The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, April 9, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.
1. RUSSIA SAYS ISRAEL BEHIND SYRIA AIRSTRIKE
The missile attack on an air base in the central province of Homs killed at least 14 people, including Iranians, a war-monitoring group says.
2. RUSSIA: NO EVIDENCE OF SYRIA CHEMICAL ATTACK
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov calls reports of a suspected poison gas attack in Douma that killed at least 40 people a “provocation.”
3. US: KIM READY TO DISCUSS DENUCLEARIZATION
Pyongyang tells Washington that the North Korean leader is ready to discuss his nuclear weapons program with Trump, officials say, increasing the chances that the summit will occur.
4. WHAT FACEBOOK WILL BE TELLING USERS
The social network will begin alerting tens of millions of people — mostly in the United States — whose private data may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
5. COSBY SEX ASSAULT RETRIAL POISED TO BEGIN
Prosecutors have lined up a parade of accusers to make the case that the man revered as “America’s Dad” lived a double life as one of Hollywood’s biggest predators.
6. HOW SCHOOLS ARE PLANNING FOR NEXT MASS CASUALTY EVENT
Educators are working with health professionals to equip classrooms with tourniquet kits and train thousands of teachers how to use the equipment to reduce bleeding until emergency crews can respond.
7. ‘BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO’
Trump tries to downplay fears of a trade dispute between Washington and Beijing as investors across the globe brace for turbulent markets.
8. WHERE AIRLINES ARE IMPROVING
U.S. carriers are getting better at not losing as many bags and reducing complaints, but on-time performance still lags.
9. FTC PETITIONED TO PROBE YOUTUBE
A coalition of child advocates and consumer groups is asking the U.S. agency to investigate the video platform for improperly collecting kids’ data and targeting ads to them.
10. NO ONE LAUGHING AT PATRICK REED NOW AFTER MASTERS WIN
The 27-year-old Texan got some chuckles a few years back when he declared himself a top five player, with little on his resume to back it up. Now he’s golf’s latest major champion.