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There is a storm in the US and snow in the Midwest
A winter storm has brought over 6 inches of snow to parts of Kansas and Missouri, with forecasters predicting a similar amount to fall in other parts of the US. The National Weather Service also said that many areas in the state could receive up to a quarter-inch of snowfall per hour through Monday night.…
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At least five people are dead in Missouri after a tornado
A tornado killed at least five people in the US’ Missouri before dawn on Wednesday. The tornado touched down at around 3:30 am and moved through Bollinger County, about 50 kilometres south of St Louis. The Storm Prediction Center said up to 40 million people in an area including Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit and Memphis, Tennessee,…
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The US is expected to execute a person who is openly trans today.
A transgender woman wants to be executed for the 2003 murder of her female friend, Missouri’s Governor Mike Parson said. The 49-year-old’s attorneys had petitioned the governor for mercy, asking him to commute her death sentence. McLaughlin was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of 56-year-old Debra Guenther, who was stabbed more than 20…