Entertainment Last Night: The World Series bumped up against the Republican debate last night in an evening of pitches, hits, strikes, attacks, and misses. Neither changes the fate of the world, so, in baseball, the Kansas City Royals routed the …

The Horse Race: Hillary Clinton is slipping and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is gaining ground in the Democratic race for president in Iowa. Sanders is just seven points behind Clinton, who now leads 37 to 30 percent in the Des …