—From Franklin, Tenn.   Permawar: Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the killing of ISIS official Abu Sayyaf inside Syria was “ a significant blow” to the organization, but how serious remains to be seen. While the US showed that its …

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Permawar: US Special Forces last night killed a senior Islamic State leader in eastern Syria, according to the National Security Council. The raid to capture Abu Sayyaf and his wife Umm Sayyaf turned into a firefight …

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Nation: The Amtrak train that crashed Tuesday night in Philadelphia was accelerating when it went into the fatal curve travelling 106 mph. The engineer, 32-year-old Brandon Bostian has said through a lawyer that he doesn’t remember …

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Nation: The Amtrak liner that crashed in Philadelphia Tuesday night was going twice the speed limit, according to investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board. The body of a seventh victim was found in the wreckage …

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Nation: Six people are dead after the derailing and crash of a New York bound Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia around 9:00 last night. Some of the train cars rolled on their side and passengers …

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Earthquake: A 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal today as it is still recovering from the devastating 7.8 quake that killed 8,000 people three weeks ago. It’s early, but there are reports of collapsed buildings and at …

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Nailed: In the wake of a NY Times expose of health hazards and wage theft in the thriving nail salon industry, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered emergency measures to inspect the parlors, protect salon …

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Econ 101: The Dow Jones gained 267 points this past week on encouraging news about job growth. The economy added 223,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4%, its lowest point since 2009. …

—From Vicksburg, Miss.   Nation: The judge in the Etan Patz kidnapping and murder trial declared a mistrial yesterday after the jury was unable to come to a verdict following three weeks of deliberations. Jurors told reporters that just one …

—From Ft. Worth, Texas   World: British Prime Minister David Cameron overcame pre-election polling predicting a tight race to win a majority for his Conservative Party, trouncing the Labour Party. The BBC predicts that when all the votes are counted …