Tuesday's Biggest Race Is Too Close to Call (Newser Morning 8)

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June 19, 2024     "There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period." —Brene Brown   1 Russia's Latest Prisoner: US Soldier Gordon Black A US Army soldier heard his fate Wednesday as a Russian court in Vladivostok handed down a conviction against Staff Sgt. Gordon Black for theft and making murderous threats, sentencing him to three years and nine months in prison, reports the BBC. Keep reading   2 Tuesday's Biggest Race Is Too Close to Call The most closely watched race in Tuesday's primary voting—one seen as a test of Donald Trump's sway—remained too close to call early Wednesday. Keep reading   From our sponsors Americans Are Going Crazy for This Pressurized Hose Extension Save time and money when cleaning with this common hose extension, letting you finish your gardening, hosing or cleaning in minutes with its super-pressurized stream KEEP READING   At a Glance Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un drive a Russian Aurus limousine during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Keep reading   3 Timberlake's Mugshot Released Justin Timberlake's mugshot has been released by the Sag Harbor Police Department, hours after his arrest early Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated in the coastal New York village. Keep reading   4 Murdaugh's Son Sues Netflix for 'False Accusations' Six years before the murders of Alex Murdaugh's wife and the younger of their two sons—murders of which Murdaugh himself was ultimately convicted—a 19-year-old was found dead on a remote road not far from the Murdaugh family's South Carolina estate, reportedly the victim of a hit-and-run accident. Keep reading   5 Baby Moose Saved From Lake as Mama Watches An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police described as "a sure demise" after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock, the AP reports. Keep reading   6 Yemen's Houthi Rebels Sink Another Ship in Red Sea A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels was believed to have killed one mariner on board, authorities said early Wednesday, the second such ship to be sunk in the rebel campaign. Keep reading     7 White House Press Briefing Paused When Woman Faints A scary moment occurred during the White House press briefing Thursday, when Karine Jean-Pierre had to stop the proceedings after a woman in the room fainted. Keep reading   8 'Say Hey Kid' Willie Mays Is Dead at 93 Willie Mays, the electrifying "Say Hey Kid" whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball's greatest and most beloved players, has died at age 93. Keep reading   This Day in History On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas were free—an event celebrated to this day as "Juneteenth." Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2022: Hillary Clinton Has Stark View of 2024 Election   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved