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1. Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act (again). What is it?

   As protests grow over violent ICE enforcement actions in Minneapolis, the president said he could invoke a centuries-old law that would give him sweeping powers to deploy the military in U.S. cities.

2. There's an internet blackout in Iran. How are videos and images getting out?

   Starlink is illegal in Iran, but people are still using the satellite internet service to get around the government's internet shutdown.

3. Iran's protests appear increasingly smothered after a deadly crackdown

   The nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy appear increasingly smothered a week after authorities shut the country off from the world and escalated a bloody crackdown.

4. Julian Barnes says he's enjoying himself, but that 'Departure(s)' is his last book

   Part memoir and part fiction, Barnes' hybrid novel publishes the day after his 80th birthday. He's been living with a rare form of blood cancer for six years.

5. 24 hours of chaos as mental health grants are slashed then restored

   For 24 hours, it was unclear which mental health and addiction programs would survive and who would still have jobs when the dust settled.

6. This country taxes menstrual pads as luxury goods. She's aiming to end the tax

   Bushra Mahnoor remembers the shame she felt when she had her period as a teen and did not have the supplies she needed. Today she leads a campaign to lower prices for pads in Pakistan.

7. FBI searches WaPo reporter's home. And, Trump restores $2B to public health funds

   The FBI searches the home of a Washington Post reporter as part of a leak investigation. And, the Trump administration restores $2B for mental health and addiction programs.

8. European troops arrive in Greenland to boost the Arctic island's security

   Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland after talks between Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted disagreement.

9. What Teddy Roosevelt has to do with Trump's moves in Venezuela and Greenland

   Presidents James Monroe and Theodore Roosevelt helped shape a policy that rationalizes U.S. intervention in Latin America and elsewhere. But Trump has brought that idea to a whole new level.

10. 4 ways to beat the anxiety of insomnia — and get back to sleep

    People struggling with insomnia tend to hyperfocus on the fact that they can't sleep, which can prevent them from getting any shut-eye. Experts share effective practices to overcome sleep stress.