 | | White House
President Trump struck back at the UK diplomat who called him "inept" and "clumsy" in leaked diplomatic cables. Trump, through tweets of course, said his White House would no longer deal with British Ambassador to the US Kim Darroch. A spokesman for outgoing UK Prime Theresa May said she still has "full faith" in Darroch, but it's hard to see at this point how he can effectively do his job. Trump's tweets were more than just him lashing out at someone who ticked him off. The President, CNN's Stephen Collinson says, is trying to gain political leverage over the Brits and make it harder for another country to get "accurate diplomatic reporting and internal intelligence" on his administration. | |  | | Jeffrey Epstein
Millionaire Jeffrey Epstein was indicted yesterday, accused of operating a sex trafficking ring in which he sexually abused dozens of underage girls. Epstein, 66, is not only accused of paying girls as young as 14 to have sex with him, but federal prosecutors say he paid some of his victims to recruit other girls for him to abuse. Epstein pleaded not guilty to two charges; he faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted of both counts. The case, which goes back more than a decade, has political implications because of allegations that Alexander Acosta, who is now President Trump's labor secretary, mishandled the investigation into Epstein when Acosta was a US attorney. Some now want Acosta to resign. Epstein also has ties to Bill Clinton. The former President took four trips on Epstein's plane while doing work in the early 2000s for the Clinton Foundation. But a spokesman said Clinton "knows nothing" about Epstein's alleged crimes and hasn't spoken to him in years. | |  | | Hong Kong
Hong Kong's leader said the controversial extradition bill that spurred millions of people to protest "is dead." But Carrie Lam didn't say the bill would be formally withdrawn, something the demonstrators are still demanding. The bill, which would allow for Honk Kong residents to be extradited to mainland China, is suspended and will officially die when the current session of Hong Kong's parliament expires next summer. But protesters are worried that the bill might be revived before then, so they're demanding that lawmakers take the steps necessary to formally withdraw it immediately. Critics of the bill fear it could be used to target Hong Kong dissidents for prosecution in China. | |  | | Campaign 2020
| |  | | Weather
The first tropical system of the hurricane season may be in the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week. The National Hurricane Center says the chances of a system developing in the Gulf by then is up to 80%. The storm could affect an area from the Florida Panhandle to south Louisiana. So, if you live along the Gulf Coast, now would be a great time to review your hurricane preparedness and evacuation plans. | |  I was rolled. Steve Spangle, a former field supervisor with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, who said he was pressured by the Trump administration to reverse an environmental decision, which allowed a proposed housing and golf project in Arizona to move forward | | |  |  People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. | | 14 million
The number of people who watched Team USA win the 2019 Women's World Cup. That ranks as one of the highest-rated soccer telecasts in history. | | |  | Let's go
This iguana must be in no rush to get to where it's going, since it hitched a ride on a tortoise. (Click to view.) | | | | |
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