Your morning headlines for 5/20/2018

Scan today's top headlines from the Statesman Having trouble viewing this email? [View it here.]( Sunday, May 20, 2018 [Afternoon Updates]( [statesman.com »]( [Austin American-Statesman]( Sunday, May 20, 2018 Sunday's Top Story [As they grieve, Santa Fe students puzzle over school shooter's motive ]( [As they grieve, Santa Fe students puzzle over school shooter's motive]( Almost everyone at Santa Fe High School knew Dimitrios Pagourtzis, or knew of him. But grief-strick... [Read More »]( Local News [SANTA FE SHOOTING: Chief Acevedo says elected officials should ask God's forgiveness for their inaction ]( [SANTA FE SHOOTING: Chief Acevedo says elected officials should ask God's forgiveness for their inaction]( Houston Police Chief (formerly Austin's police chief) Art Acevedo took to Facebook to weigh in on th... [Read More »]( [State backs off cannabis oil ban, seeks 'big picture' plan ]( [State backs off cannabis oil ban, seeks 'big picture' plan]( A state health agency has tapped the brakes on its drive to strip food and supplements infused with ... [Read More »]( [Austin needs to do more for low-income students, new study says ]( [Austin needs to do more for low-income students, new study says]( Only 10 percent of black and Latino students in Austin are attending the school district's highest r... [Read More »]( [PolitiFact: In governor's race, abortion divides Democrats ]( [PolitiFact: In governor's race, abortion divides Democrats]( Houston investor Andrew White says he'll protect abortion rights if elected governor despite persona... [Read More »]( [Party boat company returns to Lake Austin dock after legal cease-fire ]( [Party boat company returns to Lake Austin dock after legal cease-fire]( At least one Lake Austin party boat company will be able to pick up passengers off of Lake Austin Bo... [Read More »]( Business [State backs off cannabis oil ban, seeks 'big picture' plan ]( [State backs off cannabis oil ban, seeks 'big picture' plan]( A state health agency has tapped the brakes on its drive to strip food and supplements infused with ... [Read More »]( [FORECAST: Partly sunny Saturday, temps near 90; possible showers Sunday ]( [FORECAST: Partly sunny Saturday, temps near 90; possible showers Sunday]( Saturday forecast for Austin: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Partly s... [Read More »]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week ]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week]( INDEED EXPANDS ... [Read More »]( [Early in 2018, sales tougher to come by for Austin-area auto dealers]( After several strong years, some headwinds are starting to appear for Austin-area auto dealers.... [Read More »]( [Austin jobless rate falls to 2.8% as tech, hospitality sectors boom ]( [Austin jobless rate falls to 2.8% as tech, hospitality sectors boom]( Austin's booming technology sector and its status as an entertainment destination continued to power... [Read More »]( Sports ['It's tough to be done:' Texas' softball season ends with 3-0 regional loss to Minnesota ]( ['It's tough to be done:' Texas' softball season ends with 3-0 regional loss to Minnesota]( SEATTLE - Texas couldn't pull of an upset of No. 25 Minnesota twice in two days.... [Read More »]( [Texas softball's season ends with 3-0 elimination game loss to Minnesota ]( [Texas softball's season ends with 3-0 elimination game loss to Minnesota]( SEATTLE - Texas couldn't pull of a second upset of No. 25-ranked Minnesota twice in two days.... [Read More »]( [Express split doubleheader after early win, late loss]( Jonathan Rodriguez hit a three-run home run in the first inning, leading the New Orleans Baby Cakes ... [Read More »]( [Longhorns in 18th at NCAA Championship ]( [Longhorns in 18th at NCAA Championship]( Texas shot 300 Saturday in the second round of stroke play at the NCAA Championship in Stillwater, O... [Read More »]( Opinion [Letters to the editor: May 21, 2018]( Breakthrough! Refreshing news: President Trump's lead lawyer says he wanted to have "the Hillary Cli... [Read More »]( [Facebook comments: May 20, 2018 ]( [Facebook comments: May 20, 2018]( In recent commentary the American-Statesman's Bridget Grumet wrote about the uncertainty that those ... [Read More »]( [Herman: Gubernatorial win for Valdez or White would be history-making ]( [Herman: Gubernatorial win for Valdez or White would be history-making]( Sometime Tuesday night the relatively few ballots will be tallied and we'll bid a political farewell... [Read More »]( [Cedar chopper killed 2 on West Monroe Street]( [Cedar chopper killed 2 on West Monroe Street]( Tales of historical murder and mayhem mean a lot more when they happened on your street.... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: May 20, 2018]( Re: May 5 article, "Charter amendments could bring significant shifts in Austin governance."... [Read More »]( Nation [Attorney-client privilege review in Cohen raid is on track]( Criminal investigators are getting their first look at materials gathered from raids on the home an... [Read More »]( [2018 midterms: An early heat for 2020 Democrats? ]( [2018 midterms: An early heat for 2020 Democrats?]( Look closely enough at the 2018 midterm campaign and you'll see the stirrings of a Democratic scram... [Read More »]( [Cougar kills 1 mountain biker, injures 2nd near Seattle ]( [Cougar kills 1 mountain biker, injures 2nd near Seattle]( Two friends on a morning mountain bike ride 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Seattle were attacked ... [Read More »]( [Rural Hawaii communities face various volcano threats ]( [Rural Hawaii communities face various volcano threats]( In the weeks since Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began erupting, dozens of homes have burned from oozing... [Read More »]( [US, China agree to cut American trade deficit ]( [US, China agree to cut American trade deficit]( The United States and China have agreed to take measures to "substantially reduce" America's massiv... [Read More »]( World [Iraq's al-Sadr says next government will be 'inclusive' ]( [Iraq's al-Sadr says next government will be 'inclusive']( Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose coalition won the largest number of seats in Iraq's parliament... [Read More »]( [Palestinian president hospitalized with fever ]( [Palestinian president hospitalized with fever]( A Palestinian official says President Mahmoud Abbas has been hospitalized with fever.... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Pope Francis prays for Venezuelans ]( [The Latest: Pope Francis prays for Venezuelans]( The Latest on Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela (all times local):... [Read More »]( [Pope Francis to create 14 new cardinals in June ]( [Pope Francis to create 14 new cardinals in June]( Pope Francis announced on Sunday he has chosen 14 men to be the newest cardinals in the church, amo... [Read More »]( [Reports: Islamic State surrendering in Syria's capital]( A cease-fire between Syrian government forces and Islamic State militants in the southern neighborh... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Webb Report: Swede escape to an Austin-themed restaurant in Stockholm ]( [Webb Report: Swede escape to an Austin-themed restaurant in Stockholm]( You heard about that Texas-themed chain restaurant? No, not Longhorn Steakhouse. Not Texas Roadhouse... [Read More »]( [Monday events and beyond include Uchiko dinner, Austin Sketch Fest ]( [Monday events and beyond include Uchiko dinner, Austin Sketch Fest]( Dining ... [Read More »]( [Tracing 'Star Wars,' from 'Phantom Menace' to new 'Solo' to 'Last Jedi' ]( [Tracing 'Star Wars,' from 'Phantom Menace' to new 'Solo' to 'Last Jedi']( The "Star Wars" universe has been rapidly expanding in recent years, with the new trilogy as well as... [Read More »]( [Kendrick is king, Sza is queen, but where were 'All the Stars'? ]( [Kendrick is king, Sza is queen, but where were 'All the Stars'?]( I only have one complaint with the Top Dawg Entertainment's Championship Tour, which rocked the Aust... [Read More »]( [Jill Blackwood is an Austin star for all reasons ]( [Jill Blackwood is an Austin star for all reasons]( Classic stories aren't always kind to female characters. But rather than being simply damsels in dis... [Read More »]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook]( [Twitter] [@Statesman]( [Instagram] [Instagram]( [Instagram] [Tumblr]( We have an app for whatever you want — news, weather, entertainment and more. | Statesman Live: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Statesman Weather: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Austin360: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email. You received this message because you signed up to receive Morning Headlines on [statesman.com](. 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