The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.
1. REPORT: YOUTUBE SHOOTER TOLD FAMILY MEMBERS SHE ‘HATED’ COMPANY
Investigators do not believe Nasim Aghdam, 39, specifically targeted the three victims she wounded with a handgun at the company’s headquarters south of San Francisco.
2. CHINA DELIVERS ‘SAME STRENGTH’ RESPONSE IN TARIFF STANDOFF
Beijing is urging the U.S. to come to the table to resolve a trade dispute as it issues a $50 billion list of U.S. goods subject to tariffs.
3. TRUMP WANTS US MILITARY TO SECURE BORDER UNTIL WALL IS BUILT
Federal law prohibits the use of active-duty service members for law enforcement inside the U.S., but there is precedent to send National Guard troops there in certain capacities.
4. WHO WON WISCONSIN COURT RACE
Liberal judge Rebecca Dallet’s runaway victory in a state Supreme Court race cheers Democrats eager for evidence their party is destined for big wins in midterm elections.
5. FRANCE PUTS EUROPEAN-HIGH 78,000 SECURITY THREATS ON POLICE DATABASE
A German parliamentarian raises questions about whether the system is being abused, with different European nations applying different criteria when flagging people for “discreet checks.”
6. WORLD MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF KING SLAYING
The global commemoration culminates with events in Memphis and Atlanta, followed by a march and ending in speeches by Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and others.
7. WHAT FORMER FRIEND OF WASHINGTON FAMILY TOLD AUTHORITIES
Alexandra Argyropoulos tells the AP that she told Oregon child welfare officials in 2013 that Jennifer and Sarah Hart — who plunged off a California cliff with their children in an SUV — had been depriving the kids of food as punishment.
8. RHODE ISLAND TO BUY FARMS TO HELP NEW FARMERS
The state is launching a program to buy farms and sell them to new farmers for dirt cheap, an unconventional approach to ensure that farming remains viable.
9. WHERE HOLLYWOOD IS COMING UP SHORT
A new study finds the film industry’s move toward diversity has largely ignored people with disabilities.
10. WHAT DJ’S GOAL IS AT GOLF’S FIRST MAJOR
Dustin Johnson isn’t looking back at the freak back injury that knocked him out of the Masters last year.
