—From Pilot Knob, NY.

Nation: Joseph R. Biden III, the former attorney general of Delaware and the son of Vice President Joe Biden, has died of brain cancer at age 46, his family announced. Biden was a handsome and promising politician with plans to run for governor.

It is another devastating loss for the vice president, whose first wife, Neilia, and 13-month-old daughter, Naomi, were killed in a car accident in 1972. Beau and his brother Hunter were injured in that crash. His father had just been elected to the Senate and took the oath of office by the boys’ bedside.

Beau Biden was a major in the National Guard and an Iraq veteran. He is survived by his wife Hallie and two children, 11 and 9.

> Secy. of State John Kerry hit a curb and broke his femur in a bicycle accident in France. He’s cutting short a trip during which he was supposed to meet with ministers of countries in the coalition fighting the Islamic State. Kerry, 71, has kept a grueling schedule, travelling 365 days and visiting 65 countries during his time in office.

Three’s Company: Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley yesterday declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president. He’s flinging himself against the Hillary machine and the Bernie Sanders Sustecal socialist movement.

As mayor of Baltimore, and then governor of his state, O’Malley ran data-driven efficient governments. His approach was credited with saving Baltimore $350 million. But his tough stance on crime may have contributed to a mindset led to this year’s trouble for the Baltimore police.

Stop, Police: The Washington Post reports that American police officers have shot and killed 385 people so far this year, more than two a day. The paper reports that at this rate cops will have killed more than 1,000 people by the end of the year. About half of those killed were white. Eighty percent were armed with deadly weapons. Among those who were unarmed, two-thirds were black or Hispanic, according to the Post’s analysis.

Wings: The Solar Impulse, the solar-powered aircraft with a 236-foot wingspan, took off yesterday from Nanjing, China for a five or six-day flight across the Pacific to Hawaii. Pilot Andre Borschberg plans to take only occasional naps. This is the seventh leg of the round-the-world solar flight that began in Abu Dhabi.

This morning the Impulse was flying in darkness at 7500 feet on battery power only.

Playoffs: The National Hockey League is down to its final pair. The Chicago Blackhawks meeting the Tampa Bay Lighting Wednesday in the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Splitsville: Celebrity couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are reported to be on the brink of divorce. Jen lunches with girlfriends and family while Ben gambles in Vegas. Reports say he wants to announce the split before their 10^th anniversary and the publicity tour for his next movie. Insiders tell reporters Ben doesn’t want his spilt to overshadow his movie.

Midnight in Paris: The City of Paris is removing as many as a million padlocks attached to the Pont des Arts in recent years because they’ve become too heavy for the bridge. It’s become a tradition for lovers to attach a padlock and throw the key into the Seine. Part of the bridge rail collapsed under the weight last year. Paris is trying to get lovers to express their love in a different way, like taking a selfie together, but we suggest the traditional method. Have dinner.