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Today's Big Stories
1. Texas mother accused of leaving young children alone while she went on a cruise
According to Houston CBS affiliate KHOU, citing court documents, 29-year-old Lakesha Woods Williams was taken into custody last Thursday and her bond was set at $25,000. Documents say that a neighbor in a Houston luxury high-rise apartment building contacted police on April 9 after noticing the kids, a boy and a girl, were alone.
Police conducted a welfare check and discovered the apartment “in disarray.” Police said trash and leftover food was strewn around the apartment and that it smelled like urine.
2. Report: Tesla to lay off 10% of its workforce amid tumbling sales
After reporting dismal first-quarter sales, Tesla is planning to lay off about a tenth of its workforce as it tries to cut costs, multiple media outlets reported Monday.
CEO Elon Musk detailed the plans in a memo sent to employees. The layoffs could affect about 14,000 of the 140,473 workers employed by the Austin, Texas, company at the end of last year. Musk's memo said that as Tesla prepares for its next phase of growth, “it is extremely important to look at every aspect of the company for cost reductions and increasing productivity,”
3. Judge set to hear motion to dismiss rapper Travis Scott from lawsuit over deadly Astroworld concert
A judge in Texas is set to hear arguments Monday in rap star Travis Scott’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston.
Scott headlined the concert during which 10 people were killed as authorities and festival organizers responded to a massive crowd surge and tried to shut down the show.
4. Caitlin Clark just hours away from being selected in WNBA draft
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Cameron Brink and others have been prepping for Monday night’s WNBA draft and now they are just hours away from the next chapter of their basketball careers.
Not only are there several impact players in this year’s draft class, but they bring with them a following that has increased the popularity of the sport of women’s basketball. There is interest in which team will draft them when it begins at 7:30 EST and what will they be wearing when they grace the stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in front of 1,000 fans.
Notes for Tomorrow
Tuesday, April 16
- U.S. Supreme Court considers 6 Jan prosecutions law that could impact Trump election interference case.
- Salman Rushdie's memoir about his attack published.
- House of Representatives delivers articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Mayorkas to the Senate on Monday, with the Senate holding a trial on the articles on Tuesday., with a two-thirds vote required to remove an official from office.
- President Joe Biden campaigns in Scranton, PA, delivering a speech following Tax Day to 'drive home a simple question: 'Do you think the tax code should work for rich people or for the middle class?' *
- U.S. deadline for Julian Assange extradition assurances
- NBA Play-In Tournament begins.
- Olympic flame lit in Ancient Olympia.
- 60th anniversary of The Rolling Stones' debut album.
In Case You Missed It
Chase Elliott celebrates his win in a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Randy Holt)
Chase Elliott drives backward after Texas win that could get him going in the right direction again
It was a lot of relief for the 28-year-old driver who is part of NASCAR's winningest team, and a tribute to Alan Kulwicki, who more than three decades ago was an old-school driver much like Elliott's father was.
After 42 races over 18 months without a victory, the younger Elliott won in double overtime Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, crossing the finish line under the track record-matching 16th caution that came out after he had already taken the white flag as the leader. He then copied Kulwicki's trademark celebration with a victory lap driving the opposite way.