Senator Sanders

Charleston Church Shootings The killings at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, were "an act of terror," Sen. Sanders said in The Hill. Sanders canceled a Sunday campaign event in South Carolina and sent an email to supporters asking them to donate to the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where the shooting took place, the Los Angeles Times reported. LINK

College Costs College affordability has become a hot topic among Democrats, yet only Sen. Sanders has  laid out a detailed plan that explains how he will finance the legislation, according to Business Insider. Sanders would impose a small Wall Street speculation fee to fund his ambitious College for All Act. LINK   

Family Values Sen. Sanders wants to take back the term "family values" from Republicans and use it to promote legislation mandating paid vacation, paid sick days and paid parental leave for U.S. workers, reported The Huffington Post.  LINK   

World

Greece Banks in Greece got a temporary lifeline Friday to help it cope with a deposit drain in the run-up to a summit of the eurozone's 19 leaders that could determine the country's future in the euro, The Associated Press reported. LINK

National

Charleston NAACP: Remove Confederate Flag Nestled in a sea of flowers at the solemn memorial outside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston is a handwritten message to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley: “Take the flag down. It hurts us.” The continued presence of a Confederate flag on the grounds of the South Carolina state Capitol has become a galvanizing cause after nine people were killed inside a black church on Wednesday. “There is no stronger symbol than the flag flying,” said Dot Scott, president of the Charleston Branch of the NAACP. “If there has ever been a time that it was seriously considered, now is the time.” LINK 

Vermont 

School Lunch For many kids, summer vacation is a well-deserved break.  But for millions of families who rely on free or reduced priced meals at school, summers can be difficult. Nonprofits in Vermont trying to address that gap say one of the biggest hurdles is getting the word out, Vermont Public Radio reported. LINK