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President Trump will meet Queen Elizabeth II on his visit to the UK, says the U.S. ambassador.pic.twitter.com/TcGTLVsq3T

New Jersey banned child marriage, the second U.S. state to do so. While most states prohibit it, many have loopholes that allow people under 18 to get married with permission from parents or a judge.pic.twitter.com/4fjY2jzGkU

The Mexico-based Volaris airline offered to work with U.S., Mexico and Central American authorities to reunite families separated by the Trump administration’s border policies for free.pic.twitter.com/MTZIAbfA9m

Spain agreed to harbor a ship carrying 234 refugees, including 4 children, after Italy and Malta refused. Both countries refused another ship carrying 600 people this month. Italy’s new government has taken an anti-immigrant stance despite sea arrivals dropping 77% this year.pic.twitter.com/x9Z5GTunDd

The safety driver in the self-driving Uber that killed a woman while she was crossing the road was watching "The Voice" on Hulu in moments leading up to the crash, say police. They say the crash was "entirely avoidable."pic.twitter.com/hZAiysaBml

The UN says Venezuela security forces arbitrarily killed up to 505 people, including 24 children, since 2015, and faked evidence to make it look like they died in exchanges of fire. It says rule of law in the country is "virtually absent."pic.twitter.com/tmm4qEO1XX

ICE plans to request 15,000 more beds for detained immigrant families, up from a current 3,300. The Pentagon earlier this week said it will place up to 20,000 more children in military base shelters this year.pic.twitter.com/DqRRhohNWL

One of the only wild jaguars in the U.S. was killed and pelted. The Center for Biological Diversity says a photo it received of a dead jaguar matches the coat of a young male named Yo’oko.pic.twitter.com/IUcOXGkTzC

66 children separated from their families at the border are being held at shelters in Chicago, says Illinois Senator Dick Durbin. Most of them are under 13.pic.twitter.com/PWVtBbnoUO

For the first time in 3 years, North and South Korea will resume reunions for families separated in the Korean War, starting August.pic.twitter.com/VwH9ISHOQ2

Rhode Island’s Senate passed a law that blocks presidential candidates who don’t release their tax returns from appearing on the election ballot.pic.twitter.com/BTmrsEkeLj

Ava DuVernay became the first black female director to make a movie that earns over $100 million at the U.S. box office.pic.twitter.com/JGMi7xCuKM

Czech Republic’s government says it supports a parliament bill to legalize same-sex marriage. If it passes, it will be the first ex-communist country in Europe to have marriage equality.pic.twitter.com/35sbvnZdhj

People in Madrid protested the release of 5 men who were cleared of gang raping a teenage girl (which they filmed) after a judge reduced their charge to the lesser crime of "sexual abuse."pic.twitter.com/bSt6KYWngd

"I Really Do Care, Why Don't U?" Protesters gathered outside the White House to demonstrate against child detention and family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border.pic.twitter.com/nIahYkkwmd

Texas’ Supreme Court says cities can’t ban retailers from offering single-use plastic or paper bags. Several Texas cities were pushing bag bans they said would help manage litter and protect wildlife.pic.twitter.com/z0oMUixlC6

The UN says the Trump administration is pushing policies "deliberately designed" to punish the poor and promote income inequality: 40 million people in the U.S. live in poverty 33% are children 114,000 children are homeless Report: https://bit.ly/2Jc2irg pic.twitter.com/BlASnqbAM4

Ireland’s government formally apologized to gay men who were persecuted by old anti-gay laws. Homosexuality was decriminalized there in 1993.pic.twitter.com/noYe6nraHL