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.

Criminal Inquiry Is Sought in Clinton Email Account  —  WASHINGTON — Two inspectors general have asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into whether sensitive government information was mishandled in connection with the personal email account Hillary Rodham Clinton used …

Full transcript of BBC interview with President Barack Obama  —  Barack Obama spoke with the BBC ahead of his trip to East Africa.  Here is the full transcript of North America Editor Jon Sopel's conversation with the US president.  —  Going to Kenya  —  JON SOPEL: Mr President, you're about to fly to Kenya, to your ancestral home.

Donald Trump in the public eye 21 photos  —  Trump and his wife, Ivana, arrive at a social engagement on December 4, 1989, in New York.  —  Hide Caption  —  21 of 21  —  Story highlights  —  Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and a New America fellow.

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.

Insiders: Donald Trump has peaked  —  The majority of Republican insiders say The Donald has hit his ceiling, while gleeful Democrats say he's not going anywhere.  —  Politico Illustration / Getty Images  —  About three quarters of Republican early-state insiders say they believe Donald Trump …

Poll Finds Most in U.S. Hold Dim View of Race Relations  —  Seven years ago, in the gauzy afterglow of a stirring election night in Chicago, commentators dared ask whether the United States had finally begun to heal its divisions over race and atone for the original sin of slavery by electing its first black president.

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, July 23, 2015 … BOWE BERGDAHL, the once-missing U.S. soldier in Afghanistan released in a prisoner exchange and later accused of desertion, was an unexpected visitor in Mendocino County this week.  He was visiting old friends when the local dope team arrived on a marijuana raid.

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.

Partisan in Chief  —  Obama's besetting sin.  —  The original sin of President Obama, politically speaking, was pushing his health care plan through Congress with Democratic votes alone.  For rejecting even a veneer of bipartisanship, he and Democrats have paid an enormous price.

Florida poll: Jeb Bush takes big lead over Marco Rubio  —  Jeb Bush holds a commanding lead over Sen. Marco Rubio among registered Florida Republicans, who have soured on the senator since he announced his presidential bid in April, a new poll shows.  —  In the crowded GOP field …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Jeb Bush defends Medicare ‘phase out’ comment  —  GORHAM, N.H. - During a town hall meeting here Thursday afternoon, Jeb Bush was put on the defensive about his comments Wednesday night about “phasing out” Medicare by an elderly woman who said she was worried about losing benefits she's spent years paying for.

Minority Wars: Why The Next Ten Years Will Set Everyone Against Everyone  —  Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Martin O'Malley came face to face with the tragic state of American progressivism last week, when an 11,000-strong rally of progressive activists was disrupted by #BlackLivesMatter protesters.

Planned Parenthood Pulls Names of Corporate Donors After Coca-Cola, Ford and Xerox Object  —  Representatives from Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Co. and Xerox say they've asked Planned Parenthood to remove their names as corporate donors to the embattled organization.

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.

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” …