May 29 Senior North Korean official heads to New York to plan for Trump summit By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The U.S. "continues to actively prepare" for an "expected summit" between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Singapore, the White House said, as diplomatic efforts are underway on two continents to prepare for the historic meeting. Continue reading
May 29 Classes resume at Texas school for first time since shooting By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Tuesday marked the first day of class at Santa Fe High School since the mass shooting that left eight students and two substitute teachers dead. Students who had classes in the area of the May 18 shooting were first allowed… Continue reading
May 29 Maryland residents face another massive cleanup after flash flood By David McFadden, Associated Press After yet another devastating flash flood ripped apart their historic Maryland mill town, hundreds of residents and business owners are again asking themselves: Should I stay or should I go?… Continue reading
May 29 U.S. report says ethnic cleansing of Rohingya persists in Myanmar By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Ethnic cleansing targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has not stopped despite growing condemnation from the international community, the Trump administration said Tuesday. Continue reading
May 29 Supreme Court justices allow Arkansas to enforce abortion restrictions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is allowing Arkansas to put in effect restrictions on how abortion pills are administered. Critics of a challenged state law say it could effectively end medication abortions in the state. Continue reading
May 29 Gunman kills 2 officers, 1 civilian in Belgium attack By Raf Casert, Associated Press A knife-wielding man stabbed two police officers Tuesday in the Belgian city of Liege, stole their weapons and shot them and a bystander dead in an attack that prosecutors fear could be terror-related. Continue reading
May 29 Alberto, now a depression, dumps heavy rains across the South By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press In North Carolina, a television news anchor and a photojournalist were killed instantly on Monday while covering the weather, when a tree became uprooted from rain-soaked ground and toppled onto their SUV, authorities said. Continue reading
May 29 Trump says Mueller’s team is ‘meddling’ in upcoming midterm elections By Associated Press The president has repeatedly referred to Mueller's team as "13 angry Democrats," although Mueller is a Republican. Mueller was appointed by Trump's deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein. Continue reading
May 28 The 3 transgender cases in courts this last week By Hannah Grabenstein On May 22, a federal judge in Virginia ruled in favor of Gavin Grimm, an 18-year-old transgender man who, while in school, sued his district for the right to use the boys’ bathroom. Continue reading
May 28 France’s President Macron rewards migrant hero who saved dangling child By Sylvie Corbet, Elaine Ganley, Associated Press PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday lauded as a hero a migrant from Mali who scaled an apartment building to save a child dangling from a balcony, and rewarded the young man's bravery with an offer of French… Continue reading