Trump should pull the plug on his bloviating side show  —  It's time for Donald Trump to drop out of the race for president of the United States.  —  People who run for public office typically perform a great public service, regardless of whether they win on Election Day.

Shock Video Catches Another Top Planned Parenthood Doctor Selling Body Parts of Aborted Babies  —  A second shocking video in as many weeks has been released showing a top Planned Parenthood official discussing and arranging the sale of body parts of aborted babies.

White House on defense after Security Council vote on Iran  —  The Obama administration was forced to play defense on Monday after lawmakers in both parties criticized its decision to let the United Nations — not Congress — have the first say on the Iran nuclear deal.

John Kasich to Enter Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John R. Kasich, a blunt-spoken and unorthodox Republican who bucked his party by expanding Medicaid under President Obama's health care law and says politicians must “reach out and help those who live in the shadows …

LAPD finds 1,200 guns, two tons of ammo in dead man's Pacific Palisades home  —  It wasn't what police expected to find when they searched a man's Pacific Palisades home last week.  —  More than 1,200 guns were strewn about the Palisades Drive house and garage, police said.

Legendary SEAL Marcus Luttrell Seemingly Sends Clear, Four-Word Message to Obama Over Chattanooga Shooting  —  Retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, author and subject of “Lone Survivor,” responded tersely Monday to reports indicating officials have told U.S. Marine recruiters not to wear …

Bland's Death Being Treated Like Murder Investigation … Editor's note: This story has been updated to include additional details.  —  HEMPSTEAD — The probe into Sandra Bland's hanging death inside a Texas jail — which a medical examiner ruled a suicide last week — now includes the possibility of murder.

Democrats Plan To Introduce Sweeping LGBT Rights Bill In Congress This Week  —  The measure, which lawmakers plan to file in the House and Senate, would ban discrimination in seven categories — including housing, education, and public accommodations.  —  Getty Images / Afp

Formal Restoration of Diplomatic Ties With Cuba Is Just a Beginning  —  As a neatly pressed Cuban flag was raised outside Cuba's diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday morning, rancorous cries rang out from the crowd gathered outside the stately limestone building.  —  “Cuba without Castro!” a hoarse-voiced man yelled.

June sets new temperature record  —  Last month was the hottest June on record globally, setting yet another in a string of temperature records, federal scientists said.  —  A Monday report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also concluded that land …

Patience, Timing and Some Luck in New York Prisoner's Account of Escape  —  Night after night for months, David Sweat slipped through a hole he had sawed at the back of his cell in the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York.  He would plumb the catacomb-like tunnels beneath the prison …

Is Gawker Destroying Itself From The Inside?  Let's Hope So.  —  A few years ago I made a joke in a column about how a certain Gawker writer should quit before the place ruined her life.  —  Within moments of it going live, I got an email from Gawker's founder and publisher Nick Denton asking what I meant.

Iran's Win-Win...Win Win Win Nuke Deal  —  Why would the mullahs cheat on a deal as good for them as this one?  —  The Obama Administration sent the Iran Nuclear Deal to Congress on Sunday, and on Monday the 60-day clock starts ticking for a largely hostile Capitol Hill to review all the elements, unclassified and classified.