Nation: Jon Stewart made his last appearance as host of the Daily Show last night but the Republican presidential candidates also had their first debate so, sadly, and without Jon Stewart, we lead with that. Standing center stage among 10 …

Touchdown in Boston: A jury in Fall River, Mass. has found former New England Patriot tight end Aaron Hernandez guilty of 1st degree murder in the killing of his friend Odin Lloyd in 2013. Lloyd was last seen with Hernandez …

Three Pointer: A federal probate judge ruled that Shelley Sterling can sell the Los Angeles Clippers immediately without permission from her embattled husband Donald. Under threat from the NBA to sell the team, Mrs. Sterling agreed in May to sell …

Targeted: Israel says it bombed a Gaza mosque used to store weapons, a move that’s likely to stoke the flames. A military statement said the militant networks, their weapons, and facilities, are embedded within civilian areas. The statement said the …

Nation: Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernadez has been indicted for two more murders in a 2012 car-to-car shooting in Boston. Hernadez was already facing charges in the killing of a man who had visited his home last June. The …

The Big Melt: An enormous portion of the West Antarctic ice sheet is melting and it may be irreversible, according to scientific reports released yesterday. Eric Rignot, a glaciologist at the University of California, Irvine said, “It has passed the …

Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine say voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots yesterday in favor of independence from Ukraine. They said the vote was 90 percent in Donetsk and 96 percent in Luhansk, although the election was conducted in some …

Ukraine: A peaceful demonstration turned violent when pro-Russian demonstrators attacked the police station in Odessa. They had gathered to memorialize and protest the deaths 31 fellow demonstrators who were killed Friday inside a union building that burned. Ukraine’s interim Prime …

Nation: Senate Republicans blocked a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, saying a hike would slow the economy and force employers to shed hundreds of thousands of jobs. The federal minimum is now $7.25. But …

Underwater: As much as 15 to 20 inches of rain fell in parts of the Southeast, bringing flooding to parts of the Alabama coast and the Florida panhandle. Some people had to be rescued from their cars and the rooftop …