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10 Things to Know for Today

Posted December 18, 2018 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

This Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 photo shows Williamson, W.Va., seen across the border from Kentucky. The largest municipality in the county, Williamson, became known in the last decade as a center for the abuse of prescription opioid painkillers. Some called the 3,000-person town "Pilliamson." (AP Photo/Tyler Evert) The Associated Press

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

1. WHO IS HEADED FOR SENTENCING

Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser, will probably walk out of a courtroom a free man due to his extensive cooperation with federal prosecutors.

2. HOW THE BORDER WALL IMPASSE IS MORE OF THE SAME

The standoff over President Donald Trump's $5 billion wall funds deepens, threatening a partial government shutdown in a standoff that has become increasingly common in Washington.

3. WHERE TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY HIT A SNAG

Federal judges in California are putting the brakes on some of the administration's efforts to curb immigration.

4. WHAT THE BIGGEST THREAT TO TRUMP'S RE-ELECTION BID COULD BE

The greatest threat to President Trump's re-election bid may not be the slew of investigations closing in on his Oval Office but a possible economic slowdown. And the president knows it.

5. WHY STOCK MARKETS ARE SLIPPING

World markets are mostly lower, tracking losses on Wall Street as traders braced for an interest rate hike by Federal Reserve.

6. WHY U.S. LIFE EXPECTANCY IS DECLINING

One state offers clues about what's happening: West Virginia. Public health problems such as drug overdoses, suicides and obesity became widespread in the state before the rest of the country, the AP finds.

7. WHO WON'T GET A GOLDEN PARACHUTE

Former CBS CEO Les Moonves won't receive his $120 million severance package after the company's board of directors determines he was fired "with cause" over sexual misconduct allegations.

8. WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

Ruinous conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq seem to be winding down. Yet the potential for unrest remains high, including in countries that escaped civil war after the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, such as Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt.

9. WHO IS TAKING HIS TIME BEFORE DECIDING ON A PRESIDENTIAL RUN

Beto O'Rourke's team says he has no timeline or roadmap for deciding if he'd like to parlay a surprisingly close loss to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz into a White House try.

10. WHICH LEADER OF AN ICONIC SOCCER TEAM GOT FIRED

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is out after 2ˆ½ seasons.

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2018 file photo, taken from the Tijuana, Mexico, side of the border, Honduran migrants react as they surrender to the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the border wall in to the United States. Federal judges in California have challenged more of the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy on illegal immigration. Their decision in Sept. 2018 to no longer accept pleas at initial appearances led to the dismissal of many cases because the government deported defendants before they could return to court. The judges' stance is another example of how the judiciary, in ways large and small, has put the brakes on some of the administration's efforts to curb immigration. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File) The Associated Press

In this Dec. 11, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meets with Democratic leaders the Oval Office in Washington. Trump said last week he would be "proud" to have a shutdown to get Congress to approve a $5 billion down payment to fulfill his campaign promise to build a border wall. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The Associated Press

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