World: Police in Iguala, Mexico have begun digging up bodies in a mass grave close to where 43 students went missing late last month. The students attended a left wing school where they had engaged in protests that involved hijacking buses and delivery trucks. Thirty people, including 22 city police officers, have been detained in the case.

> Fighting has broken out on the India/Pakistan border and at least nine people have been killed. India says Pakistan shelled 10 of its border posts. The two countries live side by side in a perpetual state of tension.

Human GPS: Three British scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering how the brain knows where we are and is able to navigate. The found that the brain has “place” and “grid” cells that activate, creating a mini-map within the brain.

What’s The Matter: Kansas independent Greg Orman is leading in the polls in his effort to unseat Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, who’s held the office since 1997. The senator’s approval ratings have slipped, particularly since the revelation that he doesn’t own a home in the state he represents. Orman got a big bounce when the Democrat pulled out of the race, but the polls are close and Kansas is majority Republican.

Overall, despite the fortunes of Pat Roberts, polling shows Republicans making gains in the Senate this fall, but not necessarily taking the 51 seats needed for a majority.

Nation: NY Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg, who was kicked out of Afghanistan this summer for writing unflattering reports about the government, has been invited by the new administration to return. Afghanistan’s new President Ashraf Ghani so far has struck a friendlier relationship with the West than his predecessor Hamid Karzai.

Sports Page: Olympic champion Michael Phelps has climbed out of the pool and checked into rehab for six weeks after his second DUI arrest in 10 years. Phelps said in a statement, “Swimming is a major part of my life, but right now I need to focus my attention on me as an individual, and do the necessary work to learn from this experience and make better decisions in the future.” Phelps was arrested driving last Tuesday with a .14 blood alcohol level, nearly double the Maryland legal limit. Phelps has 22 Olympic medals, the most in modern Olympic history, and has been making a comeback after retiring.

The Obit Page: Paul Revere, leader of the 60s rock band Paul Revere and the Raiders, has died of cancer at age 71 at home in Idaho. The Raiders broke out in 1963 with a cover of Richard Berry’s “Louie, Louie” before their big hits “Kicks” and “Hungry and Good Thing.” They used to wear kitschy revolutionary war military costumes. The band’s biggest hit and its worst song, was the 1971 “Indian Reservation.”

Mea Culpa: Vice President Joe Biden has apologized for breaking the first rule of politics, speaking the truth. In a speech to students at Harvard Biden said Turkey, the UAE, other Middle Eastern allies, inadvertently strengthened the Muslim extremists of ISIS while supplying rebels fighting Syria’s Assad regime. Biden said, “They poured hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of tons of weapons into anyone who would fight against Assad. Except that the people who were being supplied were al-Nusra and al-Qaeda and the extremist elements of jihadis coming from other parts of the world.” Biden said even the Turkish president admitted to him this was true. But when Joe said it in public, everyone denied it, and he apologized for telling what is probably the truth.

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