Spectators watch Fourth of July fireworks at Ault Park, Monday, July…

An owl named "Distinto" flies to her trainer inside a park as part of the birds exercise routine outside a cage at the former Buenos Aires Zoo, Argentina, Friday, July 1, 2016. The city government announced last week it will transform the city's zoo into an ecological park for a limited number of species, and begin with the transfer of birds of prey to natural reserves.

Clinton nod in sight, Sanders still seeking platform changes

For Bernie Sanders, a campaign that began as a liberal crusade will probably end that way, with the Vermont senator still fighting for the issues that made up his "political revolution." In the weeks since Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination, her irascible primary rival won a few policy concessions and influenced the party's platform.

Black gun owners worried about treatment after shooting

One man told an officer during a Minnesota traffic stop that he was a licensed gun owner, and that he was reaching for his wallet, a witness said. The other was on the ground with police officers on top of him in Louisiana when someone shouted "He has a gun!" Police in each circumstance thought the black man carrying a gun was dangerous and immediately shot him dead.

Analysis: Violence strikes across America. Will it change the presidential campaign?

Dallas police officers gather outside Baylor Medical Center, where several officers injured in a mass shooting were taken for care. Dallas police officers gather outside Baylor Medical Center, where several officers injured in a mass shooting were taken for care.

Trump Cancels Friday Campaigns Events, Calls Dallas Police Massacre…

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump canceled two scheduled campaign events in Miami Friday out of respect for the fallen officers in Thursday's massacre in Dallas of police officers. Trump also issued a statement in which he called the massacre "an attack on our country" and spoke out on Twitter.

Obama Says Police Killings of Two Black Men Should Trouble All Americans

President Barack Obama said early Friday morning that the police shooting deaths of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota should trouble all Americans and reflect deep-seated racial disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system. "The data shows black folks are more vulnerable to these kinds of incidents," Mr. Obama said in remarks from the Warsaw Marriott after arriving in Poland for a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit.

The Brief: At Least 5 Officers Killed in Dallas Attack

A Dallas Police Department officer crouches behind a patrol car with a still-active shooter on the scene in downtown Dallas on July 7, 2016. Downtown Dallas erupted into chaos late Thursday night when at least five police officers were shot and killed and another six were injured by two snipers who interrupted a march organized in protest of recent police-involved shootings in other cities.

In Philly, Hillary Clinton Plans to Speak About Police Shootings

In her keynote talk this evening at the African Methodist Episcopal Church's conference , Clinton plans to address the recent police shootings of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota. On Thursday, her campaign said she would "renew her calls to ensure justice is served" and "reemphasize the urgent need to reform our broken criminal justice system."

The Latest: Authorities ID officers in fatal shooting

A crowd gathers at the scene of a shooting of a man involving a St. Anthony Police officer on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Falcon Heights, Minn. Police in Minnesota say a man has been taken to a hospital in unknown condition after being shot by an officer while inside a car with a woman and a child.

U.S. gives tentative OK to flights to Cuba from 10 US cities

A “quinceanera” poses during a March 14 photo session in front of a cathedral as tourists line up to enter the building in Havana. Scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities won tentative government approval Thursday, advancing President Barack Obama's effort to normalize relations with Cuba.

Brash Trump courts, jabs, anxious Republicans

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, talks with reporters after a meeting Thursday with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and the Senate Republican Conference at the National Republican Senatorial Committee headquarters in Washington. WASHINGTON – A defiant Donald Trump made it clear he won't change his brash tone or message as he courted anxious Republican lawmakers Thursday, blaming the media for stumbles that continue to alarm GOP leaders and energize Democrats with voting less than 3 months away.

Shooting of “Mr. Phil” shocks Minnesota school colleagues

Minnesota plGov. Mark Dayton speaks with Diamond Reynolds the girlfriend of Philandro Castile, second from left, during a press conference at his residence regarding the death of Philando Castile in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, July 7, 2016. Also at left is Clarence Castile, Philando's uncle, and Nekima Levy-Pounds, center.