Las Vegas morning update for Friday, May 11 – VIDEO

Friday morning headlines: Carrie Underwood joins the Vegas Golden Knights bandwagon, San Gennaro Feast won’t be held this weekend, and a Escobedo Middle School staffer appears to knock down a student.

High fuel costs contribute to Postal Service loss of $1.3B

The U.S. Postal Service reported another quarterly loss on Friday after an unrelenting drop in mail volume and costs of its health care and pension obligations outweighed strong gains in package deliveries.

14-year-old arrested after California student shot in arm

A 14-year-old used a rifle to shoot a classmate in the arm Friday at their high school in California and dumped the gun in the desert before he was caught in a shopping center, authorities said.

Kilauea volcano could blow its top within a week

A Hawaii volcano is threatening to blow its top in coming days or weeks after sputtering lava for a week, forcing about 2,000 people to evacuate, destroying two dozen homes and threatening a geothermal plant.

 
Emma, Liam most popular baby names in US for 2017

For the fourth year in a row, Emma was the top girl’s name according to the annual list of the most popular baby names released by the Social Security Administration on Friday. Liam pushed last year’s champ, Noah, to second to claim the top spot.

Starbucks flushes old policy away, opens bathrooms to all

Starbucks is opening its bathrooms to everyone regardless of whether they’ve bought anything following the arrest last month of two blackmen at one of its coffee shops in Philadelphia.

Trump supporters champion president for Nobel Peace Prize

President Donald Trump’s supporters are pushing for him to be the next U.S. leader to win the Nobel Peace Prize — a move that’s being met by smirks and eye rolls in Europe, where Trump remains deeply unpopular.

7 shot, killed in Australia’s worst mass shooting in 22 years

A family of seven including four children was found dead with gunshot wounds Friday at a rural property in southwest Australia in what could be the country’s worst mass shooting in 22 years, police and news media said.

 
Weinstein’s tearful wife denies knowing about husband’s behavior

Harvey Weinstein’s estranged wife, Georgina Chapman, has given her first interview since scandal erupted around her husband, saying that she never knew about his alleged sexual misconduct, and breaking down in sobs when speaking about their two small children.

Inspired senior Farries Gardner leads Centennial over Palo Verde

Farries Gardner, a 6-foot-2-inch opposite hitter, had 17 kills — including three emphatic ones to end the game — and 10 digs to propel Centennial to a decisive 25-18, 25-15, 25-21 victory over defending Class 4Astate champion Palo Verde at host-site Arbor View.

 
Carrie Underwood jumps on Golden Knights bandwagon

Country music superstar Carrie Underwood looks to be one of the newest passengers on the Vegas Golden Knights bandwagon as it heads into the Western Conference Final.

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