Texas moves to arm more teachers to prevent school shootings

Texas moved a big step closer to arming more teachers and school personnel as a way to help prevent future campus shootings, under a bill sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.

Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting

Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world’s highest number of the animals, a decision that has brought anger from some wildlife protection groups and warnings of a blow to lucrative tourism.

Bank CEO pleads not guilty in loan scheme for Trump post

A banker who prosecutors say tried to buy himself a senior post in President Donald Trump’s administration by making risky loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was arrested Thursday on a financial institution bribery charge.

Nevada may join states’ effort to elect popular vote winner

Nevada could soon become the latest to pledge to give its Electoral College votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the national popular vote, even if another candidate gets the most votes in the state.

Integration, power at issue as 28 EU nations vote

Dutch and British voters were the first to have their say Thursday in elections for the European Parliament, starting four days of voting across the 28-nation bloc.

China open to resuming trade talks, slams tech controls

China held the door open to resuming talks in the tariff war with Washington on Thursday, but lashed out at limits on access to key technologies that it said might hurt global supply chains.

Clearer skies, warming temps into Saturday

Memorial Day weekend will be cooler than average in the Las Vegas Valley, even as temperatures expected to rise Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

Senior German diplomat in Iran for nuclear deal talks

A senior German diplomat headed Thursday to Tehran to press Iran to continue to respect the landmark nuclear deal, despite the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. and pressure from Washington.

British PM May hunkers down as premiership enters end stage

British Prime Minister Theresa May was hunkered with close allies Thursday as she considered whether to give in to pressure to resign, or fight on to save her Brexit plan and premiership.

3 dead, 2 dozen hurt as tornadoes rip Missouri

A violent tornado touched down in Jefferson City overnight, causing heavy damage. Elsewhere in the state, three people died about 150 miles from capital.

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