10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:
1. MANHUNT ON FOR GUNMAN IN NASHVILLE CARNAGE
Travis Reinking, 29, killed four people and injured four others at a Nashville, Tenn., Waffle House, then fled after a customer wrestled the assault weapon away.
2. ‘HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO WORK TO KILL ME’
James Shaw Jr. wrenched the AR-15 from the Nashville shooter’s hands to “get myself out” and avoid being killed.
3. ISLAMIC STATE SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 57 IN KABUL
The attacker targeted civilians who were registering to vote, the Kabul police chief says.
4. WHAT NKOREA HAS NOT AGREED TO DO
Despite President Trump’s statement that Pyongyang has “agreed to denuclearization,” Kim Jong Un makes it clear that nuclear arms remain a “treasured sword.”
5. WHO’S FRONT-RUNNER TO REPLACE PAUL RYAN
Bryan Steil, a lawyer who is a former driver for the House speaker, says he’s running for the congressional seat that Ryan is leaving.
6. WHY AMERICA IS RIPE FOR PROTESTS IN 2018
The burst of activism germinated for years before sparks like Trump’s election and the Parkland shooting set it off, says Christopher Schmidt, a professor who has written about civil rights in the 1960s and the Tea Party’s rise.
7. NOTHING SUSPICIOUS ABOUT DJ AVICII’S DEATH, REPORT SAYS
Sweden’s public broadcaster says autopsies reveal nothing suspicious in the 28-year-old DJ’s death, and foul play has been ruled out.
8. ‘QUIET PLACE’ CONTINUES TO MAKE NOISE AT BOX OFFICE
John Krasinski’s thriller takes estimated $22 million over the weekend, with “Rampage” close behind.
9. ’ BOW-Z’ IS MOST ‘BEAUTIFUL BULLDOG’
The 2-year-old pup, who was once destined to be euthanized, wins the canine pageant in Iowa.
10. SPURS AVOID SWEEP
Manu Ginobili scores 10 of his 16 points in fourth quarter and San Antonio holds off Golden State 103-90 to stay alive in NBA playoffs.