Author: AP

At least six teenagers were shot Monday afternoon around where Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebration had just wrapped up, according to police and fire officials. (June 20th)

For weeks, the red critters known as Mormon crickets have been invading swaths of northern Nevada and causing chaos ever since tens of thousands of eggs buried about an inch deep in the soil began to hatch in late May and early June, said Jeff Knight, …

A huge lithium mine under construction in northern Nevada is at the center of a dispute over President Joe Biden’s clean energy agenda. (AP video shot by: Rick Bowmer and Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi overnight, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen, officials said Monday. The death and injuries were reported by officials in eastern Mississippi’s Jasper County. (Jun 19)
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Authorities say five people were killed in a house fire in rural North Carolina. The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office told news outlets that the cause of Sunday’s fire in the Broadway community was under investigation, and it could provide few details. …

Blinken meets President Xi in China

Here’s the latest for Monday June 19th: Secretary of State Blinken meets top Chinese diplomat; Nearly two dozen shot near Chicago; Multiple teens shot in St. Louis; Suspected tornado in Arkansas.

An overnight shooting in a downtown St. Louis office building killed a 17-year-old and wounded nine other teenagers, the city’s police commissioner said Sunday. A spokesman said a minor who had a handgun is in custody as a person of interest. (June 19)…

At least 23 people were shot, one fatally, early Sunday during a gathering in a suburban Chicago parking lot that drew hundreds of people to celebrate Juneteenth, authorities said. (June 19)