Permawar: The US military now says the Afghan military, not the US, called in the air strike that destroyed the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz. The sustained attack by an AC-130 gunship, a vicious weapon, killed 22 people including …

Biblical: More than 20 inches of rain have fallen on parts of South Carolina since last Thursday, flooding streets and roads and leading to a handful of deaths. Some houses have water in their first floor. “We haven’t seen this …

GunBeat: Even the father of the man who killed nine people at a Roseburg, Oregon community college has expressed dismay at his son’s ability to legally buy a small arsenal of 14 weapons. Ian Mercer, the father of 26-year-old Christopher …

The Shooting Gallery: President Obama yesterday promised he would “politicize” the issue of gun control after the latest mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, “because our inaction is a political decision that we are making.” The shooter identified as 26-year-old Chris …

Category 4: Central coast states already soaked and flooded by heavy rains are bracing for the possible arrival of Hurricane Joaquin, which has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds up to 130 miles per hour. Virginia, …

The Russians Are Coming: Russian aircraft have made their first strikes in Syria, attacking rebel forces supported by the United States and further complicating the Middle East’s many-sided conflict. The US is protesting an attack on a CIA-trained rebel group. …

Death in Georgia: Despite pleas from the Pope and her lawyers, Georgia last night executed 47-year-old Kelly Gissendaner, the first woman executed in the state in 70 years. Gissendaner was convicted of plotting the murder of her husband in 1997. …

Disunited Nations: President Obama and Russia’s Vladimir Putin delivered clashing views on the Syrian crisis yesterday at the United Nations, with Obama taking a smack at Putin’s support of the dictator Bashar al-Assad “The United States is prepared to work …

Impolitic: Exiting House Speaker John Boehner, interviewed yesterday on CBS, condemned the uncompromising “false prophets” who drove him out of Congress. “The Bible says beware of false prophets,” Boehner said, “And there are people out there, you know, spreading noise …

The Circus: Washington’s power players are angling to deal with the departure of House Speaker John Boehner and how it might fan the flames of partisan politics. The Republican Party’s far right wing can claim a victory, finally toppling the …