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10 Things to Know for Today

Posted September 23, 2019 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, speak to the media before a working breakfast meeting at the Hotel du Palais on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France. Johnson says heâll tell President Donald Trump that the U.K.âs state-funded health service will be off the table in any future trade negotiations, and that the U.S. will have to open its markets to British goods if it wants to make a deal. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times, Pool, File) The Associated Press

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

1. WHAT QUESTIONS WILL TRUMP FACE AT UNITED NATIONS

The president will have to fend off questions including whether he sought foreign help to damage a political rival, Iran, the uncertain future of Brexit, the U.S. trade war with China and a weakening global economy.

2. BRITISH TOUR COMPANY THOMAS COOK COLLAPSES

The British government said the return of the 178-year-old firm's 150,000 British customers now stranded in vacation spots across the globe would be the largest repatriation in its peacetime history.

3. SEVERAL KNOCK-YOUR-SOCKS-OFF MOMENTS AT EMMYS

Billy Porter, Michelle Williams and Patricia Arquette offered up inspiring speech on diversity, equal pay and inclusion on one of Hollywood's biggest nights.

4. WHO THE UK IS BLAMING FOR ATTACK ON SAUDI OIL FACILITIES

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Iran was responsible but that the U.K. would work with allies to "de-escalate" Middle East tensions that have soared since the Sept. 14 attack.

5. WHO HAD HIS EYES ON A DEAL TO REBUILD UN

As Trump visits the United Nations building in New York this week, he won't be focused solely on the global challenges facing the world body: He's still reliving the real estate deal there that got away.

6. SCHOOL COLLAPSE IN KENYA'S CAPITAL

At least seven children are dead and more than 50 students have been hospitalized after The Precious Talent Top School in Nairobi collapsed.

7. TENNESSEE ABORTION CLINICS CHALLENGE 48-HOUR WAITING PERIOD

Five of the state's seven abortion clinics are suing over the law, claiming it violates the U.S. Constitution.

8. EX-DALLAS COP WHO FATALLY SHOT NEIGHBOR DUE IN COURT

Amber Guyger is expected in a city courthouse Monday morning to stand trial in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Botham Jean last year.

9. WHAT IS AGAIN THREATENING CORAL IN HAWAII

Federal researchers predict another round of hot water in the Pacific will cause some of the worst coral bleaching the region has ever seen.

10. LA RAMS REMAIN UNBEATEN IN WIN OVER CLEVELAND BROWNS

Safety John Johnson III intercepted Baker Mayfield's fourth-down pass with 27 seconds left as Los Angeles escaped with a 20-13 win Sunday night over the short-handed Cleveland Browns.

A security person stands next to the entrance of the German headquarters of travel company Thomas Cook in Oberursel near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. Thomas Cook declared bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) The Associated Press

Billy Porter, winner of the award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for "Pose," poses in the press room at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) The Associated Press

This Sept. 12, 2019 photo shows fish near coral in a bay on the west coast of the Big Island near Captain Cook, Hawaii. Just four years after a major marine heat wave killed nearly half of this coastlineâs coral, federal researchers are predicting another round of hot water will cause some of the worst coral bleaching the region has ever seen. (AP Photo/Brian Skoloff) The Associated Press

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) greets Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) after an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Cleveland. The Rams won 20-13. (AP Photo/David Dermer) The Associated Press

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