Things you should know today: 10/19/18

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Migrants prepare to cross Guatemala-Mexico border

(AP Photo)
Honduran migrants sing their national anthem standing at the shore of the Suchiate river on the border between Guatemala and Mexico, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Thursday, Oct. 18. Mexico’s foreign ministry says government officials at its southern border with Guatemala have started assisting the early arrivals from a caravan of some 3,000 Honduran migrants that has drawn sharp criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo)

A caravan of 3,000 migrants hopeful to enter the U.S. prepared to cross the Suchiate River to Mexico Friday, Oct. 19. President Donald Trump has expressed concern about the caravan, saying he would close the U.S. border if Mexico allows the migrants to advance.

Turkey probes whether Khashoggi remains taken from consulate 

(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
A Turkish police officer walks outside the Saudi Arabia consul general residence in Istanbul, Thursday, Oct. 18. Turkish crime-scene investigators finished an overnight search of both residence and a second search of the consulate itself amid Ankara’s fears that Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed and dismembered inside the diplomatic mission in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkish investigators are searching for the remains of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, following the trails of two vehicles that left the Saudi consulate the day Khashoggi disappeared. In the U.S., Trump acknowledged that Khashoggi is likely dead, promising severe consequences if the Saudis are found guilty.

Trump praises Montana congressman who body-slammed reporter

(AP Photo/Lido Vizzutti)
Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte walks onto the stage before a crowd of thousands gathered at Minuteman Aviation Hangar to see President Donald Trump at a campaign rally Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Missoula, Mont. Trump is in Missoula to rally support for Senate candidate Matt Rosendale. (AP Photo/Lido Vizzutti)

Trump praised Rep. Greg Gianforte for bodyslamming a reporter last year. At a Montana campaign rally Oct. 18, Trump called Gianforte “my kind of guy” and a “tough cookie,” claiming the incident helped Gianforte win the election in Montana.

Cosmo and the Cougarettes perform ‘In Your Feelings’

Cosmo and the Cougarettes have gone viral – again. A video featuring a dance routine to “In Your Feelings” at the Utah State game Oct. 5 has received more than 267,000 views.

 

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