Shooter opens fire at Grand Theatre, injures 6, kills self  —  UPDATED:  —  Gov. Bobby Jindal confirmed on Twitter that he is speaking with state police to investigate the shooting. … City Marshal Brian Pope has confirmed for The Daily Advertiser that six people were injured in a shooting Thursday night at the Grand Theatre.

Criminal Inquiry Is Sought in Clinton Email Account  —  Two inspectors general asked the Justice Department to investigate whether government information was mishandled in connection with a private account, senior officials said.

Medicare Cost Projections Are Down Stunningly in 2015 Report  —  As long as we're on the subject of annual trustees reports, the 2015 Medicare report was released today too.  And if the Social Security report was slightly good news, the Medicare report is, once again, spectacularly good news.

Mayflies force shutdown of Savanna - Sabula Bridge  —  Emergency crews were on scene over the weekend to clear a bridge after bugs took over.  —  On Saturday night, Teena Franzen recorded the incident while riding with her son in a Sabula police car.

People Are Speculating That Sandra Bland Was Already Dead When Authorities Took Her Mugshot  —  Texas officials are investigating the jail cell death of Sandra Bland as they would a murder, the local district attorney said Monday.  —  Waller County Sheriff officials said they believe Bland died …

Obama admits US gun laws are his ‘biggest frustration’  —  President Barack Obama has admitted that his failure to pass “common sense gun safety laws” in the US is the greatest frustration of his presidency.  —  In an interview with the BBC, Mr Obama said it was “distressing” …

GOP's Favorability Rating Takes a Negative Turn  —  Republicans Less Positive About Their Party  —  The Republican Party's image has grown more negative over the first half of this year.  Currently, 32% have a favorable impression of the Republican Party, while 60% have an unfavorable view.

Clinton teen who mounted gun on drone arrested, charged with assaulting officers  —  CLINTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A Clinton teenager who posted a YouTube video of a gun being shot from a drone in his yard has been arrested after a warrant was issued.  —  Police say 18-year-old Austin Haughwout …

Windham lobsterman traps bright orange lobster, his second rarity  —  Bill Coppersmith caught a bright orange lobster Wednesday, and in 1997 his catch included an albino.  —  When it comes to catching “one in several million” lobsters, Bill Coppersmith's score is 2.

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, July 23, 2015 … BOWE BERGDAHL, the once-missing U.S. soldier in Afghanistan released in a prisoner exchange and later accused of desertion, was an unexpected visitor in Mendocino County this week.  He was visiting old friends when the local dope team arrived on a marijuana raid.

Civilian guard accidentally fires weapon outside Lancaster recruiting center  —  LANCASTER, Ohio — An armed volunteer guarding an Army recruiting station in the River Valley Mall area has been charged with a misdemeanor after he accidentally fired his AR-15 rifle this afternoon.

Democrats drop Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson names from annual fundraising dinner  —  Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson are history in Connecticut.  —  Under pressure from the NAACP, the state Democratic Party will scrub the names of the two presidents from its annual fundraising dinner because of their ties to slavery.

Planned Parenthood Pulls Names of Corporate Donors After Coca-Cola, Ford and Xerox Object  —  Representatives from Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Co. and Xerox say they've asked Planned Parenthood to remove their names as corporate donors to the embattled organization.

Turkey to Let U.S. Military Use Its Base to Launch Strikes Against Islamic State  —  Agreement allows U.S. to operate manned, unmanned planes from air base near Syrian border  —  Turkey agreed to allow the U.S. to use air bases there to launch strikes against Islamic State forces in neighboring Syria …

No profit left behind  —  In the high-stakes world of American education, Pearson makes money even when its results don't measure up.  —  The British publishing giant Pearson had made few inroads in the United States — aside from distributing the TV game show “Family Feud” …

Youngest Children Ever to Be Tried as Adults for 1st-Degree Murder to Be Released Soon  —  A brother and sister who were convicted of killing their father's girlfriend when they were 12 and 13 years old, respectively, are set to be released in the next nine days, authorities said.

Wait a sec: UN inspectors will be forced to rely on samples provided by ... Iran?  —  This can't be true, can it? … “PMD” is “possible military dimensions.”  In other words, if nuclear inspectors get a hot tip that Iran is conducting (or conducted in the past) atomic-bomb work at a secret site …

Trump's Mobbed Up, McCarthyite Mentor Roy Cohn  —  Donald Trump's brash and bullying style was learned at the heel of Roy Cohn, one of America's most infamous lawyers.  —  They met at Le Club, a private disco on the Upper East Side frequented by Jackie Kennedy, Al Pacino, and Diana Ross …

The Wisconsin Targets Tell Their Story  —  After victory in court, conservative activists talk on the record for the first time about their 21-month ordeal.  —  The John Doe investigation of Wisconsin conservatives collapsed last week with a powerful decision from the Wisconsin Supreme Court …

New York Times Editor: Isn't It Awesome How Hillary's Stonewalling The Press?  —  In a podcast posted on the New York Times website earlier this week, the paper's editorial page editor openly praised Hillary Clinton's strategy of stonewalling the media and refusing to answer questions about her campaign.

America Is Even Less Socially Mobile Than Previously Thought  —  Sociologists and economists are probably psyched that the work they've been doing on inequality and social mobility for decades has finally gotten attention from the average American.  But one downside of having your message saturate …

Kenya demands CNN apology over ‘hotbed of terror’ slur  —  Kenya's interior minister has called on US news channel CNN to apologise for calling East Africa a “hotbed of terror” ahead of President Barack Obama's visit on Friday.  —  It would make an apology “if it was civilised enough”, Joseph Nkaissery said at a news conference.