- Reuters
Incoming Taiwan president courts diplomatic allies with shrimp fishing
President-elect Lai Ching-te took leaders from some of Taiwan's handful of remaining diplomatic allies shrimping on Sunday, the day before he takes office and has to deal with China which believes the island has no right to the trappings of a state. Lai, detested by Beijing as a "separatist", is expected to pledge to secure stability by maintaining the status quo in the island's relationship with China in his inauguration speech on Monday. Beijing views proudly democratic Taiwan as its own territory, over the strong objections of the government in Taipei, and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control.
- WGN Chicago
Fatal Bridgeview shooting: 2 accused in plot to kill suspect's boyfriend
A woman accused of plotting her boyfriend's murder and the man who allegedly pulled the trigger have been taken into custody, according to a village spokesperson.
- The World, Coos Bay, Ore.
OHA warns of toxic blooms
May 18—As summer approaches, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is encouraging people heading outdoors to enjoy Oregon's lakes, rivers and reservoirs to be on the look-out for potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms. Cyanobacteria are beneficial bacteria found in all fresh water worldwide. The bacteria can multiply into blooms in any water body under the right conditions — warm weather, ...
