* Republicans roll into Cleveland for the RNC, with Monday's theme focused on law and order. * Alleged gunman who killed three Baton Rouge police officers yesterday identified as a former marine. * Twenty-six cops have been killed so far in 2016, up 44% from 2015. * FWIW: Hate-ridden Orlando
A young woman is covered in tattoos and her parents have no idea, so she made a video—complete with choir—to show her parents what she's been hiding. Made by Bianca Giaever for This American Life. There's plenty of Giaever's work in the
* Bastille Day attack in Nice leaves France reeling, with at least 80 dead after truck drives through crowd. * First-person account from local journalist on the scene. * Project to make fun of ISIS takes laughter seriously. * Your Friday white paper: Rich people favor military rule more than poor people do,
Swedish filmmaker Petter Ringbom takes us on a tour of the Lowline. It's a former trolley terminal under the streets of New York's Lower East Side, that's being turned into a one-hundred acre park—the world's first park that's
* 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
