Wild West: Ammon Bundy, brother Ryan Bundy, and five of their followers were acquitted last night of federal conspiracy and weapons charges in last winter’s takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife refuge in Oregon. It’s a major blow to the …

Cruz Control: In another display of divisions and disarray in the Republican Party, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was booed last night as he drew to the end of his speech to the Republican Convention without endorsing Donald Trump for president. …

Melania: Introduced by her husband, a rare appearance by a presumptive nominee at a convention, Slovakian-born former model Melania Trump impressed the crowd speaking in Cleveland last night. But word watchers immediately noticed that her speech bore two striking resemblances …

Strategic Alliance: Fighting from their last trench, Ted Cruz and John Kasich announced last night that they are teaming up to deny the Republican presidential nomination to Donald Trump. It’s a rare political collusion, particularly for Cruz who has bitterly …

Debatable: The Republican candidates hacked and slashed each other last night in debate in Charleston, SC, where finally someone landed a punch on Donald Trump. Taking on Trump’s challenge of his legal eligibility to be president, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz …

Air Crash: The cockpit voice recorder from a German airliner was found yesterday amid the shattered wreckage on a charred French mountainside. Recovery teams flown in by helicopter found no signs of life. There had been 150 people on board. …

Ukraine: Pro-Russians appear ready to go ahead with an independence referendum tomorrow, despite discouragement from Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine government. Ukraine’s acting President Oleksander Turchinov said the vote “would be a step into the abyss for these …

Objects Spotted: A Chinese satellite has spotted a large floating object in the Southern Indian Ocean about 75 miles from two objects earlier seen by a commercial satellite. The new object spotted Tuesday is estimated to be 73 feet by …

Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed papers today formalizing the annexation of Crimea while Ukraine signed a deal for closer economic ties with Europe.   Putin made jokes about Western sanctions. He said he was considering opening an account at the …

Ukraine: Tensions are increasing over the Ukraine situation as deposed President Viktor Yanukovych, who had been sought for arrest, has been given asylum in Russia. Also today, masked gunmen have taken over government offices in the Crimean region of Eastern …