High Noon: Today might be live or die for President Obama’s demand for “fast track authority” to negotiate international trade deals, including the much-debated Pacific trade agreement. Fast Track and an accompanying bill to provide assistance to workers who lose …

Clean Air Action: The Obama administration announced that it is going to start setting regulations for engine emissions from airplanes because they contribute to global warming. The EPA admits that it will take years to write standards similar to those …

Permawar: The US is moving to establish a new military base in Iraq and send 400 troops to train and stiffen Iraqi troops in an effort to re-take the city of Ramadi from the Islamic State. The loss of Ramadi …

Nation: The former South Carolina police officer who shot and killed a fleeing traffic suspect has been indicted for murder. Michael Slager was fired from the North Charleston police department after the April incident and has been held without bail …

World: Leaders at the G-7 summit today in Germany are focusing on climate change and international terrorism. German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to reach an agreement for limiting rising global temperatures and creating a fund to help poor countries hard …

Triple Win: Gliding to an effortless win at New York’s Belmont racetrack late yesterday, the three-year-old colt American Pharoah proved that it is still possible to win horse racing’s Triple Crown. It hadn’t been done since 1978. The crowd roared …

Mr. Speaker: A Montana woman told ABC News yesterday that her brother was sexually abused by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert back in the 1970s when the retired politician was a wrestling coach at a suburban Chicago high school. Jolene …

World: About 160 climbers are reported trapped on top of Malaysia’s Mt. Kinabalu after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake triggered rock falls. No deaths have been reported but some of the climbers are injured. The main climbing route is blocked and …

The Beautiful Game: Former FIFA executive Charles Blazer admitted when he pleaded guilty to corruption in 2013 that he and other officers of soccer’s governing body took bribes and payoffs for the assignment of broadcast rights and playing venues for …

Own Goal: Four days after being re-elected to a fifth term as president of soccer’s worldwide governing body FIFA, Sepp Blatter has resigned just as reports say he’s a target of the investigation into massive corruption in his organization. American …