Minneapolis cops working Lynx game walk out over player comments, warm-up jerseys  —  Police union leader says walkout is justified.  —  Four off-duty Minneapolis police officers working the Minnesota Lynx game at Target Center on Saturday night walked off the job after the players held …

Donald Trump Rebukes Ruth Bader Ginsburg for Deriding His Candidacy  —  Donald J. Trump on Tuesday assailed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court for speaking out on the presidential race, calling her disdainful remarks about his candidacy “highly inappropriate” and suggesting that she owed other justices an apology.

Pence, Gingrich make the final cut in Trump's VP search, sources say  —  Indianapolis (CNN)As anticipation builds for Donald Trump to name his vice presidential pick, two hopefuls — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich — appear to be the front-runners, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.

James Stavridis, Retired Admiral, Is Being Vetted as Hillary Clinton's Running Mate  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign is vetting James G. Stavridis, a retired four-star Navy admiral who served as the 16th supreme allied commander at NATO, as a possible running mate, according to a person with knowledge of the vetting process.

Obama admin. sent taxpayer money to campaign to oust Netanyahu  —  The State Department paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayers grants to an Israeli group that used the money to build a campaign to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in last year's Israeli parliamentary elections …

For The Record  —  Let me start by saying that addressing gossip is something I have never done.  I don't like to give energy to the business of lies, but I wanted to participate in a larger conversation that has already begun and needs to continue.  Since I'm not on social media, I decided to put my thoughts here in writing.

Holocaust Museum to visitors: Please stop catching Pokemon here  —  Almost everywhere you turn, it seems like people have their eyes glued to smartphone screens playing Pokemon Go.  Since its launch last week, the app has quickly become a cultural phenomenon that has fans of all ages hunting around …

Trump aide: Sanders endorsement ‘exhibit A in our rigged system’  —  of betraying his supporters by endorsing Hillary Clinton  —  “Bernie's endorsement becomes exhibit A in our rigged system,” senior policy adviser Stephen Miller said in a statement Tuesday.

Ted Cruz to meet with secretive conservative group in Cleveland  —  CLEVELAND — Ted Cruz is making an extra trip to Cleveland to address a closed-door meeting of influential conservative leaders this Friday ahead of the Republican National Convention, according to four people familiar with his plans.

David Duke Plans to Run for Congress Against the Republican Who Spoke to His Group  —  The former KKK grand wizard said he wants to defeat Steve Scalise, who reportedly once called himself “David Duke without the baggage.”  —  David Duke says he is getting ready to run for Congress.

I got caught cheating through Pokémon Go  —  Pokémon Go ruined my love life!  —  Evan Scribner claims he's now single after his girlfriend discovered he was “cheating” on her thanks to the addicting scavenger hunt-style cellphone game — which revealed his two-timing ways.

Officers pick up bill for diners who didn't want to sit near them  —  Be rude to these guys, and they'll make you pay.  Unless it's your restaurant bill.  —  (CNN)When a couple refused to sit next to a booth full of police officers at a restaurant, the cops counteracted with an act of kindness.

Cop in ‘antlers photo’ shouldn't get job back, appeals court says  —  A former Chicago Police detective shown in a photo posing as a hunter who bagged a black teenager as a trophy should not get his job back, an Illinois appellate court has ruled.  —  Timothy McDermott had appealed the decision …

GOP Sneaks Porn into Platform Calls It ‘Public Health Crisis’  —  This week, the GOP is working on its official platform.  As expected, it's packed with a ton of garbage (support for gay “conversion therapy,” and refusal to acknowledge the legitimacy of same-sex marriage, just to name some of it) …

Ad Spending Update: Clinton Outspends Trump $57M to $4M  —  Hillary Clinton and her allies continue to outspend Donald Trump and his backers over the airwaves by a 15-to-1 margin, according to ad-spending data from SMG Delta.  —  Team Clinton has spent $57 million on ads so far in the general election …