The Bomber: At his formal death sentencing yesterday, Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized for the first time saying, “I am sorry for the lives that I’ve taken, for the suffering that I’ve caused you, for the damage that I’ve …

Stars and Bars: The movement to cast out the Confederate flag is quickly growing. So far the big retailers Walmart, Sears, Amazon, eBay and Etsy all say they won’t sell the flag or merchandise that features it. In Charleston yesterday …

—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 …

Human Tide: The Italian Coast Guard today was responding to distress calls from two boats loaded with as many as 450 people in the Mediterranean. After the drowning of as many as 1,100 African migrants in just the past week, …

Boston Bomber: The case of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has gone to the jury after a day of impassioned closing arguments by prosecutors and his lawyer. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke Chakravarty told the jurors yesterday, “This was a cold, …

Indiana, Gary: The noise is growing louder over Indiana’s new “religious freedom” law, which is seen by critics across the country as a screen for discrimination against gays and lesbians. In addition to demonstrators in the streets, nine corporate bosses …

Second Thoughts: After days of protest and backlash, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he will seek a legislative clarification of the state’s “religious freedom” law he signed last week. Critics say the bill gives license to discriminate against homosexuals and …

South Pacific: The category 5 Cyclone Pam has left widespread destruction in the island nation of Vanuatu. The eye of the storm passed right over Vanuatu’s capital city Port Vila. Winds were up to 170 MPH and some reports say …

Boston Bomber: Victims described a street of carnage yesterday in the second day of trial for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Jeffrey Bauman, 27, lost both is legs. “I saw most of the blood coming out of my left …

Survivor: The talk of the nation is 7-year-old Sailor Gutzler, who survived a plane crash Friday night in western Kentucky and walked out of the chilly woods in shorts and bare feet. The two-engine Piper aircraft piloted by her father …