Skyfall: Just a day after Daylight Savings Time kicked in bringing the promise of spring, a late-winter blizzard is expected to hit the East Coast tonight and tomorrow, bringing a foot or more of snow in some areas. The storm …

Permawar: The US is sending what is described as a small number of special operations troops to Syria to advise so-called “moderate” rebel forces. Administration officials say the troops are not supposed to get involved in front line combat, but …

MH17: The NY Times published photos of a piece of fuselage that shows perforations from shrapnel, indicating that the jet was hit with the fragmenting warhead of an SA-11 antiaircraft missile. It appears to be the first physical evidence of …

Philippines: Philippine President Benigno Aquino has declared a “national calamity” as his country digs out from the damage of Typhoon Haiyan. The UN put out a call for $301 million in disaster aid as the risk of hunger and disease …

World: A storm 500 miles wide, described as the biggest in recorded history to make landfall, hit the Philippines early today. Sustained winds were 195 mph and gusts reached 235. One woman said, “Galvanized iron sheets were flying just like …

Syria: The US military is ready to strike Syria at a moment’s notice, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said yesterday. Air strikes would probably come from ship-based cruise missiles because Syria’s strong air defense could knock down bombers. Softening the political …