Standoff at Bundy Ranch Ends, With Photo of the Year So Far  —  Before I had quite figured out what to make of the Bundy Ranch standoff, it appears to have been resolved.  The Bureau of Land Management has announced that in view of the risk of violence, it is withdrawing its forces, which include snipers, from the area.

Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee face off at New Hampshire Freedom Summit  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Republican presidential primary is up and running in New Hampshire, where conservative prospects lined up in Manchester Saturday for the first cattle call of the 2016 cycle.

Israel: ‘Not all’ Republican lawmakers racist  —  “Not all” Republican lawmakers are racist, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel said Sunday, responding to a direct question from CNN's Candy Crowley on “State of the Union.”  —  But, the New York Democrat added …

Diversity and Dishonesty  —  EARLIER this year, a column by a Harvard undergraduate named Sandra Y. L. Korn briefly achieved escape velocity from the Ivy League bubble, thanks to its daring view of how universities should approach academic freedom.  —  Korn proposed that such freedom was dated …

Sharyl Attkisson Slams CBS News, Obama Admin's ‘Chilling Effect’ on Reporting  —  Sharyl Attkisson, an investigative reporter who recently resigned from her post at CBS News, took shots at both her former employer and the Obama administration on Media Buzz Sunday morning …

Sebelius: Pressure after rollout was ‘awful’  —  Outgoing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said she was “flat-out wrong” to believe that HealthCare.gov was ready to go on Oct. 1, 2013.  —  Sebelius made the comment to NBC's Andrea Mitchell on “Meet the Press” in her first post-resignation interview.

Investigators reveal MH370 co-pilot tried to make a call from his mobile phone after the aircraft ‘vanished’ but ‘was abruptly cut off’ as U.S. deny reports the plane landed at their remote military base  —  The co-pilot of missing flight MH370 made a call from his mobile phone …

President Barack Obama and the ‘noble lie’  —  Since the beginning of time, people have been telling lies that they believe are justifiable.  For instance, it's worth preserving family comity by telling your mom you love her meatloaf as it sprouts legs and walks away from you on the table.

Accused bully says judge who sentenced him to hold sign in public ‘destroyed’ his life  —  Adam Ferrise, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Adam Ferrise, Northeast Ohio Media Group  —  SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio — The man accused of bullying his neighbors for 15 years, including children …

Ukraine prepares armed response as city seized by pro-Russia forces  —  (Reuters) - Armed separatists took control of a city in eastern Ukraine on Saturday and Kiev prepared troops to tackle what it called an “act of aggression by Russia”, pushing the conflict between the neighbors into a dangerous new phase.