The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, June 1, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.
1. GUESS WHO’S COMING TO WASHINGTON
A top aide to Kim Jong Un will make a rare visit to Washington to hand a letter from the North Korean leader to President Donald Trump.
2. TRUMP IMPOSES TARIFFS ON AMERICA’S CLOSEST ALLIES
The Trump administration imposes tariffs on steel and aluminum from Europe, Mexico and Canada in a move that drew immediate vows of retaliation.
3. ITALY POPULISTS START WORK
Europe’s euroskeptic politicians cheered and Milan’s stock index rose after Italy’s populists staved off the threat of new elections and forming western Europe’s first populist government.
4. TRUMP WEIGHS JERUSALEM CONSULATE CHANGES
President Donald Trump is considering giving U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman more authority over the U.S. outpost that handles Palestinian affairs.
5. US SANCTIONS HAVE A WEAK SPOT: TINY ALLIES LIKE LATVIA
Latvia has come into focus as a potential weak link in the West’s banking system as the U.S. and EU increasingly rely on financial sanctions as a weapon in their diplomatic spats.
6. AP PHOTOGRAPHER REVISITS PUERTO RICO AS STORM SEASON STARTS
Associated Press photographer Ramon Espinosa revisits the subjects of his pictures ahead of the June 1 start of the 2018 hurricane season to see how they were living eight months after Hurricane Maria.
7. WARRIORS BEAT CAVALIERS IN GAME 1 OF NBA FINALS
Stephen Curry scored 29 points and the Golden State Warriors withstood a brilliant 51-point performance by LeBron James to beat Cleveland 124-114.
8. TRUMP PARDONS FAVOR CELEB-CONNECTED AND CONSERVATIVE CAUSES
President Donald Trump pardoned a conservative commentator he claims “was treated very unfairly by our government!” and says he’s thinking about clemency for Martha Stewart and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
9. MORMONS GRAPPLE WITH RACE 40 YEARS AFTER ENDING BLACK BAN
The number of black Mormons has grown but still only accounts for an estimated 6 percent of 16 million worldwide members.
10. WILD CARD WINS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
Fourteen-year-old Karthik Nemmani outlasted better-known spellers to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee.