The Latest Breaking News from Memorial Day

US travel chaos unlikely to improve as Fourth of July looms, experts say

Over the Memorial Day and Juneteenth holiday weekends more than 3,000 flights were canceled and over 19,000 were delayed

The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2022

The teddy bear that represents surviving the Holocaust

Holocaust Memorial Day: An online experience will tell the stories of four survivors and victims

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

Why is petrol so expensive and can the Government help with my soaring bills?

CEO of Fuels for Ireland Kevin McPartlan indicated three major factors that have recently an impact on the spike in petrol prices

Irish Mirror · Jun 14, 2022

Will Keys boat captain face charges in parasail tragedy at bridge? ‘It’s possible’

MIAMI — A boat driver who police say cut a parasail cable on Memorial Day, dragging three people across the water before they crashed into a Florida Keys bridge, could face criminal charges, according to the state agency that enforces laws on the water.

Miami Herald · Jun 1, 2022

'Stranger Things' return encourages weekend binging

There's no mystery about how millions of fans of Netflix's sci-fi drama “Stranger Things” spent their Memorial Day weekend

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

Honors student charged in Memorial Day shooting that critically wounded another teen

There was no apparent reason behind the shooting of a 17-year-old boy, who is not expected to survive, Cook County prosecutors said in court Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

Editorial: Baltimore gun violence: Easy to find, complicated to fix

While it was hardly shocking to learn that Memorial Day weekend provided no respite from gun violence in Baltimore, there was something especially brazen about the Saturday night shooting of two 17-year-olds, one of whom later died, at the Inner Harbor at 7:35 p.m. near the amphitheater — a peak…

Tribune News Service · Jun 1, 2022

US Coast Guard returns 223 migrants back to Haiti, Cuba. Some stopped off Florida Keys

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard returned 223 U.S.-bound migrants back to Haiti and Cuba on Tuesday after detaining eight migrant boats at sea during the Memorial Day weekend.

Miami Herald · Jun 1, 2022

Chicago police: 9 dead, 47 wounded in Memorial Day weekend that saw 250 guns seized, 11 from North Avenue beachgoers

CHICAGO — At least nine people were killed and about 50 others wounded during the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the Chicago’s summer events and violence.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 1, 2022

Canceled flights over Memorial Day weekend offer travelers a peek of the summer

U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware.

WEKU · Jun 1, 2022