Trump tells NRA Clinton will abolish 2nd Amendment  —  Louisville, Kentucky (CNN)Donald Trump on Friday told the National Rifle Association that Hillary Clinton would take away the right to bear arms, moments after the gun group endorsed the presumptive GOP nominee at its annual meeting here.

Sanders fans plan rallies near Dem convention  —  's supporters have secured permits for four demonstrations near July's Democratic National Convention, according to a new report.  —  The events will rally support for Sanders's message while Democrats select their presidential nominee in Philadelphia …

Why Donald Trump's poll numbers are surging  —  The Trump Bump has arrived.  —  After wrapping up an acutely fractious primary in which Donald Trump and his opponents lobbed scores of personal, playground insults at one another, the presumptive GOP nominee has quickly unified the vast majority …

Source: Suspect shot near White House  —  Shooting near White House, U.S. Park Service says  — “Shooting on W. Executive Dr. PIO en route to 17th and Pennsylvania,” the U.S. Park Police tweeted  —  Washington (CNN)Secret Service officers shot a male suspect near a security checkpoint near …

The World's Largest Solar Plant Just Torched Itself  —  Misaligned mirrors are being blamed for a fire that broke out yesterday at the world's largest solar power plant, leaving the high-tech facility crippled for the time being.  It sounds like the plant's workers suffered through a real hellscape, too.

We have announced that we will be canceling our upcoming shows in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina  —  We have announced that we will be canceling our upcoming shows in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina because of the recent passage of the HB2 legislation.  This was a difficult decision for us to make as a band.

Eat This Now, Before They Tell You Not To  —  Why the U.S. dietary guidelines keep changing and how to read them.  —  As Jerry Seinfeld might say, what's the deal with nutrition science?  One day eggs are bad, next day they're good.  Or good in moderation.  Who knows?

Sting of Myself  —  Amateurish spies like James O'Keefe III attempt to sway the 2016 campaign.  —  As Dana Geraghty recalls it, March 16th was a “rather quiet Wednesday.”  That afternoon, she was in her cubicle at the Open Society Foundations, on West Fifty-seventh Street …

The Fox News star's much-hyped interview with Donald Trump exposed the limits of her mainstream appeal.  —  Megyn Kelly's much-publicized broadcast special with Donald Trump was supposed to launch the Fox News star into the stratosphere of television anchordom.

Hypocrite!  Leo takes private jet to collect environmental award  —  Leo DiCaprio picked up an environmental award in NYC this week — but hypocritically expanded his carbon footprint by 8,000 miles when he obtained the honor, by taking a private jet from Cannes, then flying straight …

Facebook ‘Trending’ List Skewed by Individual Judgment, Not Institutional Bias  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Last July, in a seventh-floor conference room at Facebook's Lower Manhattan offices, a small group met to discuss the future of news media on the social network.

Is America's Democracy Ripe for a Dictatorship?  —  Why Andrew Sullivan thinks Trump may defeat Clinton for the U.S. presidency. … Jacob Weisberg  —  JACOB WEISBERG  —  Jacob Weisberg is chairman and editor-in-chief of The Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy.  Follow him on Twitter.

Target Suing Man Who Saved Teen Girl from Stabbing in Its Store  —  In 2013, everyone agreed that Michael Turner saved the life of a teenaged girl who was attacked in a Pennsylvania Target store.  Now, Target is suing him.  —  When she was sixteen, Allison Meadows was shopping in an East Liberty …

The Hamptons are this summer's orgy hotspot  —  Orgies for profit are coming to the Hamptons.  —  Killing Kittens, the London-based club for swingers, is holding its first East End party June 18 at an undisclosed private estate.  —  Member couples shell out $400, while single women pay $150.

Portland Police Chief accidentally shoots friend  —  The Chief's rifle had a negligent discharge  —  Related Coverage  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It was revealed Friday that Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea was involved in an accidental shooting last month while on vacation.

Reflections on Social Media and Our Responsibility  —  Press Contact: Liz Flowers, lflowers@demos.org  —  Matt Bruenig has been a prolific blogger for Demos on issues of poverty and inequality, writing crucial analyses such as, “Another Way to See How Family Poverty Works.”

Forty Percent of the Buildings in Manhattan Could Not Be Built Today  —  New York City's zoning code turns 100 this year.  That may not sound like cause for celebration — except maybe for land-use lawyers and Robert Moses aficionados.  Yet for almost every New Yorker …

Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban for Clinton's Veep?  —  Mark Cuban Would ‘Absolutely’ Listen to Clinton About Running as VP 0:42  —  Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, says he would “absolutely” listen to Hillary Clinton about running as her vice president.

Are You Successful?  If So, You've Already Won the Lottery  —  Chance events play a much larger role in life than many people once imagined.  —  Most of us have no difficulty recognizing luck when it's on conspicuous display, as when someone wins the lottery.

Obama signs measure striking ‘oriental’ and ‘negro’ from federal law  —  President Obama has signed legislation striking outdated racial terms such as “Oriental” and “Negro” from federal laws.  —  Obama signed the bill without fanfare on Friday along with six other pieces of legislation, the White House said.

Horse hit with 100 paintballs ‘Lily,’ adopted by former Daily Show host Jon Stewart  —  LANCASTER COUNTY, PA- A Rhode Island man was convicted Friday of all counts regarding transportation of a lame horse to the New Holland Sales Stables for auction.  —  Following a trial in New Holland …

Erick Erickson: ‘Mitt Romney should run for president again’  —  Conservative blogger and radio host Erick Erickson wants Mitt Romney to launch a third-party bid for president.  —  Erickson wrote Friday that he would “gladly work for a Romney presidency given the choices between Clinton and Trump.”

Iraqi security forces use live re to break up protests in Green Zone  —  BAGHDAD — Security forces used live ammunition and tear gas to push back protesters who broke into the fortified Green Zone on Friday, in a sharp escalation of unrest that has gripped the Iraqi capital.