Local
Sweetwater 420 Fest continues despite severe weather
When other local festivals closed due to inclement weather on April 19, the Sweetwater 420 Fest continued at Centennial Olympic Park, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Big Shanty Festival in Kennesaw and Sandy Springs’ Artsapalooza both shut down their Sunday festivities, according to the AJC. Many festival goers still braved the mud pit that was Sweetwater 420, according to MyFoxAtlanta.
National
Man arrested after jumping White House fence
California-native Jerome R. Hunt, 54, climbed the south side of the White House April 19 around 10:25 p.m., according to Brian Leary of the United States Secret Service. Hunt was carrying a suspicious package when he scaled the fence, but the package was later deemed harmless, according to CNN.
World
Hundreds of migrants suspected to be dead after Mediterranean shipwreck
Authorities suspect a shipwreck that capsized April 18 off the coast of Italy may have resulted in the deaths of some migrants bound for Europe, according to CNN. This sinking could be the worst in a series of shipwrecks that have caused 900 migrants to lose their lives this year, according to the International Organization for Migration. Human traffickers organize these voyages to attract migrants who are searching for better lives, according to CNN. The migrants travel far distances to reach ships in substandard conditions, often destined for what Loris De Filippi, president of the international aid group Doctors Without Borders, called a mass grave in the Mediterranean.
