American Pharoah Wins Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown  —  As American Pharoah came out of the far turn and squared his shoulders to let his rider Victor Espinoza stare down the long withering stretch of Belmont Park, a sense of inevitability surged through this mammoth old grandstand.

UPDATES** BREAKING: US CBP Chopper Down at Texas Border, Fired on from Mexico  —  Breitbart Texas has learned that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter was shot down or forced to initiate an emergency landing in Laredo, Texas due to receiving gunfire from the Mexican side of the border.

Scott Walker Riding With Joni Ernst in Iowa as Rivals Give Chase  —  When Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin throws his leg across his beloved Harley-Davidson Road King for a celebration of motorcycles and Iowa pork on Saturday, the political symbolism will be as thick as the smoke from the roasting pits.

After injury, woman was wheeled away  —  This story was reported by Peter Abraham, Michael Vega, Alex Speier, and Travis Andersen of the Globe Staff and Globe Correspondents Matthew MacCormack and Wayne Epps Jr. It was written by Andersen.  —  A woman suffered serious injuries after she was struck …

Judge Rules Second Version of New York Teachers' Exam Is Also Racially Biased  —  A federal judge on Friday found that an exam for New York teaching candidates was racially discriminatory because it did not measure skills necessary to do the job, the latest step in a court battle …

Dennis Hastert Hid His Skeletons As He Helped Push GOP's Anti-Gay Agenda  —  WASHINGTON — During the 2004 elections, George W. Bush's campaign, managed by a closeted gay man, pushed a series of anti-gay ballot initiatives across the country.  The House of Representatives …

‘A man of character’: Obama delivers emotional eulogy for Beau Biden  —  Wilmington, Delaware (CNN)President Barack Obama eulogized Beau Biden Saturday as a good man of character “who loved deeply and was loved in return,” hailing the compassion and public service of his family …

Does Harvard Need Your Money?  —  It didn't take long for the criticisms to begin rolling in after Harvard University announced a $400 million donation to its engineering college.  —  The gift was proudly touted by the university as its largest-ever gift, and a significant step toward reaching …

The Secret History of SEAL Team 6: Quiet Killings and Blurred Lines  —  During a chaotic battle in March 2002 on the Takur Ghar mountaintop close to the Pakistan border, Petty Officer First Class Neil C. Roberts, an assault specialist in SEAL Team 6, fell from a helicopter onto terrain held by Qaeda forces.

A Manhattan Fortuneteller Cost Him Fortune After Fortune  —  Everyone knows that when a man loves a woman, he can't keep his mind on nothing else.  He'll spend his very last dime.  Give up all his comfort, sleep out in the rain.  —  But for a 32-year-old man from Brooklyn …

Clinton Support Has Nowhere to Go But Down  —  I've long been bearish on Hillary Clinton.  It isn't that I particularly dislike her; I don't, and there are certainly a number of presidential aspirants that I like less.  I'm simply puzzled at what seems to be the conventional wisdom among Democrats I meet …