Day of Mourning: Italy is holding a national day of mourning for victims of this week’s earthquake in which at least 290 people died. Several people are still missing. Hardest hit was the historic town of Amatrice, a picture-postcard mountain …

To the Right: Hillary Clinton delivered a hard-nosed address yesterday afternoon, accusing Donald Trump of embracing the extremist right-wing philosophy “alternative right,” known as “Alt-Right,” a movement unfamiliar to most Americans. Speaking in Reno, Clinton said, “He says he wants …

Earthquake: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake levelled parts of three historic towns in mountainous central Italy. Whole buildings collapsed, trapping people in the rubble. At least 38 people are reported dead and the death toll is likely to raise. One mayor …

You’ve Got Mail: A federal judge in Washington has ordered the State Department to expedite the release of 15,000 emails uncovered during the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State. …

It’s Political: Donald Trump may be backing away from one of his most hard-nosed campaign promises. Deporting 11 million illegal immigrants. Asked yesterday on CNN whether Trump would create a “deportation force” to remove 11 million illegal immigrants, Trump’s new …

Yuuuge Debt: The NY Times reports that companies owned by Donald Trump are carrying $650 million in debt, roughly twice the amount revealed in public filings related to his run for president. Among the lenders are the Bank of China, …

Zika Zone: The federal government has issued a travel warning for pregnant women considering a visit to a 20-block stretch of Miami Beach, one of the busiest tourist destinations in the country. Five people, including travelers from New York, Texas …

Pay for Play: The State department now admits that a $400 million payment to Iran was “leverage” for the release of three Americans on the same day the money was paid. The Republicans have accused the Obama administration of paying …

Stranger Things: Two American Olympic swimmers were pulled off their flight home last night in a deepening investigation into the claim by four swimmers that they were robbed at gunpoint in Rio by men posing as police officers. The report …

Kremlinology: Donald Trump has shaken up his campaign staff again, demoting his chairman Paul Manafort by installing Stephen Bannon, the executive chairman of the right wing Breitbart News, to be the Trump campaign’s chief executive. Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser, …