Poll-itics: Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has pulled to within a horse length of Donald Trump in the latest New York Times/CBS News poll of Republican voters. The Poll puts Carson at 23 percent to Trump’s 27, a 17-point gain for …

Flash Flood: A flash flood late yesterday swept away two vehicles carrying women and children in the Arizona/Utah border town of Hildale, home of the fundamentalist polygamist sect run by Warren Jeffs. Eight people are dead and five are missing. …

The Great Migration: Germany announced yesterday that it is taking emergency border control measures after accepting what turned out to be an overwhelming number of refugees. They’ve run out of places to put everyone. After accepting tens of thousands of …

The Great Migration: Hungary is rushing to build a 13-foot fence along its border with Serbia to stem the flow of migrants coming from war ravaged Middle East countries. The government plans to start arresting migrants who enter the country …

Death Be Not Proud: Moved in part by the story of a young and terminally ill California woman who moved to Oregon to be able to commit assisted suicide, the California legislature has approved assisted suicide for the state. In …

The NukeDeal: Senate Democrats yesterday blocked a Republican resolution to reject the six-country nuclear agreement with Iran, thereby nearly ensuring the deal will go into effect. The United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China are all party to the …

Add Hominem: A team of scientists has announced the discovery in a South African cave of the remains of a previously unknown species of human they have named “Homo naledi.” Two years ago cavers found a chamber full of bones …

  Religious and Free: After five days in jail for contempt of court, Rowan County, KY Clerk Kim Davis plans to return to the office later this week. She was joined in her moment of freedom by Republican Presidential candidate …

Nation: President Obama yesterday issued an executive order requiring all companies with government contracts to give their employees seven days of sick leave a year. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez told reporters, “We believe the cost of implementing this rule is …

The Great Migration: Germany accepted about 20,000 new migrants over the weekend and an estimated 11,000 more are expected to arrive today. Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that what she describes as the “breathtaking” influx of migrants will “occupy and …