Nation: The popular Fox Lake, Ill. police lieutenant who died on the job in September had been stealing from a youth program he oversaw and staged his death to look like a suicide, investigators announced yesterday. They said that Lt. …

Nation: Authorities in Fox Lake, Ill. outside Chicago are preparing to report today that the death of a popular police lieutenant in September was a suicide, not a murder. Lt. Charles Gliniewicz, 52, had radioed in that he was out …

Russian Jet: CBS News reports that a US satellite detected a heat flash when the Russian airliner was going down over the Sinai desert, but Reuters reports according to sources with access to the plane’s black boxes that it was …

The Boys of November: It took 12 innings last night, but the Kansas City Royals put away the New York Mets 7-2 to win the World Series for the first time in 30 years. Mets pitcher Matt Harvey had put …

The Boys of November: The Mets’ Michael Conforto, who started the season in the minor leagues, hit two home runs last night and would have been the hero if his team hadn’t fallen apart in the top of the 8th …

Permawar: The US is sending what is described as a small number of special operations troops to Syria to advise so-called “moderate” rebel forces. Administration officials say the troops are not supposed to get involved in front line combat, but …

Mr. Speaker: Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan was elected Speaker of the House yesterday, a job he didn’t really want, taking over for John Boehner who was hogtied and rolled out by the far right wing. Ryan is the 54th Speaker …

Entertainment Last Night: The World Series bumped up against the Republican debate last night in an evening of pitches, hits, strikes, attacks, and misses. Neither changes the fate of the world, so, in baseball, the Kansas City Royals routed the …

Nation: The Justice Department says it will investigate an incident in which a white sheriff’s deputy flipped and dragged an uncooperative black girl while other students captured the moment on video at a South Carolina high school. The girl at …

Budget Deal: Republican congressional leaders and President Obama have reached a tentative two-year budget agreement that would increase spending, trim some major social programs, and raise the federal borrowing limit. If it succeeds, it represents compromise and a break in …