Bomb North Korea, Before It's Too Late  —  SINCE February, the North Korean government has followed one threatening move with another.  The spiral began with an underground nuclear test.  Then the North declared the armistice that ended the Korean War invalid.

Dazzling Northern Lights Anticipated Tonight  —  A solar flare that occurred around 2 a.m. Thursday morning may create a spectacular display of northern lights Saturday evening.  The midlevel flare had a long duration and was directed at Earth.  According to AccuWeather.com Astronomer Hunter Outten …

Dad Furious After Finding This Crayon-Written Paper in Florida 4th-Grader's Backpack: ‘I Am Willing to Give Up Some of My Constitutional Rights...to Be Safer’  —  The words are written in crayon, in the haphazard bumpiness of a child's scrawl.  —  “I am willing to give up some of my constitutional rights …

Sen. Rubio defends emerging immigration deal as ‘not amnesty’  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) blitzed all five Sunday shows in his most public pitch yet for the emerging immigration reform bill, arguing that it would control the border, and rejecting conservative criticisms that it provided “amnesty” for illegal immigrants in the country.

The Anthony Weiner-Mark Sanford comeback playbook  —  What do Anthony Weiner and Mark Sanford have in common?  A comeback playbook.  —  The two are the latest examples of the accelerated post-sex scandal cycle, in which public rehabilitation can be attempted with a straight face just a few short years after the original sin.

Democrat changes story about talks with Progress Kentucky leaders  —  The Democrat who said the leaders of the liberal group Progress Kentucky told him they bugged Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) campaign office is backing off a key part of his earlier account.

Republican Senator Collins of Maine to vote yes on background checks  —  Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is the first GOP senator to say publicly she will vote for the bipartisan compromise on expanded background checks for the sale of guns online and at gun shows.  NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports.

Why I Didn't Write About Gosnell's Trial—And Why I Should Have  —  Gosnell is accused of grisly crimes that I didn't want to think about.  —  Kermit Gosnell, a Pennsylvania abortion doctor, is on trial for a lurid series of lurid crimes at his clinic.  I can't bring myself to describe them, so I'll let Kirsten Powers do it.

Jim Graves: Constituents Are ‘Embarrassed’ By Michele Bachmann  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) barely held onto her seat in the 2012 election, defeating Democrat Jim Graves by just over 1 percent of the vote in one of the closest House races of the cycle.

Kermit Gosnell's Website Openly Offered “Late Terminations,” Sedation Choices  —  Gosnell offered his patients their own choice of medicine for first-trimester abortions a la carte style charging extra for sedation.  The grand jury cited the abortion clinic doctor and alleged murderer offering …