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10 Things to Know for Today

Posted June 07, 2019 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

This undated photograph from the United Arab Emirates' Mission to the United Nations released Thursday, June 6, 2019, shows a diver investigating the damage done to the Saudi-owned oil tanker Al Marzoqah off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A joint statement released Thursday by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Norway said the damage done to the four oil tankers off the UAE likely came from limpet mines placed by a "state actor" amid U.S. and Saudi allegations Iran carried out the sabotage. Iran has denied being involved amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington. (United Arab Emirates' Mission to the United Nations via AP) The Associated Press

Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. WHO REVERSED COURSE ON ABORTION POLICY

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he no longer supports a long-standing congressional ban on using federal money to pay for abortions.

2. WHAT A TOP US COMMANDER IS SAYING ABOUT GULF TENSIONS

Gen. Frank McKenzie says Iran appears to have decided to "step back and recalculate" in response to a U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf area.

3. SYRIA USES FAMILIAR RUTHLESS TACTIC IN REBEL STRONGHOLD

War monitors say they are targeting civilians in residential areas, hospitals, markets and infrastructure in Idlib to break the population's will and force it to flee.

4. LOOMING TARIFFS LEAVE TEQUILA EXPORTERS BLEARY EYED

Industry insiders say some Mexican companies have even been rushing to export as much as they could ahead of Trump's Monday deadline.

5. LACK OF ABORTION ACCESS TROUBLES GUAM OFFICIAL

The first female governor of the U.S. territory is concerned that women there will be forced to seek illegal or dangerous alternatives.

6. 'I'M ON MY PHONE SO MUCH'

Teachers say smartphone use is at least partly to blame for seeing so much student anxiety, labeling it a "mental health tsunami."

7. FEDS OPEN NEW FACILITY IN TEXAS FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN

A complex that once housed oil field workers in Carrizo Springs is becoming a mass holding facility for as many as 1,600 teens.

8. WALMART TO DELIVER GROCERIES INSIDE CUSTOMERS' HOMES

The nation's largest grocer says it will be offering the service this fall for more than one million customers in Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Vero Beach, Florida.

9. FROM LAST TO BRINK OF STANLEY CUP

Mired in the NHL basement as recently as January, the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in Game 5 and need one more win to complete their improbable journey.

10. DR. JOHN, FUNKY 'NIGHT-TRIPPER' MUSICIAN, DIES

The New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl was 77.

Clothes hang to dry inside the property of a Mexican immigration center where Central American migrants are waiting for their Mexican visa applications to be approved in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Thursday, June 6, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to impose 5% tariffs on Mexican products unless Mexico country prevents Central American migrants from traveling through its territory. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) The Associated Press

St. Louis Blues' David Perron, center, celebrates his goal against the Boston Bruins with Jay Bouwmeester, left, and Ryan O'Reilly, right, during the third period in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) The Associated Press

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