Shooter opens fire at Grand Theatre, injures 6, kills self  —  UPDATED:  —  Gov. Bobby Jindal confirmed on Twitter that he is speaking with state police to investigate the shooting. … City Marshal Brian Pope has confirmed for The Daily Advertiser that six people were injured in a shooting Thursday night at the Grand Theatre.

GOP's Favorability Rating Takes a Negative Turn  —  Republicans Less Positive About Their Party  —  The Republican Party's image has grown more negative over the first half of this year.  Currently, 32% have a favorable impression of the Republican Party, while 60% have an unfavorable view.

Medicare Cost Projections Are Down Stunningly in 2015 Report  —  As long as we're on the subject of annual trustees reports, the 2015 Medicare report was released today too.  And if the Social Security report was slightly good news, the Medicare report is, once again, spectacularly good news.

Mayflies force shutdown of Savanna - Sabula Bridge  —  Emergency crews were on scene over the weekend to clear a bridge after bugs took over.  —  On Saturday night, Teena Franzen recorded the incident while riding with her son in a Sabula police car.

Criminal Inquiry Is Sought in Clinton Email Account  —  Two inspectors general asked the Justice Department to investigate whether government information was mishandled in connection with a private account, senior officials said.

People Are Speculating That Sandra Bland Was Already Dead When Authorities Took Her Mugshot  —  Texas officials are investigating the jail cell death of Sandra Bland as they would a murder, the local district attorney said Monday.  —  Waller County Sheriff officials said they believe Bland died …

Obama admits US gun laws are his ‘biggest frustration’  —  President Barack Obama has admitted that his failure to pass “common sense gun safety laws” in the US is the greatest frustration of his presidency.  —  In an interview with the BBC, Mr Obama said it was “distressing” …

Clinton teen who mounted gun on drone arrested, charged with assaulting officers  —  CLINTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A Clinton teenager who posted a YouTube video of a gun being shot from a drone in his yard has been arrested after a warrant was issued.  —  Police say 18-year-old Austin Haughwout …

Trump: 'I think I'll get the nomination'  —  Businessman Donald Trump predicted Thursday that he would secure the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, playing down the suggestion he might run as a third-party candidate.  —  “I want to run as a Republican.

Bison selfies are a bad idea: tourist gored in Yellowstone as another photo goes awry  —  Every year, more than three million people pour into Yellowstone National Park, eager to escape the cramped cubicles and tiny apartments from whence they came.  —  They gaze upon the geysers.

Wait a sec: UN inspectors will be forced to rely on samples provided by ... Iran?  —  This can't be true, can it? … “PMD” is “possible military dimensions.”  In other words, if nuclear inspectors get a hot tip that Iran is conducting (or conducted in the past) atomic-bomb work at a secret site …

Windham lobsterman traps bright orange lobster, his second rarity  —  Bill Coppersmith caught a bright orange lobster Wednesday, and in 1997 his catch included an albino.  —  When it comes to catching “one in several million” lobsters, Bill Coppersmith's score is 2.

Civilian guard accidentally fires weapon outside Lancaster recruiting center  —  LANCASTER, Ohio — An armed volunteer guarding an Army recruiting station in the River Valley Mall area has been charged with a misdemeanor after he accidentally fired his AR-15 rifle this afternoon.

No profit left behind  —  In the high-stakes world of American education, Pearson makes money even when its results don't measure up.  —  The British publishing giant Pearson had made few inroads in the United States — aside from distributing the TV game show “Family Feud” …

New York Times Editor: Isn't It Awesome How Hillary's Stonewalling The Press?  —  In a podcast posted on the New York Times website earlier this week, the paper's editorial page editor openly praised Hillary Clinton's strategy of stonewalling the media and refusing to answer questions about her campaign.

Trump's Mobbed Up, McCarthyite Mentor Roy Cohn  —  Donald Trump's brash and bullying style was learned at the heel of Roy Cohn, one of America's most infamous lawyers.  —  They met at Le Club, a private disco on the Upper East Side frequented by Jackie Kennedy, Al Pacino, and Diana Ross …

Turkey to Let U.S. Military Use Its Base to Launch Strikes Against Islamic State  —  Agreement allows U.S. to operate manned, unmanned planes from air base near Syrian border  —  Turkey agreed to allow the U.S. to use air bases there to launch strikes against Islamic State forces in neighboring Syria …

Youngest Children Ever to Be Tried as Adults for 1st-Degree Murder to Be Released Soon  —  A brother and sister who were convicted of killing their father's girlfriend when they were 12 and 13 years old, respectively, are set to be released in the next nine days, authorities said.

The Toxic Worldview of Ta-Nehisi Coates  —  Moses gave us the Ten Commandments.  Paul gave us the epistles.  And Ta-Nehisi gave us, Between the World and Me.  —  Get POLITICO Magazine in your feeds  —  The new book by Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, in the form of a letter to his son …

The Gaping Hole in the Iran Debate  —  Iraqis peer through the window of an armored vehicle as the last American soldiers leave Iraq.  (Lucas Jackson / Reuters)  —  I have a fantasy.  It's that every politician and pundit who goes on TV to discuss the Iran deal is asked this question first …