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.

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.

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.

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 Pokémon here  —  Almost everywhere you turn, it seems, people have their eyes glued to smartphone screens playing Pokémon Go.  Since its launch last week, the app has quickly become a cultural phenomenon that has fans …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Shreve police sergeant suspended after ‘monkey’ Facebook post  —  SHREVE, Ohio - A local police sergeant is on indefinite, unpaid suspension after a post he made on Facebook last week was perceived to be racist.  —  Shreve police Sgt. Robert Biddle, 34, wrote on Facebook …

IMPD: Man fires 17 shots into officer's patrol car and home, screams he hates police  —  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Indianapolis Metropolitan police are investigating after a man shot up an officer's house on the east side of Indianapolis early Tuesday morning.  —  According to IMPD …

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.

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) …