Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend
Pride Month holds its big finales
Some of the biggest LGBT Pride celebrations took place Sunday, including the 2017 NYC Pride March and parades in San Francisco and Chicago. The parades were a mix of declaration and demonstration. June is unofficially recognized as Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall Riot, which is often cited as the start of the battle for LGBT rights. The riot started after New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in Greenwich Village on June 28, 1969. The movement has scored major victories in the 48 years since, and Pride has become a time for the diverse community to celebrate those achievements, think about the battles ahead and remember those lost in tragedies like the Pulse nightclub shooting and the AIDS crisis.
Professor says Otto Warmbier got ‘what he deserved,’ gets canned
People from all over the country called for a University of Delaware adjunct professor to lose her job after she wrote Tuesday on Facebook that Otto Warmbier "got exactly what he deserved" after being taken into custody by North Korea, falling into a coma and dying. The university agreed, announcing Sunday that it's cutting ties with Kathy Dettwyler, On her personal Facebook page, the anthropology professor had written that Warmbier was "typical of a mindset of a lot of the young, white, rich, clueless males who come into my classes."
Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing more than 150
An overturned oil tanker exploded on a Pakistani highway as local villagers gathered to collect the leaking fuel, engulfing them in an inferno that killed at least 153 people and critically burned scores more. Authorities warned that the death toll could rise in the accident near Bahawalpur, a city of about 1 million people near the Indian border. The cause of the explosion is still unknown. It may have been an accident caused by anything from the batteries on the truck to a cigarette or even a cellphone, one expert said.
Trump says there was 'election meddling by Russia'
President Trump appeared to acknowledge that Russia attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election, but only so he could blame former president Barack Obama. “Just out: The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. Did nothing about it. WHY?” Trump tweeted Friday. Saturday he tweeted again, saying to focus on the Obama Administration and not "T". Before Friday, Trump had remained vague about whether he believes the Russians meddled. Trump and Obama are also in the middle of a very public debate over the Republican plans to replace Obamacare.
Over 100 feared dead in massive China landslide
Rescuers recovered 15 bodies and were still searching for 118 other people on Sunday, a day after a massive landslide buried a picturesque mountain village in southwestern China. More than 2,500 rescuers with detection devices and dogs were looking for signs of life amid the rubble of huge boulders that rained down on Xinmo village in Sichuan province early Saturday. The Sichuan Daily newspaper said a family of three, including a month-old baby, managed to escape just as the landslide hit their house around 6 a.m.
U.K. Parliament hit by cyber attack on email system
Hackers hit the email system of the British Parliament in an apparent attempt to break into the accounts of hundreds of MPs, Lords and their staffs.The attack prompted security services to shut down access to anyone outside the Palace of Westminster, where the two houses of Parliament meet. It was unclear the exact number of lawmakers affected.
World's Ugliest Dog: A gassy Neapolitan Mastiff named Martha
It’s a crown that may not make the winner particularly happy. But it comes with $1,500, a flashy trophy and massive attention. When Martha won the 29th annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest on Friday, she naturally did not jump for joy. The California crowd was cheering for Martha from the beginning but she could not care less. She was content to casually lay on her side with her droopy face spread across the ground. Martha’s handler Shirley Zindler says the rescue dog underwent several surgeries to be able to see again.