How the Post Was Lost  —  MANY American newspapers were doomed to decline from the moment the Internet arrived on personal computers.  But The Washington Post, just sold off unexpectedly to Amazon's Jeff Bezos, was never really one of them.  —  This is something the sentimental send-offs …

Loophole: People are being told to use “key words” to cross border  —  SAN DIEGO -  —  A loophole is allowing hundreds of immigrants across the Mexico border in to the United States.  —  Immigrants are being taught to use “key words and phrases” to be allowed to enter and stay in the country.

Suspect killed; teen safe  —  (CNN) — James DiMaggio — the California murder suspect who allegedly kidnapped 16-year-old Hannah Anderson — was shot and killed by an FBI agent in the Idaho wilderness, a sheriff said Saturday.  —  Authorities first spotted the pair's campsite from the air …

Pete King: 'I'm serious' about possible White House bid  —  “This is not a game I'm playing, I'm serious,” King told The Hill after spending the earlier part of this week in New Hampshire meeting with voters.  —  King said he's headed back to the first-in-the-nation primary state …

GOP Strategist Confronts Congressman For Bigoted Comments On Immigrants: You ‘Should Get Some Therapy’  —  Rep. Steve King (R-IA) recently dove into hot water by saying that undocumented immigrants were “drug mules” with “cantaloupe-sized calves.”  Sunday morning, King doubled down …

Snowden's Father Gets Visa to Visit Son in Russia  —  National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's father has secured documents to visit his son in Russia and plans to discuss how he could fight espionage charges, Lon Snowden and his attorney said Sunday.

Circle Sept. 10 on Your Calendar for Apple's Big iPhone Event  —  Apple is expected to unveil its next iPhone at a special event on Sept. 10, sources told AllThingsD.  —  D: All Things Digital  —  The launch comes at an important time for Apple, which continues to make a lot of money …

Priebus: Employer mandate delay a 2014 ‘tactic’  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday the delay of the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate is just a tactic by President Barack Obama to help reelect Democrats in 2014.  —  “It's very obvious that it isn't a law …

Kansas and Al Qaeda  —  SALINA, Kan. — I'VE spent the last few months filming a Showtime documentary about how climate and environmental stresses helped trigger the Arab awakening.  It's been a fascinating journey because it forced me to look at the Middle East through the lens of Arab environmentalists instead of politicians.

After Guantánamo, Another Injustice  —  ABOUT two months ago I learned that some of my books had been banned at Guantánamo Bay.  Apparently detainees were requesting them, and their lawyers were delivering them to the prison, but they were not being allowed in because of “impermissible content.”