Head-on train crash:Â At least 36 people have been killed and at least 85 injured in a head-on train crash today in Tempe, Greece. Investigators are trying to figure out how the two trains got onto the same track headed toward each other at high speed.
Lightfoot defeated:Â Lori Lightfoot, mayor of Chicago, lost her bid to run for re-election on the Democratic ticket. She was defeated in yesterday’s Democratic Primary by challengers Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, who will face each other in a runoff. In addition to being Black, Lightfoot is openly gay.
California snowfall:Â Snow continued falling this morning in higher elevations of California. Mammoth Lakes, California, has recorded more than four feet of snow since Sunday. The University of California’s snow laboratory, which is near Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, has recorded almost 42 feet of snow since October.
Anti-Netanyahu demonstration:Â Israeli police used nonlethal weapons on a crowd of demonstrators in Tel Aviv today. They broke up a demonstration against Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has been trying to end the independence of the country’s court system. Netanyahu, who has been facing criminal corruption charges, wants to install judges who will throw out the charges against him.
Sirhan parole hearing:Â Sirhan B. Sirhan, who assassinated Sen. Robert Kennedy, was due to go before a parole board in California today seeking to be released from prison. Two years ago, a parole board granted him release but California’s Governor Gavin Newsome overruled the board.
Insulin prices cut:Â Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced this morning that it is cutting insulin prices by up to 70%. Effective May 1, one of its insulin products will be priced at $25 a vial while another type, sold in a five pack, would come in at less than $20 a dose. The high price of insulin has been used by politicians as an example of how pharmaceutical companies are keeping prices of prescription drugs abnormally high to enhance their profits.
