advertisement

10 Things to Know for Today

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

1. UNPOPULAR LEADER FACES PEOPLE'S WRATH

Puerto Rico is bracing for what many people expected to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory as irate islanders pledged to drive Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from office.

2. WHAT TO EXPECT AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING

Republicans are pledging tough questioning of special counsel Robert Mueller when he testifies before Congress this week as Democrats plan to air evidence of wrongdoing by President Donald Trump in a potentially last-ditch bid to impeach him.

3. DEMOLITIONS OF HOMES ON DISPUTED TERRITORY

Israeli work crews have begun demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes in an east Jerusalem neighborhood, which straddles the West Bank, in one of the largest operations of its kind in years.

4. BEIJING ANGER AFTER HONG KONG UNREST

China has harshly criticized a weekend demonstration in which eggs were thrown at its office in Hong Kong, accusing the demonstrators of violence without mentioning attacks against protesters and civilians.

5. WHERE PROBES INTO DEATHS OFTEN GO NOWHERE

Israeli military investigations into 24 potentially criminal shootings of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip have yielded no convictions or even indictments, the AP learns. A human rights group calls the probes "a whitewash mechanism."

6. A MOTHER'S LOVE

A teenage mom is raising her newborn son in a Tijuana migrant shelter, the best place she has found since she and her sister left their violent homeland of El Salvador after gangs threatened their family.

7. NATIVE SON GETS NAME ETCHED ON CLARET JUG

Ireland's Shane Lowry wins the British Open played at his country's Royal Portrush golf club.

8. HE WAS THE MODEL FOR PROSECUTOR ON TV'S "LAW AND ORDER"

Former Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau, who has died at 99, spent nearly half his life jailing criminals from mob kingpins and drug-dealing killers to a tax-dodging Harvard dean.

9. WHERE THE OLYMPICS SEEK A FRESH START

Tokyo was supposed to be a "safe pair of hands" after Rio de Janeiro's corruption and near-meltdown three years ago. Mostly, it has been, despite some scandals and high costs.

10. A NEW ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE CHAMPION

"Avengers: Endgame" has passed "Avatar" to become the highest-grossing film of all time, with an estimated $2.79 billion in worldwide grosses in just 13 weeks. "Avatar" had the record for a decade at $2.789 billion.

Protesters gather outside of the Yolanda Guerrero Cultural Center in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico after Gov. Ricardo Rossello left a meeting with mayors from his party, Sunday, July 21, 2019. Rossello said Sunday evening that he will not resign in the face of public furor over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat, but he will not seek re-election or continue as head of his pro-statehood political party. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP) The Associated Press
Israeli forces destroy a building in a Palestinian village of Sur Baher, east Jerusalem, Monday, July 22, 2019. Israeli work crews have begun demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes in an east Jerusalem neighborhood. Monday's demolitions cap a years-long legal battle over the buildings, which straddle the city and the occupied West Bank. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) The Associated Press
In this June 06, 2019 photo, Salvadoran teen migrant Milagro de Jesus Henriquez Ayala chats with a friend while she washes her clothes at Agape World Mission shelter, in Tijuana, Mexico. About 25 people sleep in the cinderblock room crammed with seven bunkbeds at a Tijuana shelter overflowing with migrants, primarily from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador but also from as far away as Africa. (AP Photo/ Emilio Espejel) The Associated Press
Ireland's Shane Lowry smiles as he sits next to the Claret Jug trophy while he attends a press conference after he won the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison) The Associated Press
FILE - In this April 26, 2010 file photo, former New York City District Attorney Robert Morgenthau attends a gala launch party in New York. Morgenthau, the longest-serving former Manhattan district attorney who tried mob kingpins, music stars and white-collar criminals and inspired a character on 'Law & Order' has died. He was 99. His wife, Lucinda Franks, told The New York Times that Morgenthau died Sunday, July 21, 2019, at a Manhattan hospital after a short illness. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File) The Associated Press
Article Comments
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.