Obama calls for ‘public option’ for Obamacare

A tragic first week of July
Three days of death and a week of grief.

Fighting erupts in newest nation
The United States is evacuating non-emergency staff from its embassy in South Sudan, after an escalation of fighting in the capital that has killed scores including a Chinese U.N. peacekeeper.

GOP drops call for marriage amendment
A first draft of the document that will become the GOP platform at this year’s Republican convention, sticks to Donald Trump’s tough talk on trade, but leaves the long-time party position opposing abortion rights relatively unchanged.

Hundreds arrested in protests
Authorities, protest leaders and the mother of one of the victims have appealed for calm as over 300 demonstrators, angry at the latest killings of black men by police officers, were arrested in a weekend of intense, sometimes violent nationwide protests.

Beyoncé: ‘Stop killing us’
Beyoncé posted an open letter on her website on and held a moment of silence for Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at her concert in Glasgow, Scotland.

American underdog Olympic heroes
From unknowns to household names, these U.S. athletes capitalized on their surprise gold medals at the Olympic Games to become commercial successes.

Opinion: Choose leaders who unite, not divide
In the span of one month, like so many of you, I have been grief-stricken by senseless killings that have affected the gay community, the black community and the law enforcement community.

Last chance for ‘Never Trump’ camp: 5 things watch at the RNC
Republican Party leaders, donors and important delegates will flock to Cleveland this week for a series of meetings and negotiations that will determine whether or not Donald Trump can be stopped.

Police: Fugitive dad killed family, burned home
When investigators combed through the charred remains of the Fisher family’s burned down home in Scottsdale, Arizona, they uncovered evidence of a shocking triple murder.

Was Dallas cop killer radicalized online?
The message was clear. One day before Dallas police officers were gunned down, the African American Defense League was telling anyone reading its Facebook page it was time to act.

Did Clinton do enough to win over Sanders’ backers?
Bernie Sanders got what he wanted here this weekend: A Democratic platform stamped in section after section by his progressive values.

Amazon Prime Day promises sweet deals
Hold on to your keyboards: One of the biggest days of online shopping is just around the corner.

Portugal crowned Euro 2016 champs
Portugal gatecrashed France’s Euro 2016 party to win the European Championship for the first time in its history — and all this without their leading star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Special response unit deployed in Louisiana
Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana deployed a special response unit after protesters took to the streets to protest the shooting death of Alton Sterling.

Justice Roberts’ game of chess
When the chief justice of the United States suddenly lost his conservative majority last February, the question became how a man who had long appeared hardwired for success would respond to the upheaval.

Andy Murray wins Wimbledon
Andy Murray ended 77 years of British angst when he won Wimbledon in 2013. It didn’t take the Scot anywhere near as long to collect a second title at tennis’ most beloved tournament.

Former congressman defends Obama tweet
Former Rep. Joe Walsh is under fire after deleting a tweet saying “this is now war” against President Barack Obama and Black Lives Matter protesters following the killing of Dallas police officers.

Biographer: Meet the real Donald Trump
Heir to a construction fortune, business magnate, New York City tabloid obsession, reality TV star and now, the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee. For more than 40 years, Donald Trump has sought, found and sustained a global celebrity. But few understand his personal story — the source of the drive that has put Trump within touching distance of the White House — like journalist and writer Michael D’Antonio.

Biographer: Meet the real Hillary Clinton
A former first lady, senator, and secretary of state, Hillary Clinton has lived in the public eye for parts of five decades, emerging now as the first woman to be the presidential nominee of a major American party. To many, though, Clinton remains an inscrutable figure — a trailblazing feminist icon in some corners, she has long been a target of scorn and suspicion from her political opponents.

Photographer: What I saw
What started with photographs of a peaceful protest ended with photographs following multiple deaths.

Chief: Killer wrote ‘RB’ at standoff scene
Dallas Police Chief David Brown says Dallas shooter Micah Johnson appears to have left a message written in his own blood on a building before being killed by a robot bomb.

Dallas chief: Shooter wrote in blood
The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas was plotting larger attacks, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said Sunday.