U.S. Mobilizes Allies to Widen Assault on ISIS  —  WASHINGTON — The United States has begun to mobilize a broad coalition of allies behind potential American military action in Syria and is moving toward expanded airstrikes in northern Iraq, administration officials said on Tuesday.

The Left's Ridiculous Burger King Freakout  —  Burger King plans to merge with Canuck coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons and base the company's headquarters in Canada where it will enjoy the kind of reasonable corporate tax structure that Democrats continue to obstruct here in the United States.

Obama Pursuing Climate Accord in Lieu of Treaty  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is working to forge a sweeping international climate change agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel emissions, but without ratification from Congress.

This is Uber's playbook for sabotaging Lyft  —  ‘Brand ambassadors’ with burner phones and credit cards attempt to #shavethestache  —  Uber is arming teams of independent contractors with burner phones and credit cards as part of its sophisticated effort to undermine Lyft and other competitors.

Shooting instructor dies after being accidentally shot by girl  —  The entrance to Bullets and Burgers enterprise at the Last Stop, about 25 miles south of Las Vegas, is shown.  A shooting instructor at the outdoor range died Monday night after being accidentally shot by a 9-year-old girl using an automatic 9mm Uzi earlier in the day.

Dueling demands in Walmart shooting case  —  Related Coverage  —  Grass roots group calls for DOJ to look at Walmart shooting  —  Police release dispatch audio, video of Walmart shooting  —  Officer involved in Walmart shooting back on the job  —  BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (WDTN) …

College board mandates left-wing narrative for AP U.S. History  —  The College Board, the private company that produces the SAT test and the various Advanced Placement exams, is effectively requiring that AP U.S. History be taught from a hard-left perspective.

Marco Rubio's course correction on immigration  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL IMMIGRATION BARACK OBAMA MARCO RUBIO  —  Marco Rubio's office got in touch this week to say the Florida senator and possible 2016 GOP presidential hopeful wanted to discuss immigration.

Florida Democrats nominate Charlie Crist  —  Florida Democrats nominated Charlie Crist for governor on Tuesday, an unsurprising but nonetheless remarkable victory for the former Republican.  —  The 58-year-old's easy win over former state Sen. Nan Rich in Tuesday's primary caps a stunning turnaround.

Romney on 2016 Run: ‘Circumstances Can Change’  —  Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has denied he's not going to make a third bid for the White House but on Tuesday he left open a very small window.  —  “I know you're going to press, but you know, this is something we gave …

IRS ethics lawyer facing possible disbarment, accused of lying … A lawyer in the IRS ethics office is facing the possibility of being disbarred, according to records that accuse her of lying to a court-appointed board and hiding what she'd done with money from a settlement that was supposed …

The Times' newsroom set to ring with the sounds of typewriters once more  —  Almost as if the digital revolution never happened, the newsroom of The Times once again resounds to the clatter of the old-fashioned typewriter.  —  Nearly three decades after Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper publisher revolutionised …

Revealed: How fear of being seen as racist stopped social workers saving up to 1,400 children from sexual exploitation at the hands of Asian men in just ONE TOWN  —  The sexual abuse of about 1,400 children at the hands of Asian men went unreported for 16 years because staff feared they would be seen as racist, a report said today.

Governor Cuomo's Failure on Ethics Reform Hinders an Endorsement  —  More than four years ago, while announcing his campaign for governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo stood in front of the Tweed Courthouse in downtown Manhattan and said Albany's antics “could make Boss Tweed blush.”

Obama's Iraq Policy Has Been Pretty Masterly  —  I'm not a diehard supporter of Barack Obama's foreign policy.  Some of his actions I just plain disagree with: the surge in Afghanistan, the enormous increase in drone use, his almost inhuman patience in putting up with Bibi Netanyahu's nearly open contempt for him.

World's Greatest Two-Year-Old Drops F-Bomb After Ice Bucket Challenge  —  We have seen have seen more ice buckets dropped on heads than we care to remember.  We have seen superheroes and wanted criminals, former presidents and wisdom teeth patients who are obviously faking it.

Sofia Vergara Got to Participate in the Sexist Portion of the Emmys  —  Well, the Emmys are still on an hour after they should have ended, so perhaps it's fitting that they started scraping the bottom of the barrel.  We have now entered the unfunny, sexist part of the program.