At 1 p.m. Monday, May 30, American Legion Post 41 of Clinton will hold a Memorial Day service at the Clinton Cemetery. Post Commander Donald Miller will preside over the ceremony.

(AP) — The 18-year-old gunman who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas in Uvalde elementary school barricaded himself inside a single classroom and “began shooting anyone that was in his way,” authorities said Wednesday in detailing the latest mass killing to rock the U.S.

(AP) — A man whose 15-year-old son was killed in the 2018 school massacre in Parkland, Florida, said Wednesday that he's in physical pain thinking of what parents of children killed at a Texas elementary school are going through.

(AP) — An overnight fire in Wyoming damaged a building under renovation to house a new abortion clinic in the conservative state with widespread opposition to abortion and authorities said they believe the blaze was deliberately set.

Woman dreads seeing former classmates at reunion

DEAR HARRIETTE: When I was growing up, kids used to tease me all the time about the way I looked. I was taller than most girls, skinny, flat-chested and awkward. I did not handle the criticism well. I was shy and felt uncomfortable making friends.

DO JUST ONE THING

•It turns out the expiration date on a bottle of water isn't for the water itself, but for the bottle. Water doesn't spoil, but the bottle itself actually starts to break down and leach chemicals into the water. Typically, bottled water has a two-year lifespan, which means if you have a stash for emergency use only, you should replace it from time to time. But the big eco-takeaway is this: Isn't this just one more reason to avoid drinking single-use plastic bottled water altogether?

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