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USE THIS PHOTO Authorities have identified the Travis County sheriffs deputy who was killed early Monday as Sgt. Craig Hutchinson, a veteran officer of 32 years who was set to retire in September.

Body of slain Travis County sheriff’s deputy escorted to funeral site >

Starting at 7 a.m., an entourage will escort Travis County sheriff’s deputy Sgt. Craig Hutchinson’s body from the Cook-Walden Funeral Home at 6100 N. Lamar Blvd.…

Hillary Clinton listens as a speaker described her struggle with substance abuse during a panel discussion in Charleston, W.Va., May 3, 2016. Indianas presidential primaries are being held Tuesday, with 92 delegates to be assigned on the Democratic side. (Ty Wright/The New York Times)

5 things to know today: $91 million in TV ads reserved against Trump >

Here’s what you need to know to start off your weekend informed: 1. $91 million advertising assault awaits Trump. Hillary Clinton’s leading super PAC Priority USA has…

FILE - In this July 30, 2015 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves after speaking at a rally with registered nurses and other community leaders celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, on Capitol Hill Washington. With the Obama administration counting down its final year, many Democrats are finding less to like about the presidents health care law, unsure about its place among their partys achievements. Sanders call for Medicare for all seems to have rekindled aspirations for bigger changes beyond Obamacare. That poses a challenge for Hillary Clinton, whos argued that the health care law is working and the nation needs to build on it, not start over. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

5 things to know today: Sanders to stay in race despite probable Clinton win >

Here’s what you need to know to stay informed this Thursday: 1. Bernie Sanders says he’s still in. In a Thursday episode of “Morning Edition,” Democratic…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the media and a few supporters after winning the Indiana primary, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in New York. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

5 things to know today: What went wrong for Cruz and right for Trump >

Here’s what you need to know to start off this Wednesday informed: 1. How did we get here? Last night’s news that, following Donald Trump’s…

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 02: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) greets people during a campaign rally at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on May 2, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cruz continues to campaign leading up to the state of Indiana's primary day on Tuesday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

5 things to know today: Possible outcomes in tonight’s GOP primary >

Here’s what you need to know to stay informed today: 1. A guide to the possible outcomes in tonight’s primary. According to analysis by FiveThirtyEight there…

ORG XMIT: NYBZ121 FILE - In this July 20, 2009 file photo, a Starbucks customer drinks a beverage outside Starbucks, in Beverly, Mass. Starbucks Corp. is expected to release a quarterly earnings report at the close of the market Wednesday, April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)

5 things to know today: Starbucks lawsuit seeks $5 million for too much ice >

Here’s what you need to know to start off your week informed: 1. Too much ice could cost Starbucks. What’s a little extra ice cost? If…

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks during a rally at the Century Center in South Bend, Ind. Thursday, April 28, 2016. (Sam Householder/The Elkhart Truth via AP)

5 things to know today: ‘Lucifer’ comment speaks to larger problem for Cruz >

Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend off informed: 1. He’s just not that likeable. Although former House Speaker John Boehner’s comments calling GOP…

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined by former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, waves during a rally in Indianapolis, Wednesday, April 27, 2016, when Cruz announced he has chosen Fiorina to serve as his running mate. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

5 things to know today: How Ted Cruz picking Carly Fiorina could backfire >

Here’s what you need to know to stay informed this Thursday: 1. How Ted Cruz picking Carly Fiorina could backfire. According to analysis by Forbes, GOP…

FILE - In this June 7, 2014, file photo, Odessa High School graduates pose for a group portrait prior to the start of the commencement ceremony in Odessa, Texas. Its not a promising picture for the nations high school seniors, they are slipping in math, not making strides in reading and only about one-third are prepared for the academic challenges of entry-level college courses. Scores released April 27, 2016, from the so-called Nations Report Card show one-quarter of 12th graders taking the test performed proficiently or better in math. Only 37 percent of the students were proficient or above in reading. (Edyta Blaszczyk/Odessa American via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

5 things to know today: Only 40 percent of high school seniors are college ready >

Here’s what you need to know to stay informed today: 1. Nation’s Report Card shows most seniors aren’t college or career ready. Although the nationwide high…

Bumper cars in abandoned Pripyat, Ukraine the largest city in the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl reactor, April 9, 2016.Thirty years later, there are signs of commercial clear-cutting in supposedly off-limits forests around the site of the nuclear disaster in Ukraine. (Bryan Denton/The New York Times)

5 things to know today: Take a look at Chernobyl 30 years later >

Here’s what you need to know to stay informed today: 1. Chernobyl 30 years later. Today marks the 30th anniversary of the explosion and fire at the…