Obama to meet with activists, law enforcement
President Obama will host a meeting at the White House on Wednesday with law enforcement officials, activists and civil rights leaders to discuss how to mend the broken relationships between communities and police.
Tensions between people of color and law enforcement are as palpable as ever in the wake of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile's officer-involved shooting deaths and the subsequent deadly attacks on Dallas officers. The meeting comes a day after Obama visited Dallas and spoke at an interfaith memorial service, hailing the city police officers as heroes.
Britain says goodbye to Cameron
David Cameron will resign as Britain’s prime minister Wednesday as Home Secretary Theresa May takes the post. Cameron had announced he would step down by October after Britain voted to leave the European Union, but that process was expedited Monday when May's sole Conservative Party opponent, Andrea Leadsom, suddenly pulled out of the leadership race. May will be the second woman to lead the U.K. The first was Margaret Thatcher. “Brexit means Brexit, and we’re going to make a success of it,” May said Monday, though she supported staying in the EU.
Most expensive luxury ship ever built to set sail
The Seven Seas Explorer will be christened Wednesday by Princess Charlene of Monaco before setting sail on its maiden voyage. At $450 million, Regent’s all-suite Explorer is the most expensive luxury ship ever built and one of the most spacious. Designed to carry 750 passengers, Explorer has one of the highest ratios of space to passengers in the history of cruising. The ship initially will work the Mediterranean, offering eight- to 14-night cruises starting at $6,799 per person. It will reposition to the Caribbean for the winter.
ESPYs honor Craig Sager, slain high school football player
The fastest, strongest and most inspirational in sports will take a break from the playing fields Wednesday night for the 2016 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles (8 p.m. ET , ABC). NBA broadcaster Craig Sager, who is fighting acute myeloid leukemia, will be presented with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award by Vice President Biden. The Arthur Ashe Courage Award will go to the family of Zaevion Dobson, a 15-year-old high school football player who was killed after shielding friends from gunfire. Former WWE heavyweight champion John Cena will host the show.
'Mr. Robot' returns in grittier Season 2
The smashing psycho-thriller Mr. Robot returns to USA on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET) hoping to answer fans' many questions in Season 2. The series, which averaged 1.4 million viewers in its first season and won Golden Globes for best drama and supporting actor (Christian Slater), picks up after vigilante hacker Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) sent the global economy into chaos by orchestrating a high-scale hack of a major corporation that erased people's debts. For its second season, directed entirely by show creator Sam Esmail, USA bumped up its episode order from 10 to 12 and added an after-show featuring clips and interviews with cast members.
And the essentials:
Weather: Severe storms will rattle portions of the north-central U.S. on Wednesday.
Stocks: Global stocks were higher Wednesday, as the confirmation of Theresa May as Britain’s new prime minister eased investor uncertainties.
TV Tonight: Wondering what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at the ESPY Awards and Mr. Robot.
Be inspired: All smiles at this one-of-a-kind graduation.
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