Donald Trump: I didn't expect business backlash to be “quite this severe”  —  Shares -  —  On the heels of several major corporations distancing themselves from Donald Trump's various business interests, the Republican presidential candidate admitted Saturday that he didn't think the corporate backlash …

Billy Joel Marries Alexis Roderick in Surprise Wedding at His Estate  —  Surprise!  —  Billy Joel and Alexis Roderick got married on Saturday evening.  —  The couple “surprised guests at their annual July 4th party by exchanging vows in front of their family and close friends,” the singer's spokeswoman said in a statement to PEOPLE.

Clinton campaign corrals media  —  Story highlights  —  Gorham, New Hampshire (CNN)Hillary Clinton's campaign used a rope to keep journalists away from the candidate on Saturday while she walked in this small town's July Fourth parade.  —  The ensuing photos of journalists …

The Supreme Court and the Politics of Fear  —  WHEN he ran for president the second time almost half a century ago, Richard M. Nixon made Earl Warren's Supreme Court a target of his campaign.  It was a brilliant move.  His accusation that the court had tilted “too far in weakening …

China's Unsettling Stock Market Collapse  —  An investor is reflected in a screen showing stock information at a brokerage house in Hefei, Anhui province.  (Reuters)  —  This summer has not been calm for the global economy.  In Europe, a Greek referendum this Sunday may determine whether the country will remain in the eurozone.

Alligator Attacks And Kills 28-Year-Old Man  —  Investigators, a witness and friends are revealing the harrowing accounts of the first recorded fatal alligator attack in Texas and more about the victim.  —  A justice of the peace tells KFDM News Tommie Woodward, 28, is from St. Louis, but moved to Orange with his twin brother.

Gov. Walker and Wisconsin GOP Retreat on Open Records Limits  —  In a sudden reversal amid a stinging backlash, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and GOP legislative leaders said they agreed Saturday to completely remove a part of the proposed state budget that would severely roll back open records laws.

GOP punts on Confederate symbolism in Capitol  —  House Republicans are struggling with the question of whether to remove the Confederate image from around the Capitol complex — and they seem in no hurry to commit themselves one way or another.  —  Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson …

The New Post-Homophobic Christianity  —  Most Christians are going to adapt to the new America just fine.  —  Since the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized marriage equality in America, some conservative Christians have been downright apoplectic.

Greek Referendum Day results live: Voting closes with polls showing ‘No’ side in slight lead as Greek banks teeter on the brink  —  3 opinion polls, not exit polls importantly, show Greek ‘no’ vote in the lead by a very slight margin.  These have been carried out by television companies rather …