Evan Bayh officially announces U.S. Senate run in Indiana and other top stories.

• Evan Bayh officially announces U.S. Senate run in Indiana

  Former Sen. Evan Bayh officially announced Wednesday he will run for U.S. Senate in Indiana, two days after Democratic Rep. Baron Hill announced he was bowing out of the race.“With the challenges facing Indiana and our country, I can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch as partisan bickering grinds Washington to a halt,” Mr. Bayh said in a statement. “Hoosier families deserve more and I’ve decided to run to take their cause to the U.S. Senate.”As talk about Mr. Bayh’s possible entry into the..

  >> view original



• Alton Sterling's son pleads for peace amid tense protests

  

  “You can protest, but I want everyone to protest the right way,” Cameron Sterling said at a Wednesday press conference outside the Baton Rouge convenience store where his father was fatally shot last week. “With peace. No violence — none whatsoever.”.

  >> view original



• What Obama's Dallas speech tells us about him — and the presidency

  

  Barack Obama delivered remarks July 12 at an interfaith memorial service in Dallas for the five police officers killed by a sniper July 7. (Reuters) Watching President Obama's speech Tuesday at the memorial service for the Dallas law enforcement officials killed last week, I was struck by both the number of these sorts of tragedy speeches Obama has given and how they have come to reflect his changing views of the power of his office.  I reached out to presidential historian Michael Beschl..

  >> view original



• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls Trump a 'faker,' he says she should resign

  

  "He is a faker," she said of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, going point by point, as if presenting a legal brief. "He has no consistency about him. He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego. ... How has he gotten away with not turning over his tax returns? The press seems to be very gentle with him on that."Ginsburg's comments came in a previously scheduled interview related to my research for a book on Chief Justice John Roberts. I took a detour ..

  >> view original



• No move to the middle by GOP on LGBT issues

  

  Through hours of debate on topics ranging from federal lands to immigration to the economy to family values, a handful of delegates gathered for Platform Committee meetings ahead of next week's Republican National Convention repeatedly challenged their peers to moderate provisions affecting gay and lesbian Americans.They were for the most part rebuffed by the 112-member panel, which approved a GOP platform that opposes same-sex marriage rights, supports efforts to restrict bathrooms to individua..

  >> view original



• 35W in Mpls. reopens after shutdown by protesters; arrests made

  

  A few dozen protesters blocked all southbound lanes of Interstate 35W at University Avenue in Minneapolis at the peak of the morning commute Wednesday, the latest public disruption in the wake of last week's police killing of Philando Castile in Falcon Heights. Arrests were made about 45 minutes into the demonstration just north of downtown, and the interstate was reopened after 90 or so minutes. Roughly 40 to 50 demonstrators, accompanied by a handful of vehicles, took over the freeway around ..

  >> view original



• This is what happens when a bear gets into your Subaru

  

  Deputies from Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Denver freed a bear that was trapped inside a small car. In the video, one deputy asked, "How did he get in? I don't see a broken window." (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office) This story about a bear somehow getting stuck inside a Subaru is what we need right now. Don’t worry, it ends well: The bear eventually gets out, thanks to sheriff’s deputies who freed the animal in Jefferson County, Colo. Annie Bruecker, 17, just got the 2004 Subaru ..

  >> view original



• The DB Cooper case has baffled the FBI for 45 years. Now it may never be solved.

  

  Scientists explain how they use technology to search for clues in the mysterious disappearance of 1971 hijacker D.B. Cooper, in this 2009 video produced by the FBI. (FBI) Out of all America’s skyjackings, only one remains unsolved. The case has confounded FBI investigators for decades — its astonishing details, clues and alleged participants have become the stuff of American criminal lore. The story has inspired songs, T-shirts and books, and the main character has, at times, bordered on A..

  >> view original



• Donald Trump lists top VP picks, Chris Christie still in the running

  

  He told the Wall Street Journal that he wants an experienced government leader as his running mate. He added that he is considering Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, who hasn't gotten as much attention as the others.Two sources familiar with the selection process confirmed to CNN Christie remains a finalist. One of those sources also said Trump wants a "fighter" and Christie fits the bill. The comments echo Trump's remarks to the Journal that he wants a candidate who can help him attack Hillary Clinto..

  >> view original

Mountain Lions: Five Kittens Discovered in Santa Susana Mountains .	Essar Steel Minnesota files for chapter 11 bankruptcy .
BUSINESS BRIEFING Verizon Raising Rates: Taking Advantage of Locked-In User Base? .	Pokemon Go: Gyms, candy, pokeballs and everything else you need to know .