Hands Off: An international tribunal in The Hague has declared China’s claim to territory in the South China Sea to be invalid. China has built artificial islands with airstrips and interfered with fishermen. China has already rejected the ruling, which …

Cuba Libre: President Obama plans to visit Cuba within weeks as relations warm between the two countries, the NY Times reports. He would be the first president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge 88 years ago — and definitely cooler. …

—From Pilot Knob, NY.   Patriot Inaction: Key arts of the Patriot Act, in particular the portions that allow for the wholesale collection of telephone data by the NSA, expired at midnight after Congress failed to agree on an extension. …