Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, May 7, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers:
1. TIGHTEST BRITISH ELECTION IN DECADES UNDERWAY
Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives and Ed Miliband’s Labour Party are running neck-and-neck, and neither looks able to win a majority of Parliament’s 650 seats.
2. TORNADOES RAKE SOUTHERN PLAINS
At least 12 people have been injured by twisters that hit Oklahoma and rural parts of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska and damaged homes in the Oklahoma City area.
3. LAWMAKERS TO DETERMINE FATE OF FUTURE DEAL WITH IRAN
Legislation giving Congress a chance to review and possibly reject any final nuclear deal with Tehran is facing a test vote in the Senate.
4. WHAT NEPALESE ARE DOING TO MARK END OF MOURNING
Thousands dressed in white offer prayers, flowers and lit incense at home and in temples as part of a Hindu ritual to remember those killed in the earthquake.
5. HOW CLINTON DIFFERS WITH PRESIDENT
Obama says his executive actions blocking the deportation of millions living illegally in the U.S. go as far as the law allows — but Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would go even further.
6. REPUBLICANS OPEN TO SOFTER IMMIGRATION POLICY
A majority of GOP voters can see themselves backing someone who would protect millions of immigrants from deportation, a new AP poll finds.
7. IN SEATTLE, ‘KAYAKTIVISTS’ TAKE ON OIL EXPLORATION
Royal Dutch Shell wants to park two massive Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle’s waterfront — but environmentalists are ready to put up a fight.
8. WHY VICTORY DAY TAKES ON MORE MEANING
With evermore pomp on the 70th anniversary, the Kremlin seeks reassert Russia’s global standing and justify its aggressive foreign policy.
9. WHERE THE LAST PRIVACY FRONTIER MAY BE
As our lives increasingly unfold on social media, many mourners find themselves asking friends and relatives not to provide updates at a loved one’s funeral.
10. ‘DEFLATEGATE’ MAY TARNISH BRADY’S LEGACY
An NFL investigation found probable cause that the Super Bowl MVP-winning quarterback likely knew that equipment staff had underinflated footballs to his liking.
