We Knew That: Flame-haired former newspaper editor Rebekah Brooks has been found not guilty of hacking the cellphones of celebrities and news subjects for Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World. Her former deputy Andy Coulson was found guilty on …

California Burning: At least eight homes have burned and firefighters will be on the line for the third day in the San Diego area, battling early-season wildfires. By 8:30 last night nine fires in Southern California had burned more than …

The Taper Arrives: Stocks jumped yesterday when the Federal Reserve announced it will scale back its economic stimulus by $10 billion a month starting in January. That drops the stimulus to $75 billion a month. This is the much discussed …

Airport Shooting: The gunman at LAX yesterday appeared to be targeting employees of the Transportation Security Administration. One witness said, “he looked at me and he said ‘TSA?’ I shook my head, no and he kept going.”   TSA officer Gerardo …

Healthcare: The gathering storm over Obamacare is not the website troubles, but that the Obama administration might have known that millions of Americans will lose the health insurance they already have. President Obama repeatedly promised that, “If you like your …

 Breaking: Oscar Pistorius, the South African sprinter born without fibulas and made history running in the Olympics on artificial legs, has been charged with the murder of his model girlfriend at home. Thirty-year-old Reeva Steenkamp died of gunshot wounds. Sometimes …