War with Iran is probably our best option  —  Joshua Muravchik is a fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.  —  The logical flaw in the indictment of a looming “very bad” nuclear deal with Iran that Israeli Prime Minister …

Why Pi Matters  —  Every March 14th, mathematicians like me are prodded out of our burrows like Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day, blinking and bewildered by all the fuss.  Yes, it's Pi Day again.  And not just any Pi Day.  They're calling this the Pi Day of the century: 3.14.15.  Pi to five digits.

Beck says NRA will investigate Norquist  —  A post on a National Rifle Association website Friday indicated it is opening an ethics investigation into whether prominent conservative activist and NRA board member Grover Norquist holds sympathies for the Muslim Brotherhood after accusations from conservative commentator Glenn Beck.

Flagging before election, Netanyahu ramps up rhetoric  —  (Reuters) - Flagging in opinion polls before Tuesday's election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally Israeli rightists by casting his centre-left challengers as tools of a global campaign to usurp power.

POLITICO Caucus: Iran-letter backlash spreads to early states  —  ‘Policywise, the deal Obama is trying to cut is a bad one.  Politically speaking, however, the letter has been a disaster.’  —  One-third of Republican insiders believe that Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and his GOP colleagues …

Body camera captures incredible rescue of baby Lily from car in Spanish Fork River  —  WARNING: The videos in this story contain raw footage of emergency crews responding to a crash that left a woman dead and her daughter in critical condition.  Some may find some of the images disturbing, viewer discretion is advised.

Pope, on anniversary, says believes he will have short pontificate  —  (Reuters) - Pope Francis said in an interview published on Friday he believes his pontificate will be short and that he would be ready to resign like his predecessor rather than ruling for life.

How Islamic Is the Islamic State?  Not at All.  —  What The Atlantic got wrong about ISIS  —  It is difficult to forget the names, or the images, of James Foley, Steven Sotloff, David Haines, Alan Henning and Peter Kassig.  The barbaric beheadings between August and November 2014 …

Jeb Bush Says He Has a ‘Grown-Up’ Immigration Plan  —  HUDSON, N.H. - Jeb Bush said he would be open to allowing illegal immigrants a path to citizenship and said his position on immigration is “the grown-up plan.”  —  The former Florida governor, a vocal supporter of granting legal status …

ISIS spokesperson: We want Paris and Jerusalem  —  In new recording, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani rejects claims group suffering setbacks, vows attacks on White House, Big Ben, and Eiffel Tower.  —  Roi Kais  —  A spokesperson for the Islamic State militants released a recording claiming the group …

14 Teens Allegedly Sexually Assaulted 2 Venice High School Students; 10 Arrested  —  Ten students were arrested at or near Venice High School Friday morning, and four other minors were being sought for a series of alleged sexual assaults involving two female victims, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Racist SAE Frat Suing Oklahoma University for Calling Them Racist  —  Just days after two members of Oklahoma University's defunct SAE chapter were expelled from the school, the fraternity is lawyering up: “They should not be tarred and feathered as racists,” their attorney says.  Good luck to this guy.