July 19 top stories
It is July 19. Here are today’s top stories.
Delta passengers suffer heat-related illnesses
NBC News reported that several passengers and a crew member on a Delta Air Lines flight out of Las Vegas fell ill after there were uncomfortable temperatures on the plane as they waited for it to take off during a heatwave.
One person who was on the plane said it was an “insane experience” and that several passengers passed out due to the heat. The person said the plane was left sitting for almost three hours on a hot plane while it was 111 degrees F outside.
The plane was supposed to fly to Atlanta but the flight was cancelled after the illnesses. Several passengers and a crew member were seen by first responders and some were taken to a hospital.
Delta Air Lines said they apologize for the experience their customers had and are looking into the circumstances.
16 people in Michigan charged in fake elector scheme
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that she has filed charges against 16 people who signed paperwork that falsely claimed Donald Trump won the 2020 election in the state.
NBC News explained that presidents are technically voted in by slates of electors from each state who cast their votes for the candidates selected by their states’ popular votes.
The 16 people are accused of meeting in the basement of the Michigan Republican Party headquarters after the 2020 election where they signed multiple certificates claiming they were the official electors for Michigan. The false documents were sent to the U.S. senate and the National Archives with the intent that the then-Vice President Mike Pence would use these documents.
Nessel said the 16 people are being charged with eight felony counts each, including forgery.
One of those who were charged said it is political persecution and that Democrats are trying to imprison their opponents.
NBC News said in Nevada, their attorney general declined to pursue criminal charges against fake electors in Nevada, while a Georgia prosecutor is investigating Trump and fake electors in that state.
Home searched in Tupac Shakur murder case
Police in Las Vegas said they carried out a search of a home on Monday night in connection to the unsolved murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, who died from injuries he sustained when he was shot on September 7, 1996 as he rode in a vehicle on Las Vegas Boulevard.
ABC News explained that investigators have long believed that the gunman, who fired from another vehicle, is likely already dead, but the current investigation may be focused on who was in the car with the gunman.
The search on Monday night was to retrieve computers, laptops and articles about Tupac and his death. The evidence is now being presented to a Las Vegas grand jury.
No charges have been filed yet and the investigation may continue for several weeks to months.
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15 people electrocuted to death on bridge in India
On Tuesday night in northern India, at least 15 people were electrocuted to death when an electricity transformer near a bridge exploded, causing power lines to fall on a bridge. Police said it looks like the railing of the bridge got electrified by the wires.
Police said when they responded to the scene, they found 22 people who had severe injuries from the incident. At least seven survived.
CBS News said northern India has been reeling from record rainfall over the past two weeks that has caused flooding, but it is unclear if the flooding caused the transformer to explode.
3-year-old driving golf cart kills 7-year-old
Law enforcement in Florida said on Monday afternoon in Fort Myers, Florida, a 3-year-old driving a golf cart struck and killed a 7-year-old who was standing in the front yard of a house.
The 7-year-old child was taken to the hospital but was pronounced dead. The 3-year-old wasn’t hurt.
CNN said across the country, more than 6,500 children are hurt by golf carts every year.
There is a new state law in Florida that requires anyone under the age of 18 to have a permit or driver’s license to drive a golf cart — the law will go into effect October 1.
More info on Travis King, soldier detained in North Korea
BBC reported that Travis King, the American soldier who was detained in North Korea after crossing the border, had legal trouble in South Korea for getting into a fight at a nightclub and damaging a police car last year.
He recently served two months in jail in South Korea and was released and was in the process of being sent back to the U.S. to face disciplinary action. He was at the airport in Incheon, South Korea, but when he was alone and away from military police officers, he told an airline official that his passport was missing. He was then let out of the airport, where he managed to join a group tour of the DMZ zone — the border area between North and South Korea.
There is a photograph of King with the tour group wearing a black shirt and black cap. A witness who was a part of the tour group said King laughed loudly before he ran across the border.
The U.N. Command, which operates the DMZ, said it believes King is now in the custody of North Korea. It is possible that King decided to run into North Korea to avoid disciplinary action.
U.S. officials said King did this on his own. His mother, Claudine Gates, said she couldn’t imagine her son doing something like this. The mother said he had to be out of his mind.
That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/18/us/fort-myers-golf-cart-child-death/index.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-electrocution-deaths-bridge-uttarakhand-explosion-power-lines/