Ocean’s 16: Tidal flooding in coastal areas is the result of oceans rising at an increasing rate caused by the burning of fossil fuels, according to two scientific reports released yesterday. The reports say oceans are rising at the fastest …

Political Obit Page: Former Florida Gov. Jeb! Bush, once presumed to be the man to lead the Republicans into the 2016 elections, has quit the race after failing to interest or excite the voters. Bush said last night after finishing …

Big Brother: Former President George W. Bush came out yesterday to try to save the presidential candidacy of his little brother Jeb!, who’s been getting pummeled by Donald Trump. The former president told a crowd of 3,000, “Labels are for …

It’s Political: Hillary Clinton this week appears to be running for the third term of the Obama presidency, saying Bernie Sanders “has called the president weak, a disappointment. He does not support, the way I do, building on the progress …

The Great Game: Hillary Clinton has been declared the Democratic winner of the Iowa caucuses by a margin barely visible to the human eye. Clinton, 49.9 percent, Bernie Sanders, 49.6. Some districts were decided by the toss of a coin. …

The Hermit Kingdom: Both the US and South Korean governments say they doubt that North Korea conducted its first test of a hydrogen bomb as claimed by the North. Seismic experts say the shaking felt in South Korea near the …

Bar the Door: In one of his most extreme pronouncements on any issue so far, leading Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for all Muslims to be barred from entering the Unites States until US leaders can “figure out …

Fear Itself: In the wake of the San Bernardino massacre, President Obama is scheduled to address the country tonight on the nature of current terrorist threats and what’s being done about it. After the Paris attacks Obama assured the country …

War in the Air: Russia says it was definitely a bomb that took down a chartered airliner over the Sinai desert two weeks ago. Explosive residue was found in the wreckage. Alexander V. Bortnikov, the head of the country’s Federal …

Nation: The popular Fox Lake, Ill. police lieutenant who died on the job in September had been stealing from a youth program he oversaw and staged his death to look like a suicide, investigators announced yesterday. They said that Lt. …