Iraq: The government is using helicopter gunships to hit Sunni Islamic militants in Tikrit, the hometown of the late dictator Saddam Hussein. A major advance involving tanks and thousands of troops may be underway. Meanwhile the US is flying drones …

Veteran Scandal: President Obama said this morning that he has ordered a broad investigation of accusations that veterans are dying while waiting for healthcare. “If these allegation prove to be true it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful and I will …