Ex-Wife: Donald Trump Made Me Feel ‘Violated’ During Sex  —  Ivana Trump once accused the real estate tycoon of ‘rape,’ although she later clarified: not in the ‘criminal sense.’  —  Donald Trump introduced his presidential campaign to the world with a slur against Mexican immigrants …

House GOP to Senate: We're not taking up your highway bill  —  The House will not vote on a Senate bill that funds highway construction for six years and revives the now-expired Export-Import Bank, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Monday.

Anti-abortion hackers attack Planned Parenthood, release databases, employee data … One of the hackers, who goes by the pseudonym “E,” told the Daily Dot that the cyberattack was politically motivated.

Boy Scouts of America Amends Adult Leadership Policy  —  On Monday, July 27, the National Executive Board ratified a resolution that removes the national restriction on openly gay adult leaders and employees.  Of those present and voting, 79 percent voted in favor of the resolution.

Hillary Clinton's Bernie Sanders Problem Is Bigger Than Anyone Realizes  —  Let's all please stop asserting that Bernie Sanders can't beat Hillary Clinton in the Democratic nomination race.  Pundits and journalists galore have been declaring (alleged margin of error: zero) that the Vermont senator will lose to his party's front-runner.

Boston's Bid for Summer Olympics Is Terminated  —  BOSTON — Deep skepticism here about whether taxpayers would be stuck footing the bill for the Olympics has doomed Boston's bid to host the 2024 Summer Games and raised questions about whether any other major American city might be willing to take on the risk.

Watch heated confrontation over Confederate flags in Douglasville  —  The incident reportedly happened near Chapel Hill Road's intersection with I-20.  —  Police confirmed there was an argument between a convoy of trucks and members of a birthday party.  —  Douglasville police are investigating …

A Clinton Story Fraught With Inaccuracies: How It Happened and What Next?  —  The story certainly seemed like a blockbuster: A criminal investigation of Hillary Rodham Clinton by the Justice Department was being sought by two federal inspectors general over her email practices while secretary of state.

In Alhambra, demographic shift reaches the grocery store  —  As classic diners and soda fountains gave way to double-decker strip malls packed with Chinese restaurants, Margie Myers, a resident of Alhambra for 64 years, didn't say much.  —  She weathered friends and neighbors moving away …

Cincinnati man shoots at 1-year-old boy, is shot by man with concealed carry permit  —  Thomas McCary, 62, allegedly shot at four people, including a one-year-old boy.  (Hamilton County Jail)  —  A 62-year-old man with a gun in each hand fired at four people - including a 1-year-old boy …

Statement by the ODNI on Retention of Data Collected Under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act  —  July 27, 2015  —  On June 29, 2015, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved the Government's application to resume the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program pursuant …

Koch brothers summon Bush, Cruz, Walker, Rubio to SoCal confab  —  The crowded field of GOP contenders is competing aggressively for the support of uncommitted mega-donors.  —  Four leading GOP presidential candidates - Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Scott Walker …

Trumped Up Polls  —  Or, why the media needs to learn to stop worrying and love analytics.  —  People think that the problem with media polling in the Republican primary is that we're deciding who participates in debates based on surveys with 200 to 300 respondents that carry an extremely high margin of error.

Everything in its right place  —  When we launched Google+, we set out to help people discover, share and connect across Google like they do in real life.  While we got certain things right, we made a few choices that, in hindsight, we've needed to rethink.  So over the next few months, we're going to be making some important changes.

Suspicious mail mostly empty; hazardous substance in one  —  Hazmat investigation is ongoing at the Grant County Correctional Facility in Canyon City.  —  One sheriff was taken to the hospital and others were on high alert Monday after government buildings around the state received suspicious envelopes …

Dad controls daughters' $20M inheritance from grave  —  Victoria (from left) and Marlena Laboz, with mom Ewa.  —  A wealthy Manhattan landlord left $20 million to his two daughters — but they can collect only on his strict terms.  —  Daddy Dearest real estate millionaire Maurice Laboz …

Florida dad killed in front of family after road rage fight  —  FLORIDA (CNN) — A Florida man is in jail, charged with second degree murder after a road rage altercation ended in gunfire.  It was captured on two separate 911 calls.  —  Citrus County deputies say Robert Doyle shot …

Jeb Bush Snares a Democratic Moneyman on Hamptons Tour  —  Behind a garden modeled on Monet's, Jeb Bush addressed a lawn-full of chief executives and hedge-fund managers at an East Hampton, New York, estate Saturday morning.  While the candidate is no stranger to courting wealthy donors …

The Iran Deal and the Rut of History  —  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Hossein Fereydoun and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.  (Reuters)  —  “The president said many times he's willing to step out of the rut of history.”  In this way Ben Rhodes of the White House …

Safari tourist suspected in killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)Cecil the lion is dead, killed illegally in Zimbabwe, authorities allege, by a foreign hunter or hunters who paid about $55,000 for the privilege.  —  Cecil was part of an Oxford University research project and wore a GPS collar.