the poll includes the two third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, …

Working: US incomes rose 5.2 percent in 2015, the biggest one-year jump in median household income since 1967. The median for 2015 was $56,516; good, but not all good. That’s still 2.4 percent lower than the peak in the 1990s. …

No Gay, No Play: The NCAA announced that it is removing all championship athletic events from North Carolina in the 2016-17 season because of the state’s new laws that allow discrimination against people who are gay, lesbian and generally sexually …

Feeling Faint: Hillary Clinton is being treated for pneumonia her campaign announced hours after she abruptly left the 9/11 commemoration in New York because she was feeling “overheated.” A video taken by a bystander shows that Mrs. Clinton’s legs were …

9/11: Hard to believe, but it’s been 15 years to the day since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Commemorations are being held this morning in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania where flight 93 crashed into a field after passengers tried to …

The Syria Mosaic: Russia and the Unites States reached an agreement to suppress the fighting in Syria that could lead to Russian and American forces jointly targeting Islamic State fighters. The plan appears to have a lot of contingent “ifs.” …

Rattling: A magnitude 5.3 magnitude earthquake detected in North Korea revealed that the Hermit Kingdom had carried out its fifth nuclear bomb test. North Korea claimed it has developed a bomb capable of being mounted on a missile, but it …

You Pick: In a national security and veterans forum broadcast last night on NBC, Hillary Clinton promised that, “We are not putting ground troops into Iraq ever again, and we are not putting ground troops into Syria.” She said, “We’re …

Fair and Balanced: In a stunningly quick and open admission of guilt, Fox News and its parent corporation settled the sexual harassment suit brought by former host Gretchen Carlson for $20 million and apologized. “We sincerely regret and apologize for …