HOUSE MEMBERS ON VACATION.  House members have quietly gone on summer recess without tackling major issues and won’t return until after Labor Day. The Senate planned to stay in session most of August after a few days off this week.  With the House empty, there’s not much senators can accomplish. 

FOXES GRAB NEWSPAPERS.  A North Carolina man, after setting up a night vision camera, discovered the source of newspapers piling up in his backyard were from  mischievous foxes.  Footage captured by James Eubanks showed a group of foxes carrying the newspapers from his neighbors yards to his.

K9 TARGET OF DRUG CARTEL.  A six-year-old German shepherd that has aided Bogota, Colombia police detect cocaine hidden in suitcases, boats and fruit shipments, has become a target of Colombia's most powerful drug gang. The cartel has offered a $7,000 reward to the person who kills of captures the canine.

POST SEEKS ID OF TRUMP GOLF PARTNERS.  The Washington Post was seeking tips from the public to identify some of President Donald Trump's  golf partners on dozens of outings since he entered office, citing a need for transparency for those whom the president spends hours with in a private setting.

BofA SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES VANISH.  Some Orangevale, Calif. Bank of America patrons said their Safe Deposit Boxes vanished.  One customer, Susan Nomi, said when she went to open her  safe deposit box of 16 years, the  box was gone, reported the local CBS TV station.  "I was in shock," she said, adding the bank can't explain where her valuables went. “They don’t have an answer," she added but "they thanked us for letting them know."

RUSSIAN HACKERS EYE U.S. UTILITIES.  Russian hackers gained access to the control rooms of U.S. electric utilities, according to federal officials who said the hacking campaign continues. The Department of Homeland Security said the hackers got far enough that they could have caused blackouts.