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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama travels to Pittsburgh this morning to address the Veterans of Foreign Wars' national convention. Obama on Monday signed a bill to allow all veterans to receive official IDs from Veterans Affairs even if they don't meet certain criteria for VA services. The VA has been under intense scrutiny over waitlists and other shortcomings in its health system. Obama also will be talking about a federal rule he's finalizing on predatory lending and the military.
UNDATED (AP) — The number of Republican presidential candidates is expected to grow to 16 today, with an announcement by Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik), who'll be at Ohio State University. Meanwhile, more critics of Donald Trump are calling for him to drop out of the GOP race, after Trump questioned the heroism of Vietnam POW and Arizona Sen. John McCain. An editorial in the Des Moines Register says "Trump has proven himself not only unfit to hold office, but unfit to stand on the same stage as his Republican opponents."
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's prime minister says authorities have identified a suspect in an apparent suicide bombing that killed 32 people and wounded nearly 100 in southeastern Turkey yesterday. He says authorities are looking into international and domestic connections of a specific person they believe was a suicide bomber tied to the Islamic State group. Monday's blast happened near Turkey's border with Syria. Turkish officials have said that they believe the attack was retaliation for Turkey's recent steps against IS militants.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is expected today to address mayors from around the world at a gathering in Vatican City on climate change. The two-day meeting comes ahead of climate negotiations in Paris later this year. The mayors also are expected to sign a declaration demanding that in Paris in December their national leaders approve a "bold climate agreement" that keeps global warming at a safe limit for humanity.
HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — The prosecutor in Waller County, Texas is calling for a "thorough review" of the case in which a woman arrested following a traffic stop was found dead in her jail cell three days later. Authorities say 28-year-old Sandra Bland hanged herself. Her family disputes that. The Illinois woman was arrested July 10. Authorities plan today to release police Dashcam video of the arrest.
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