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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Attacker drives van into Barcelona crowd; 13 dead, 50 hurtAugust 17, 20173:04 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A white van jumped up onto a sidewalk and sped down a pedestrian zone Thursday in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district, swerving from side to side as it plowed into tourists and residents. Police said 13 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in what they called a terror attack.  Trump decries monument removals, 'history ripped apart'August 17, 20173:04 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bitingly decried the rising movement to pull down monuments to Confederate icons Thursday, declaring the nation is seeing "the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart."  Tech companies banishing extremists after CharlottesvilleAugust 17, 20172:22 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) — It took bloodshed in Charlottesville to get tech companies to do what civil rights groups have been calling for for years: take a firmer stand against accounts used to promote hate and violence.  Gov: Removing Confederate statues like losing 9/11 memorialAugust 17, 20171:21 PM ET PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Taking down statues of Confederate figures is "just like" removing a monument to victims of the 9/11 attacks, Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday, adding that the white nationalist and far-left protesters in Charlottesville over the weekend were "equally as bad" and "disgusting."  A grim subway reality: Corpses sometimes kept in break roomsAugust 17, 20172:22 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) — It's a largely overlooked but gory reality of the New York City subway system: When someone takes their life by jumping in front of a train, police need to find a place to put the mutilated body until a medical examiner truck arrives.
Latest Headlines  US college teams near Barcelona van attackAugust 17, 20172:52 PM ET Men's basketball teams from Oregon State, Clemson and Arizona were staying at a hotel in Barcelona, Spain, near where a van drove into pedestrians on Thursday, but team officials said everyone was safe.
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