Permawar: US aircraft yesterday dropped small arms, ammunition and medical supplies to Kurdish fighters squared off against Islamic State militants in and around the Syrian border town of Kobane. American aircraft have been pounding ISIS militants, but this is the …

On Second Thought: In a slap down to Pope Francis, Catholic bishops voted to remove language in a draft report calling for greater openness toward homosexuals. The move suggests a clash between the more liberal-thinking Pope and some conservative bishops. …

Texass: The Supreme Court this morning reversed a lower court and decided to let Texas go ahead and apply its strict voter ID law in the November election. Voters will be required to show government-issued photo identification. The court gave …

Outbreak: Authorities closed some schools yesterday in Ohio and Texas because an Ebola-infected nurse had travelled between Cleveland and Dallas. The CDC is tracking down passengers from the flight nurse Joy Vinson took on Monday while crewmembers have been put …

Outbreak: Another stumble in handling Ebola. The second Dallas nurse to come down with the disease was allowed to fly on a commercial airliner despite checking first with the Centers for Disease Control. Amber Vinson, 29, was part of the …

The Epidemic: A second Texas healthcare worker who treated the Liberian man who died of Ebola in Dallas has tested positive for the virus. The new patient has not been identified.    The Centers for Disease Control, admitting it was …

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Permawar: The Iraq army has lost one of its last military bases in Anbar province west of Baghdad to Islamic State fighters. Nearly all of Anbar has been lost, but the Iraqi army still holds the military base that defends …

The Epidemic: A Dallas health care worker who helped treat the Liberian man who died of Ebola has tested positive for the virus. If the unidentified person is confirmed to have the disease, it would be the first time Ebola …

Marriage: The Supreme Court yesterday lifted Justice Anthony Kennedy’s stay and allowed same-sex marriage to proceed in Idaho. The court was unconvinced by the state’s argument to delay for further court action. In its brief order the court said, “The …