What's in a name? When it comes to how to refer to the extremist group that has terrorized Syria and northern Iraq and violently imposed a caliphate, a lot.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a bit of a misnomer, says France, as it lends the imprimatur of Islam to a group that the vast majority of Muslims finds despicable. "This is a terrorist group and not a state. I do not recommend using the term Islamic State because it blurs the lines between Islam, Muslims, and Islamists," France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in a statement. "The Arabs call it 'Daesh' and I will be calling them the 'Daesh cutthroats.'"

The name Daesh, according to France24, is a "loose acronym" for "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham). The name is commonly used by enemies of ISIS, and it also has many negative undertones, as Daesh sounds similar to the Arabic words Daes ("one who crushes something underfoot") and Dahes ("one who sows discord"). Samantha Rollins

On Friday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said this last week has been one of "profound grief and heartbreaking loss" following two police-involved shootings of black men, and Thursday's sniper attacks on Dallas police that killed five officers. She addressed the sense of helplessness and fear gripping the country, but called on Americans to react not with violence, but with peaceful action. "We must continue working to build trust between communities and law enforcement," she said. "We must continue working to guarantee every person in this country equal justice under the law." Lynch also said the Department of Justice is working closely with local Dallas authorities to investigate the attack.

She ended her address with a call to peaceful protesters, like those marching before shots rang out in downtown Dallas Thursday night: "Your voice is important," she said. "Do not be discouraged by those who would use your lawful actions as a cover for their heinous violence. We will continue to safeguard your constitutional rights and work with you in the difficult mission of building a better nation and a brighter future."

You can read Lynch's full statement here. Jessica Hullinger

On Friday, Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) was charged with multiple counts of fraud, theft of government funds, and conspiracy, among other charges, following a federal investigation into her connection to a fraudulent education charity. The charity, One Door for Education Foundation Inc., was said to offer scholarships to underprivileged students, but investigators found that it had only given out $1,000 in scholarship money and was instead funneling funds to Brown and "her associates," The Associated Press reported.

The foundation solicited an estimated $800,000 over four years. Brown's chief of staff, Elias Simmons, was also indicted. Earlier this year, the foundation's president, Carla Wiley, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Becca Stanek

Authorities have identified the Dallas shooting suspect killed after a standoff with police as 25-year-old Micah X. Johnson. He lived just east of Dallas, in Mesquite, Texas, and a law enforcement official said that he has "no known criminal history or ties to terror groups," the Los Angeles Times reports.

Johnson was killed after police used explosives to "blast him out," following an hours-long negotiation. Before he was killed, Johnson admitted that he was upset with Black Lives Matter, with "white people," and with "recent police shootings," and that he "wanted to kill white people, especially white officers," Dallas Police Chief David Brown said. Becca Stanek

In states where medical marijuana is legal, doctors prescribe fewer prescription drugs for conditions like chronic pain, anxiety, and sleep disorders, finds a new study published by researchers at the University of Georgia in Health Affairs.

"Using data on all prescriptions filled by Medicare Part D enrollees from 2010 to 2013," the abstract explains, "we found that the use of prescription drugs for which marijuana could serve as a clinical alternative fell significantly, once a medical marijuana law was implemented."

Although only 17 states had legalized medical marijuana use at the time of the study — today that number has risen to 24 states plus the District of Columbia — the resultant decline in prescription drug use saved Medicare Part D millions each year, rising to $165.2 million by 2013. The researchers estimate if medical marijuana is legalized nationwide, those savings could increase to $468.1 million annually, or about 0.5 percent of Medicare drug spending as of 2013. Bonnie Kristian

Just hours after five police officers were shot and killed by snipers in Dallas, former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh (R) took to Twitter to dole out blame. In a series of tweets — at least one of which has since been deleted — the conservative radio show host called out President Obama for opening "the door for anti-cop rhetoric and action," as well as "liberals" and "Black Lives Matter" for encouraging violence:

In a deleted Tweet, Walsh even ominously told Obama and "Black Lives Matter punks" that "real America is coming after you."

After his tweets unsurprisingly elicited backlash, Walsh clarified that he didn't want any more violence, just for "America — white, black, & brown — to stand up to the cop haters":

The shooting in Dallas also wounded seven officers and two civilians. Three suspects have been taken into custody, and one has been confirmed dead after a standoff with police. Becca Stanek

The Maine People's Alliance (MPA) is working to raise its state's minimum wage to $12 per hour by 2020 — and it advertised to hire phone canvassers at $10 per hour to help make it happen.

The discrepancy was discovered when the advocacy organization posted a job listing Tuesday offering $429 every two weeks for 42.5 hours of work. That works out to an hourly wage of just $10.09, an embarrassment MPA's communications director, Mike Tipping, attributed to a math error and confusion over a discontinued training wage.

The MPA ad has been updated to offer $12 per hour, or $510 every two weeks. The group can perhaps take comfort in knowing that they are hardly the only minimum wage supporters to offer lower pay than they seek to mandate. Last summer, Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders found himself in hot water for backing a $15 national minimum but paying interns $12. In October, a California advocacy group offered $12 to "Fight for $15," and in 2014 the Freedom Socialist Party of Seattle listed a job paying $13 while advocating $20. Bonnie Kristian

Donald Trump's response to the Dallas shooting didn't include any self-congratulatory statements, the word "tremendous," or even an exclamation point. Instead, the presumptive GOP nominee released a statement on the shooting Thursday night in Dallas that killed five police officers that's so tactful it might make you do a double take:

Even his tweets were thoughtful, encouraging unity and expressing sympathy:

Compare that to his remarks just last month after the Orlando shooting, in which he reminded everyone that he "said this was going to happen" and then doubled down on his call for a temporary ban on Muslim migration to the U.S. Either Trump has finally turned a corner — or he's hired a really good PR person. Becca Stanek