* Initially saying asylum seekers could pass through freely, Croatia closes borders after 11,000 migrants pour in. * Trump doesn't correct questioner who says Obama is a Muslim. * Trump has shown us that if 2012 was the first internet election, 2016 is the first viral election. * Why aliens abduct
* For Putin, helping restore peace in Syria could mean an end to Western sanctions over Ukraine. * When pressed on the issues, Trump withers—here's a guide to what he stands for, as best as one can figure. * People are finally talking about Trump's anti-vaccine position.
In Nevada, friends build the first scale model of the solar system. Then they drive the orbits in a car, and we can feel how big it is—and how small we are. A film by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh
According to economists, if intelligent life elsewhere wants to kidnap earthlings, there must be a reason—and a business model.
* Hungary declares state of emergency as migrants continue to enter the country. * As Hungary tightens borders, migrants seek alternate routes; Croatian PM says they can pass through, but can't stay. * Putin promises continued military support of Assad. * Orbán is playing to Hungarian xenophobia—he may win the political
* "They leave behind increasingly empty neighborhoods—from the Damascus suburbs to the northern city of Aleppo—that testify to the scale of their exodus." * EU struggles to get member nations to accept refugees, as Hungary imposes new laws to deter migrants from staying put. * Today's Syrian
* Dept. of Energy suffered over 150 successful cyber-attacks between 2010 and 2014; 19 targeted nuclear weapons. * Reminder: US government information systems are routinely hacked. * MIT researchers: Government networks are antiquated, vulnerable because of a lack of research funding. * Richard Glossip scheduled for lethal injection this week; however, Oklahoma'
* Chicago police are focusing more on seizing firearms than arresting low-level drug offenders. * Chicago's South Side, where much of the city's violence takes place, to get long-overdue Level 1 trauma center. * US officials block documents detailing the Gitmo torture of Abu Zubaydah, who lost
The victim of a robbery starts attending trials in New Orleans to understand the system while her burglar serves time in jail. Then he gets out.
* Oregon may be the driest state in the country, with 70% of the state in extreme drought. * California is currently experiencing its largest forest fire, which has burned through 160 square miles of the San Joaquin Valley. * Six brush fires alone were sparked by lightning in LA County yesterday. * EU
