What you need to know about MLK Jr. Day events, closures in Austin

News and updates from 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. Monday's Top Story [What you need to know about MLK Jr. Day events, closures in Austin]( [What you need to know about MLK Jr. Day events, closures in Austin]( As Austin celebrates the birthday of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, here are five things to know. [Read More »]( Local News [Police searching for man involved in fatal shooting in Cedar Park Sunday night]( [Police searching for man involved in fatal shooting in Cedar Park Sunday night]( Cedar Park police are searching for a man involved in the shooting death of another man outside an apartment complex on South Lakeline Boulevard Sunday night, a police press release said. [Read More »]( [Authorities must rebuild trust after sexual assault audits, groups say]( [Authorities must rebuild trust after sexual assault audits, groups say]( Advocates for survivors of sexual violence say two recently released audits that found Austin police incorrectly reported how dozens of sexual assault investigations were closed have further eroded community trust in authorities' ability to deliver justice in these crimes. [Read More »]( [Texas court addresses cellphone tracking in digital age privacy case]( [Texas court addresses cellphone tracking in digital age privacy case]( Dealing once again with privacy rights in the digital age, the state's highest criminal court has upheld the murder conviction of a Lamar County man who argued that police violated his rights when they "pinged" his cellphone to find his real-time location without a search warrant. [Read More »]( [Bill would give law enforcement access to naloxone]( [Bill would give law enforcement access to naloxone]( Nacogdoches Police Chief Jim Sevey said his sleepy town of 34,000 is in the cross hairs of the opioid epidemic. [Read More »]( [Oil revenue, investments vault UT System endowment to No. 2 spot]( [Oil revenue, investments vault UT System endowment to No. 2 spot]( When the cornerstone of the first Main Building at the University of Texas was laid in 1882, the president of the Board of Regents spoke metaphoric words that turned out to be prophetic. [Read More »]( Business [Uber, Cabify cars are attacked in Spain; police arrest 7]( [Uber, Cabify cars are attacked in Spain; police arrest 7]( Police in Barcelona have arrested seven people on suspicion of attacking cars that work with ride-hailing apps like Uber and Cabify as part of a protest by taxi drivers that turned violent on Friday. [Read More »]( Sports [Patriots make 3rd straight Super Bowl, beat Chiefs in OT]( [Patriots make 3rd straight Super Bowl, beat Chiefs in OT]( KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The New England Patriots are headed to their third straight Super Bowl, once more thanks to Tom Brady's brilliance. [Read More »]( [Payton: Obvious missed call cost Saints a Super Bowl berth]( [Payton: Obvious missed call cost Saints a Super Bowl berth]( NEW ORLEANS — Sean Payton was glassy-eyed and calm, and he shrugged his shoulders at times, seemingly resigned to New Orleans' bitter fate, as unfair as he thought it was. [Read More »]( [57-yard field goal in OT sends Rams to Super Bowl]( [57-yard field goal in OT sends Rams to Super Bowl]( NEW ORLEANS — A big comeback. A blown call. And, finally, a booming kick that sent the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl. [Read More »]( [Bohls: Seniors Roach, Osetkowski provide redemption, big victory]( [Bohls: Seniors Roach, Osetkowski provide redemption, big victory]( There’s a mistake on the Longhorn men’s basketball schedule. Senior Day was Saturday, not March 9 in the regular-season finale against TCU. [Read More »]( [After transfers, Texas coach Tom Herman excited about new-look quarterback room]( [After transfers, Texas coach Tom Herman ‘excited’ about new-look quarterback room]( Texas coach Tom Herman said he’s “excited” about the quarterback depth going forward but acknowledged it’s a new era with the advent of the NCAA transfer database. [Read More »]( Opinion [Commentary: What would Martin Luther King Jr. say if he was alive today?]( [Commentary: What would Martin Luther King Jr. say if he was alive today?]( Every year, Americans go through the January ritual of honoring Martin Luther King Jr., our secular civil rights saint and martyr. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Jan. 21, 2019]( [Letters to the editor: Jan. 21, 2019]( Make Dr. King's dream a reality and more. [Read More »]( Nation [Teen in confrontation with Native American: I didn t provoke]( [Teen in confrontation with Native American: I didn’t provoke]( DETROIT (AP) " The student who stared and smiled at an elderly Native American protester drumming in his face outside the Lincoln Memorial as his schoolmates chanted and laughed says he did nothing to provoke the man in the videotaped confrontation and was only trying to calm the situation. [Read More »]( [Ice glazes over swath of US as wind chills fall below zero]( [Ice glazes over swath of US as wind chills fall below zero]( BOSTON (AP) " Bitter cold is setting in after a major winter storm blanketed a wide swath of the country in snow, sleet and rain this weekend, creating dangerously icy conditions that promise to complicate cleanup efforts and make travel challenging on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. [Read More »]( [Former CIA officer portrayed in Argo film dead at 78]( [Former CIA officer portrayed in ‘Argo’ film dead at 78]( FREDERICK, Md. [Read More »]( World [Taliban target military base, police center, killing 12]( [Taliban target military base, police center, killing 12]( KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) " A coordinated Taliban assault on a military base and police training center in eastern Afghanistan on Monday morning killed at least 12 and wounded over 30 people, provincial officials said. [Read More »]( [China says doctor behind gene edited babies acted on his own]( [China says doctor behind gene edited babies acted on his own]( BEIJING (AP) " A Chinese investigation says the doctor behind the reported birth of two babies whose genes had been edited in hopes of making them resistant to the AIDS virus acted on his own and will be punished for any violations of the law. [Read More »]( [Israel says Iranian military targets hit in Syria; 11 dead]( [Israel says Iranian military targets hit in Syria; 11 dead]( JERUSALEM (AP) " The Israeli military says the Iranian targets that its jets struck in Syria include munition storage facilities, an intelligence site and a military training camp. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Songwriter Sara Bareilles talks struggle, triumph of Waitress on Broadway]( [Songwriter Sara Bareilles talks struggle, triumph of ‘Waitress’ on Broadway]( Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles is back on Broadway in the musical for which she wrote the music and lyrics, "Waitress." 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