10 Things to Know for Today, May 22, 2018
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
Taiwan president, pressed by Beijing, pledges more security
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s president said Sunday her government will step up security measures to respond to military threats from China.
Maduro favored as Venezuelans vote amid crisis
CARACAS, Venezuela — Voting centers across Venezuela’s capital city appeared largely empty during elections on Sunday despite assurances from government officials that millions had turned out to vote by mid-morning.
Arrest records of Rosa Parks, MLK to be preserved
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Yellowing court records from the arrests of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and others at the dawn of the modern civil rights era are being preserved and digitized after being discovered, folded and wrapped in rubber bands, in a courthouse box.
Hawaii lava evacuees grow weary as uncertainty continues
PAHOA, Hawaii — Ed Arends grabbed what he could in the night and fled his 5-acre property, lava oozing from a crack in his neighborhood on Hawaii’s Big Island.
‘Hope and healing’: Texas town worships after school attack
Congregations in this deeply religious community near Houston gathered Sunday for their first worship services since a teenager with a shotgun blasted his way into a high school art classroom and killed 10 people – eight students and two substitute teachers.
Police search for motive in Texas school shooting
The mother of one of the 10 people killed at a Texas high school said her daughter recently rejected the romantic advances of the 17-year-old charged in the shootings, a possible motive for the violent tragedy.
Rural Hawaii communities face various volcano threats
In the weeks since Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began erupting, dozens of homes have burned from oozing lava, people have fled their homes and plumes of steam from the summit have shot skyward, prompting officials to distribute face masks to protect against ash particles.
Trump welcomes wife home in tweet that misspells her name
Melania Trump returned to the White House in "high spirits" on Saturday following a weeklong hospitalization for kidney treatment, a lengthy stay that raised questions about whether the first lady's condition may have been more complicated than first revealed.
Police: 2 arrests in fatal shooting after Georgia graduation
Police announced the arrests of two people Saturday in a fatal shooting outside a high school graduation ceremony in Georgia.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle wed in Windsor as millions watch
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gazed into each other's eyes and pledged their lifelong love Saturday as they married in front of hundreds of royals, celebrities and friends at St. George's Chapel and millions of TV viewers around the world.
Texas school shooting kills 10, deadliest since Parkland
A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation's deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control.
Airliner with 110 aboard crashes in Cuba, 3 said to survive
A 39-year-old airliner with 110 people aboard crashed and burned in a cassava field just after taking off from the Havana airport Friday, leaving three survivors in Cuba's worst aviation disaster in three decades, officials said.
Police: Fitness buff tried ambush attack at Trump resort
A fitness buff carrying an American flag and shouting about President Donald Trump stormed the hotel lobby of Trump's Miami-area golf resort early Friday and opened fire at a chandelier. He then waited for police to arrive, and exchanged gunfire with officers who shot him in the legs and arrested him.
Windsor gears up for royal wedding, embraces Harry, Meghan
Meghan Markle will have an heir to the British throne walk her down the aisle — and have her mother and friends on hand for support — when she marries Prince Harry at Windsor Castle.
Trump nominates acting VA secretary Wilkie for permanent job
In a surprise announcement that caught the candidate off-guard, President Donald Trump said Friday he'll nominate acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the beleaguered department.
Sheriff says up to 10 killed in Texas high school shooting
At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing eight to 10 people, most of them students, authorities said.
Sheriff: Active shooter reported at Texas high school
Law enforcement responded to a high school near Houston after an active shooter was reported on campus Friday
White House threatens firings after McCain remark gets out
A West Wing aide's morbid remark about gravely ill Sen. John McCain has not yielded widespread White House soul-searching. Instead, it has led to a push to fire those responsible for leaking that story and others that have bedeviled President Donald Trump's administration.
Gina Haspel confirmed as new CIA director
Veteran spy Gina Haspel will become the first female director of the CIA after six Democrats joined Republicans in a Senate confirmation vote on Thursday that overrode concerns about her role in the spy agency's harsh interrogation program after 9/11.
Ex-boyfriend of blast victim arrested on explosives charge
Spa owner Ildiko Krajnyak was opening a package that had piled up with mail during her recent trip to her native Hungary when it exploded.
Rhino in San Diego pregnant, could help save subspecies
A southern white rhino has become pregnant through artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — giving hope for efforts to save a subspecies of one of the world's most recognizable animals, researchers announced Thursday.
10 Things to Know for Today, May 18, 2018
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
Trump defends ‘animals’ remark, says he’ll always use it
President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his use of the word “animals” to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members in spite of a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders.
HHS considering housing immigrant children at military bases
One official said the department is looking at four bases in Texas and Arkansas. The officials discussed the plan Tuesday on condition of anonymity because it has not been made public or made final.
