* New British PM appoints Boris Johnson foreign secretary, for "glorified trade promotion and PR." * Reminder: When British governments change, the Queen is briefly in charge. * France's presidential hairdresser gets $10,958 a month, a third less than Hollande, who's partially bald. * Related: What really
* Sports organizations are increasingly comfortable with players promoting causes like #BlackLivesMatter. * Member of a Canadian singing quartet holds up an "All Lives Matter" sign during baseball's 87th All-Star Game. * Black employee quits Yale after smashing stained glass depicting slaves picking cotton. * Black lives matter in
* With Cameron out of the way, Theresa May may be the UK's prime minister by midweek. * Real output per person in central London is nearly four times the average in the European Union. * Thanks to Brexit and the pound's slide, Serena Williams missed out on $382,
* Last night, police in Baton Rouge charged at a peaceful assembly and arrested people for following orders. * Thousands of protesters shut down freeways in Oakland Saturday night. * Intentional attacks on police officers are at historically low levels under Obama. * Because America can't respond effectively to mass shootings, "
* Snipers kill five police officers and wound six after a peaceful protest in Dallas. * Police say suspect was upset about the latest recent police shootings, wanted to kill white officers. * Obama: "Today is a wrenching reminder of the sacrifices [that police officers] make for us." * Thanks to videos
* Minnesota man dies in second shooting this week of a black man by police officers. * Department of Justice opens civil rights investigation into police killing of Alton Sterling. * Latest Washington Post poll map shows the presidential race as Clinton's to lose. * House Republicans call FBI Director Comey to
* Clinton is no longer under investigation, but the FBI director's indictment is a ready-made attack ad. * Some 2,000 of Hillary Clinton’s emails were “up-classified” by the FBI. * Republican foreign policy elites say they'll vote for Clinton. * George Saunders crisscrosses the country, attending
* Suicide bombers attack sites in Saudi Arabia, adding to violence in Baghdad, Istanbul, and Dhaka. * Rio de Janeiro police officers stand outside airport with a sign saying "Welcome to Hell." * Lengthy report on the state and history of Chinese restaurants in small Canadian towns. * Conservative MPs begin to
* Happy Canada Day: Unlike almost every country on the planet, Canada is welcoming Syrian refugees. * Police in Turkey have now detained 24 suspects in connection with the Istanbul airport attack. * Inside a hospital in Afghanistan's most violent province. * If Brexit happens, London will be replaced as the world&
* Senate passes Puerto Rico debt relief bill that will restructure payments and install oversight measures. * Jeremy Corbyn says he won't step down as Labour leader. * Turkey has "served as a rear base, transit hub and shopping bazaar" for ISIS—which may have protected the country from
