Hermit Kingdom: Following North Korea’s test of a long-range missile, the US warned yesterday that it would use “the full range of capabilities at our disposal against the growing threat.” In an exercise of muscle, the US conducted a joint …

Outer Limits: After a five-year, 1.7 billion mile commute to work, NASA’s Juno spacecraft is now orbiting Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet. Juno is programmed to search for clues to the origin of the Universe. How much water it …

Drachma Drama: Greeks went to the polls today to vote on whether to accept a European financial bailout or reject it, and possibly leave the euro zone. Polls showed the electorate in the country of 11 million people has been …

Egypt Violence: Reports from Egypt today say soldiers shot and killed three supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi. The NY Times reports crowds of demonstrators organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi’s Party, marched on an army barracks where the deposed …