Heavy Weather: At least eight people were killed yesterday as tornadoes ripped through Mississippi and Tennessee. A dozen tornadoes touched down and thunderstorms rolled over the Southeast as tornado warnings were issued in more than a dozen states Hundreds of …

The Great Migration: Germany announced yesterday that it is taking emergency border control measures after accepting what turned out to be an overwhelming number of refugees. They’ve run out of places to put everyone. After accepting tens of thousands of …

Kick Butt: President Obama came out from the government shutdown yesterday to give Congress a scolding. In a morning speech he said, “to all my friends in Congress, understand that how business is done in this town has to change.” …

 World: The European Union voted to lift its arms embargo to Syrian rebels, although there is no immediate move to actually ship weapons. Individual governments will have to decide what they do. Meanwhile, US Sen. John McCain, who has been …