At best, obviously false claims suck the oxygen out of any real discussion. At worst, they foster division for its own sake. Neither makes us safer.

The Donald Ross Road bridge is now functioning normally and open for boat traffic, Palm Beach County officials said Tuesday.

As we reported earlier, Donald Trump has suggested that Ukraine "may or may not be Russian someday" (see 8.17am post). We've been keeping an eye on reaction in Ukraine, where the comments are ...