Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. TRUMP: US LEAVING ‘HORRIBLE’ IRAN DEAL
The president withdraws the U.S. from the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, declaring he is making the world safer by restoring the “highest level” of economic sanctions.
Authorities work near a rural wooded area in Macomb Township, Mich., Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Authorities excavating woods in southeastern Michigan, about 30 miles from downtown Detroit, for the remains of a 12-year-old girl last seen in 1979, also could be looking for the bodies of up to half a dozen others who have been reported missing over the years. The search started Monday for the remains of Kimberly King, but Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer said there could be others buried in the area. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
2. WHO’S JETTING TO PYONGYANG
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to North Korea to finalize details of a planned historic summit between Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
3. JOB-SEEKERS, TAKE NOTE
For the first time in two decades, there are roughly as many open jobs in the United States as there are unemployed people.
4. WHERE GRUESOME SEARCH IS UNDERWAY
Authorities excavating woods in Michigan for the remains of a 12-year-old girl last seen in 1979 say they believe the bodies of up to half a dozen other girls may be buried there.
5. SHOCK FOLLOWS POLITICIAN’S FALL
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s resignation caps a stunning turnabout from defender of women to alleged abuser of them.
6. EVACUATIONS FOR VOLCANO COULD LAST WEEKS
The Kilauea eruption creates uncertainty for Hawaiians who have to leave their homes without knowing when they can come back.
7. WHAT’S THREAT TO US FARMERS
With the possibility of tariffs looming, Chinese buyers are canceling orders for American soybeans.
8. FRESH GUIDANCE ON MEN’S HEALTH
Whether to get screened for prostate cancer is a question that men aged 55 to 69 should decide themselves in consultation with their doctors, according to a panel of health experts.
9. WHY 70, NOT 65, MAY BE AGE TO RETIRE
Working a few more years or drawing your Social Security benefits later can significantly boost income, some experts say.
10. OFF-SCREEN, LOTS OF DRAMA
The Cannes Film Festival opens within the shadow of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
News microphones are mounted on a stand as reporters wait for a possible sighting of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman outside his home in New York on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. In a New Yorker article published Monday evening, the 63-year-old Democrat was accused of choking, slapping, threatening or otherwise abusing four women during intimate encounters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Director Martin Scorsese, left, and jury president Cate Blanchett appear on stage at the opening ceremony of the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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