SCOTUS Rules Trump Has Some Immunity; Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall in Grenadines

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on July 1 that presidents enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution for official, but not unofficial, acts. The decision is expected to delay former President Donald Trump’s trial in the federal election case in Washington. The decision remands the case to the district court for further consideration.

Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, made landfall on the Grenadines’ Carriacou Island in the Caribbean Sea as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane—with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. It is the strongest known hurricane to pass through the region.

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles early on Monday in violation of multiple UN sanctions. South Korea saione of which the South says may have failed, The launches came just two days after the United States, South Korea, and Japan wrapped up their first ever joint exercises in the region.