Trucefire: A 72-hour ceasefire that started at 8am local time in Gaza collapsed hours after it began. An Israeli infantry officer appears to have been captured by Hamas gunmen who emerged from a tunnel and a suicide bomber killed two …

National Childcare:President Obama met yesterday with Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who later criticized him for not visiting the border to see the immigration crisis first hand. “That’s what presidents do. That’s what leaders do. They show up,” Perry told CBS …

Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists have taken positions within the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk in anticipation of an onslaught by Ukrainian troops. Russia appears to be standing by, taking no action, as Ukraine sealed off the border to stop the flow …