Weekly Roundup 4/30 – 5/4

Monday

from Brigid Ambuul

A caravan of 140 Central American migrants camped on the Mexican-American border for the second night in a row, waiting for their asylum requests to be processed. Read more here.

Tuesday

from Lauryn Butler

Avengers: Infinity War broke box office records on its first weekend, pulling in over 1 billion dollars. Read more here.

Wednesday

from Julia Clark

A window cracked on a Southwest flight from Chicago to Newark, and had to make an emergency landing in Cleveland. Unlike the incident last week, this was not a result of engine failure, and there were no injuries or casualties. Read more here.

Thursday

from Amber Bacardi

Thousands of girls have become Cub Scouts in an early adopter program as the Boy Scouts of America begins welcoming girls into all branches of their organization, beginning with changing the official name from “Boy Scouts” to “Scouts BSA.” Read more here.

Friday

from Adelae Norwood 

A Hawaiian volcano on the Big Island erupts, causing mandatory evacuations from several housing subdivisions that were threatened by the lava. Read more here.