Pants on Fire: Former Trump campaign boss Paul Manafort lied even after agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors, according to a filing yesterday by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. What was he thinking? If he lied, Manafort loses his chance for a …

GeoEcon 101: In the midst of an economic slowdown and a stock market slump, China devalued its currency for the second day in a row. The Central Bank dropped the value of the yuan, by 1.6 percent against the US …

Nation: Forty-seven Senate Republicans sent a direct letter to Iran threatening to abandon any nuclear weapons deal reached by the Obama Administration, undercutting the authority and negotiating power of the president. The occupants of the White House are pretty irritated. …

Towering Inferno: An 86-storey residential tower caught fire in Dubai last night, burning like a giant torch and raining debris on the street. It was a dramatic sight in the night. The tower actually called the Torch is located in …

Nation: The Obama administration is obeying the order of a Texas federal judge and delaying the implementation of immigration reforms the president ordered. The government was about to begin accepting applications for work permits and some other legal protections that …

Nation: The governor of West Virginia declared a state of emergency after a train pulling 109 cars of North Dakota crude oil derailed yesterday, setting tanker cars on fire and spilling oil into the Kanawha River, a source of local …

Denmark: The shooter in the Copenhagen café attack has been identified as a 22-year-old Danish-born man with a history of violence and gang affiliation. Witnesses said they heard him shout, “God is great!” as he sprayed the café with bullets. …

Ukraine: The US is accusing Russia of taking direct part in an all out assault on the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve before a ceasefire was supposed to take hold. The fighting is being described as intense. State Department spokeswoman …

States Rights: Although some licenses for same-sex marriage were issued in a few major Alabama cities yesterday, they were denied in an estimated 52 of 67 counties. The licenses were supposed to be issued throughout the state yesterday after a …

ISIS Again: Japanese and American officials say they have not verified a video released on the Internet that purports to show the execution of a Japanese hostage by Islamic State militants. There’s no word about a Japanese journalist who has …