The case of Laster illustrates some the fatal mistakes his family believes happened and ultimately led to his death. Mississippi’s heat policy at the time fell short in several areas, including requiring no emergency action plan nor wet-bulb globe temperature monitoring.
From left, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama attend a plenary meeting at the beginning of a summit where the leaders of 47 European countries and organizations will discuss security, defense and democratic standards, in Tirana, Albania, Friday, May 16, 2025. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)From left, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama attend a plenary meeting at the beginning of a summit where the leaders of 47 European countries and organizations will discuss security, defense and democratic standards, in Tirana, Albania, Friday, May 16, 2025. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)
In Ukraine, nine civilians were killed and seven others were wounded when a Russian drone struck a bus evacuating people from Bilopillia, a town around 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Russia’s border, according to local Gov. Oleh Hryhorov and Ukraine’s national police. The Associated Press couldn’t independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Moscow.Zelenskyy described the attack as “deliberate killing of civilians,” adding in a post on the Telegram messaging app that “Russians could scarcely not realize what kind of vehicle they were hitting.”The local media outlet Suspilne said that the passengers on the bus were being evacuated from the town when the strike happened. Authorities are working to identify some of the victims, most of them older women.
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov talks to journalists, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov talks to journalists, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Local community chief Yurii Zarko called the day “Black Saturday,” and mourning was declared in the town through Monday.
Zelenskyy lamented the missed opportunity from Friday’s peace talks, saying that “Ukraine has long proposed this — a full and unconditional ceasefire in order to save lives.”Passengers relax inside the skyline car as the sun sets Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, between Churchill and Gilliam, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
While it’s promoted for tourism, the train is actually a lifeline for. The community has roads inside town and for a few miles to the outskirts, but no roads go to other cities. So it’s expensive flying or an overnight train ride at a more reasonable price tag.
The semi-weekly trains bring tourists, residents, mail, food, fuel and other necessities.From May 2017 to October 2018, part of the rail line washed out because of storms and poor maintenance, stranding an entire community.