Here's a roundup of news trending across the nation and world today.
What to know now:
1. GOP health care proposal: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, (R-Wisc.) unveiled the Republicans new proposals to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. The plan relies on tax credits for individuals that will allow people to buy coverage from private insurers. It also proposes setting up high-risk pools for people with pre-existing conditions and transforming Medicaid.
2. Lightning kills scores: At least 56 people in India were killed by lightning in the past 24 hours, according to officials there. The majority of those killed were farm laborers working in fields in the eastern India state of Bihar. Storms and monsoons have drenched the state during the past few days.
3. McIlroy not going to Rio: Golfer Rory McIlroy announced Wednesday that he would not be competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics out of concern over the Zika virus. McIlroy, who was scheduled to compete for Ireland, said Wednesday that it is "a risk I am unwilling to take." "After speaking with those closest to me, I've come to realize that my health and my family's health comes before anything else." Golf is returning to the Olympics for the first time since 1904.
4. Trump to speak: Donald Trump will speak Wednesday about the new direction his campaign will be taking. The speech will follow one by Hillary Clinton on Tuesday where the presumptive Democratic candidate said Trump's policies would pitch the country "back into a recession." According to Trump, in addition to talking about his campaign, he will also attack Clinton and former president Bill Clinton, vowing to show how they profited from their years of public service.
5. Missiles fired: South Korean officials are reporting that North Korea has fired two midrange ballistic missiles. The firing of the powerful Musudan missiles are the fifth and sixth such tests since April. Most of the tests have failed, South Korean military officials said. The last one, however, flew about 250 miles.
And one more
A Texas father is in jail after he left his 6-month-old daughter in a vehicle in the driveway of his home. About 1:30 p.m., authorities were alerted to an infant left inside of a vehicle. The child died Tuesday. The child's father, Michael Thedford, 33, has been charged with manslaughter.
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