Thursday

April 25, 2019

Arts and culture

The parliament of Ukraine passes a language law in a vote of 278 to 38 that will secure the use of Ukrainian as the country's only official language. (RFE/RL)

Disasters and accidents

An ammonia leak in a Chicago suburb hospitalizes 37 people. (Time)

A Texas semi truck driver with no criminal record is arrested and faces 4 counts of vehicular homicide after he told police his brakes were failing on I-70 as it descended from the mountains in Colorado and caused a 28 vehicle crash. (CBS Denver)

Tornadoes of 2019

Tornadoes spawned by severe weather in Texas and Louisiana cause at least five deaths and over 17,000 power outages. (USA Today) (CBS News)