Your Statesman morning headlines for 5/31/2018

Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Thursday’s Top Story [Abbott unveils school safety plan; leaves special session door ajar ]( [Abbott unveils school safety plan; leaves special session door ajar]( Less than two weeks after a shooting at Santa Fe High School left eight students and two teachers de... [Read More »]( Local News [Officials: Son of slain jeweler conspired to have parents killed ]( [Officials: Son of slain jeweler conspired to have parents killed]( Nicolas Shaughnessy had gotten a call from authorities in the wee hours of the morning March 2. His ... [Read More »]( [Two months after Austin bombings, victim’s family wonders, ‘Why here?’ ]( [Two months after Austin bombings, victim’s family wonders, ‘Why here?’]( Seated in her favorite chair in the kitchen, Mary Moreno was sipping her morning coffee when her dau... [Read More »]( [Project to add 3 flyovers to Texas 130-U.S. 290 junction moves ahead ]( [Project to add 3 flyovers to Texas 130-U.S. 290 junction moves ahead]( Local toll officials revived the Texas 130/U.S. 290 flyover project Wednesday, another sign of thawi... [Read More »]( [UT researchers unveil findings in East Austin gentrification study ]( [UT researchers unveil findings in East Austin gentrification study]( Dogs now outnumber children nearly 2-to-1 in East Austin. An abundance of dogs in the neighborhood d... [Read More »]( [Reiding’s family relieved after arrest in 39-year-old cold case killing ]( [Reiding’s family relieved after arrest in 39-year-old cold case killing]( Every year on Memorial Day, Debra Sue Reiding’s family places a wreath of flowers on her grave in Ch... [Read More »]( Business [Kansas Schlitterbahn case expands, 2 maintenance workers charged ]( [Kansas Schlitterbahn case expands, 2 maintenance workers charged]( Two maintenance workers have been charged with obstruction of law enforcement in the Schlitterbahn c... [Read More »]( [‘God of War,’ growing up, Kratos ]( [‘God of War,’ growing up, Kratos]( For adults that may be reading this, it’s safe to say no one was the same person they once were when... [Read More »]( [Solid-state drive or traditional drive? ]( [Solid-state drive or traditional drive?]( Recently, I wrote about how a solid-state drive can really speed up your computer.... [Read More »]( [With ‘revolutionary’ color, new screen tech could be future for theaters ]( [With ‘revolutionary’ color, new screen tech could be future for theaters]( Samsung has installed the first LED movie screen in North America at the Pacific Theatres Winnetka i... [Read More »]( [It’s time to get in gear for summer ]( [It’s time to get in gear for summer]( Stay bug-free with a green lawn while playing some good tunes in the water. That’s just a sampling o... [Read More »]( Sports [Joseph, Rupp lead Round Rock to win over Nashville]( Tommy Joseph hit a two-run homer in the third inning, and Cameron Rupp hit a two-run home run and ha... [Read More »]( [State softball: Hughes Springs nabs 5-2 win over top-ranked Grandview ]( [State softball: Hughes Springs nabs 5-2 win over top-ranked Grandview]( Peyton Blythe slammed a bases-loaded double in the top of the eighth inning to lead third-ranked Hug... [Read More »]( [Janae Jefferson named NFCA All-American ]( [Janae Jefferson named NFCA All-American]( Janae Jefferson earned a spot on the second team of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All... [Read More »]( [Golden: Should he stay or should he go? That’s Chris Paul’s dilemma ]( [Golden: Should he stay or should he go? That’s Chris Paul’s dilemma]( In the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” a group of nerdy Indiana pre-teens encounter all manner of ... [Read More »]( Opinion [Facebook comments: June 1, 2018 ]( [Facebook comments: June 1, 2018]( As reported by the American-Statesman’s Jonathan Tilove, on Wednesday Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled his ... [Read More »]( [Herman: Abbott’s safety plan for schools doesn’t go far enough ]( [Herman: Abbott’s safety plan for schools doesn’t go far enough]( Earlier this month, in rousing, stump-speechy comments to a decidedly home crowd at the National Rif... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: May 31, 2018 ]( [Letters to the editor: May 31, 2018]( Re: May 24 article, “Lawsuit: GOP judge fired secretary for anti-Trump Facebook posts.”... [Read More »]( [Grumet: Can Waller Creek parks close the gap between haves, have-nots? ]( [Grumet: Can Waller Creek parks close the gap between haves, have-nots?]( Look past the abundant pecan trees, the grassy slopes, the inviting trails and the open vistas, and ... [Read More »]( [Commentary: A mother’s reflection on graduation ]( [Commentary: A mother’s reflection on graduation]( My son will graduate from high school this week — and I’m filled with pride and mixed emotions as he... [Read More »]( Nation [The Latest: France: US shouldn't view trade like Wild West ]( [The Latest: France: US shouldn't view trade like Wild West]( The Latest on trade tensions between the United States and the European Union (all times local):... [Read More »]( [2 dead in North Carolina after home they were in collapses]( Two people are dead in North Carolina after a home they were in collapsed.... [Read More »]( [Easy entry into Oregon's legal pot market means huge surplus ]( [Easy entry into Oregon's legal pot market means huge surplus]( When Oregon lawmakers created the state's legal marijuana program, they had one goal in mind above ... [Read More »]( [Contract for Vegas casino employees nears expiration ]( [Contract for Vegas casino employees nears expiration]( The two largest resort operators in Las Vegas would lose more than $10 million a day combined if ho... [Read More »]( [Missing woman with dementia found dead near Calif. hospital]( A woman who was found dead Wednesday in a stairwell of a power plant at Zuckerberg San Francisco Ge... [Read More »]( World [Original map of Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood up for auction ]( [Original map of Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood up for auction]( The original version of a map that entranced generations of children is up for auction at Sotheby's... [Read More »]( [As Trump summit nears, Kim Jong Un meets Russia's Lavrov ]( [As Trump summit nears, Kim Jong Un meets Russia's Lavrov]( North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Thursday with Russia's foreign minister, who was in Pyongyang o... [Read More »]( [Temperatures in Europe's far north set records for May ]( [Temperatures in Europe's far north set records for May]( Temperatures in Europe's far north are breaking records, prompting Scandinavians to take dips in fj... [Read More »]( [European court: Romania, Lithuania hosted CIA secret jails]( The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Romania and Lithuania allowed the detention and a... [Read More »]( [Markets calm on signs that Italy may avoid elections ]( [Markets calm on signs that Italy may avoid elections]( Financial markets have calmed amid signs that Italy may avoid imminent elections after President Se... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Austin360 recreation list, June 1-7]( Markets ... [Read More »]( [Gender-queer alien cult movie is the definition of punk ]( [Gender-queer alien cult movie is the definition of punk]( Using a slip of a short story by Neil Gaiman, writer/director John Cameron Mitchell has whipped up “... [Read More »]( [Film adaptation of classic Chekhov play ‘Seagull’ soars ]( [Film adaptation of classic Chekhov play ‘Seagull’ soars]( When Anton Chekhov’s debut play “The Seagull” was first performed in 1896, its revolutionary natural... [Read More »]( [In ‘Sunshine,’ Juliette Binoche is looking for love (and a little sex) ]( [In ‘Sunshine,’ Juliette Binoche is looking for love (and a little sex)]( “Let the Sunshine In,” a wistful, grown-up romantic comedy by Claire Denis, made its premiere one ye... [Read More »]( [‘Chesil Beach’ gets points for weirdness but little else ]( [‘Chesil Beach’ gets points for weirdness but little else]( As entertainment, “On Chesil Beach” isn’t remotely satisfying, but it does deserve credit for being ... 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