Up First briefing: Trump pleads not guilty; July job numbers; Women’s World Cup Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to four felony counts. Forecasters predict the job market stayed strong in July. The Women’s World Cup knockout round begins tomorrow. Read more on NPR

At Yemeni prosthetics clinic, the patients keep coming even though the war has slowed The civil war in Yemen seems to be cooling off, but its deadly legacy of land mines will be felt for decades. At a prosthetics clinic near the the front line, children bear a disproportionate burden. Read more on NPR

Antarctica has a lot less sea ice than usual. That’s bad news for all of us It’s the middle of the winter in Antarctica, when the ocean around the continent freezes. But this year there’s less sea ice than ever recorded. Read more on NPR

Voters could decide the future of abortion access in Florida Activists on both sides of Florida’s abortion access debate are working towards ballot measures that would enshrine their views in the state constitution. Read more on NPR

56 death-row inmates are asking Louisiana’s governor to commute their sentences Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, recently said he is against the death penalty. Now a legal effort is racing to get requests for clemency to Edwards before he leaves office. Read more on NPR

Raising money and poll numbers, Donald Trump stays ‘Teflon Don’ amid indictments In 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump claimed he could shoot someone and not lose any voters. Now, he faces criminal charges in three separate indictments, and voters continue to support “Teflon Don.” Read more on NPR

Scientists want you to mail dead butterflies for research if you live in these states The USGS wants to test if butterflies and other insects are being hurt by contaminants, such as those in pesticides. It’s seeking specimens from Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. Read more on NPR

A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry Researchers have compared the DNA of 27 Black people who lived at the Catoctin furnace between 1774 and 1850, finding a link between these enslaved Americans and nearly 42,000 living relatives. Read more on NPR

Who’s in, who’s out and storylines to watch in the Women’s World Cup round of 16 The Women’s World Cup says goodbye to Germany and Brazil and welcome to Morocco and Jamaica. Here are the teams and games to watch as the tournament’s knockout stage begins. Read more on NPR