The Great Migration: Croatia closed seven of eight border crossings with Serbia after being overwhelmed by a crush of migrants. Officials in Zagreb said 10,000 people crossed the border in the day after Hungary closed its border with Syria, and …

—From Poughkeepsie, NY.   DC: The Senate late last night blocked a House bill that would have ended the National Security Agency’s wholesale snooping into American phone records. The House had passed what they call the USA Freedom Act, which …

Special Delivery: The plans of a Florida mailman who landed his one-man gyrocopter on the West Lawn of the Capitol yesterday were not a secret. A Florida newspaper followed his plan and he had even been questioned by the Secret …

The China Play: The Obama administration today announced it reached a deal with China to eliminate tariffs on information and technology products ranging from video-game consoles and computer software to medical equipment and semiconductors. It could be the single best …

Nation: General Motors will pay a $35 million fine for failure to report potentially fatal problems with the ignition switches in 2.6 million cars, according to the Department of Transportation. The switches were prone to turning off while the cars …

Quake: An 8.2 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck off the north coast Chile last night, resulting in six deaths and street flooding in some areas. Landslides blocked roads, power was knocked out, an airport was damaged, and fire destroyed several …

Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Obama on the phone yesterday to talk about a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis. It’s too soon to know whether Putin has blinked in the international standoff. Diplomats will meet to talk …

Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin immediately defied Western economic sanctions and condemnation today by annexing Crimea as a part of Russia. “Crimea has always been an integral part of Russia in the hearts and minds of people,” Putin said. The …

Fatal Failure: A new review of federal crash data reveals that 303 people died as a result of failed airbags in General Motors cars during the same 10-year period when GM was also failing to acknowledge problems with finicky ignition …

Flight 370: The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet appears to be in disarray as authorities have given conflicting reports about whether the plane took a hard left turn off course. The jet with 239 people on board should …