General McMaster, Step Down—and Let Trump Be Trump  —  During the presidential transition, when a friend called me to discuss whether he should accept a national security post in the Trump administration, I advised him to do so.  My thinking was that the more mature, thoughtful people we had in the administration, the better.

Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners  —  German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe must fight for its own destiny in a western alliance divided by Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump, with whom she did not see eye to eye at the “six against one” G7 summit

Emmanuel Macron: my handshake with Trump was ‘a moment of truth’  —  French president says his white-knuckle prolonged handshake with US counterpart was designed to show he's no pushover  —  The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said his now-famous white-knuckle handshake showdown …

Exclusive: Suspect confesses to C-L reporter; 8 dead, including deputy  —  Authorities from multiple agencies took Cory Godbolt into custody on East Lincoln Road in Brookhaven Sunday morning after they say he killed eight people, including a Lincoln County deputy.

Trump Returns to U.S., and to Berating News Media on Twitter  —  President Trump, back from a nine-day overseas trip, wasted little time on Sunday morning turning his Twitter account back into a political weapon as he assailed what he called the “fabricated lies made up by the #FakeNews media.”

Pentagon chief: War with North Korea would be ‘catastrophic’ … Defense Secretary James Mattis warned on Sunday that a war with North Korea would be “catastrophic,” and would place United States allies in the region at extreme risk.  —  “The North Korean regime has hundreds of artillery cannons …

Half of 8th grade class from New Jersey refuses to pose with Speaker Ryan … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7ny.com/video/embed/ ?pid=2042084" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  A group of middle school students from New Jersey caused quite a flap …

These Are The Victims Of The Portland Train Stabbing Attack  —  Ricky Best, 53, and Taliesin Namkai-Meche, 23 were killed when they tried to stop a man hurling abuse at two women of Muslim appearance, police said.  Micah David-Cole Fletcher, 21, was injured but expected to survive.

Russia scandal ices government lawyer hiring  —  President Donald Trump was already struggling to fill hundreds of top legal jobs throughout the federal government.  —  Over the past two weeks, that task became exponentially more difficult, according to top GOP lawyers.

Route to Air Travel Discomfort Starts on Wall Street  —  When an unlucky passenger was violently dragged off a full United Airlines flight in Chicago in April, setting off a public-relations nightmare for the company, the blame naturally fell on the cabin crew, the police and eventually airline executives.