News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
When asked about the response time by officers to the Uvalde school shooting, officials say they have "not verified that information yet," and neglect to answer questions on if the suspect was barricaded within the school. https://t.co/WR6TDLKq9v pic.twitter.com/uzHVJvRy9y
— ABC News (@ABC) May 26, 2022
BREAKING: Authorities in Texas announced Thursday afternoon the gunman who killed 19 children and two elementary school teachers this week entered the school unobstructed. https://t.co/ySvGf13ug6
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 26, 2022
The husband of one of the teachers killed in the Texas school shooting this week collapsed and died while preparing for his wife's funeral, the family says. https://t.co/K1TusQu4F9
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 26, 2022
NEW: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has directed Sen. John Cornyn to work with Democratic lawmakers on a "bipartisan solution" to gun violence.https://t.co/u8QBy7hlaB
— Axios (@axios) May 26, 2022
The Texas official tasked with identifying Uvalde shooting victims says he tried to prepare himself for the worst possible scene he could imagine.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 26, 2022
What he witnessed went well beyond that.https://t.co/TdIsdEmvYG
Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows burned papers in his office after meeting with a House Republican who was working to challenge the 2020 election https://t.co/o99qXr0Wr3
— POLITICO (@politico) May 26, 2022
Two Russian soldiers plead guilty in new war crimes trial in Ukraine https://t.co/8ZZBu3vqAa pic.twitter.com/yUmGsHQCZl
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 26, 2022
The ministry said "Ukraine is ready to strike back" — but can only do so it gets NATO-style multiple launch rocket systems. https://t.co/Nc08rg2C0O
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 26, 2022
Former President Trump and his children Ivanka and Donald Jr. must sit for depositions in NY attorney general’s civil investigation into his business, court rules https://t.co/RKOAQxuOmY
— CNN (@CNN) May 26, 2022
Minneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd. https://t.co/9r93wPwSKK pic.twitter.com/DKglrSZ75B
— ABC News (@ABC) May 26, 2022
Monkeypox cases have been identified in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia and New York, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says https://t.co/Z6QbHcE6AZ
— CNN (@CNN) May 26, 2022
BREAKING: Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week with Americans collecting unemployment benefits near five-decade lows. Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 8,000 to 210,000 for the week ending May 21, the Labor Department reported. https://t.co/uh23obq28d
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 26, 2022
