Disasters and accidents

Seven people, including six Italian and Chinese nationals, are killed and at least sixteen others are injured, some severely, when a truck and a van collide and catch fire on U.S. Route 20 near Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, United States. (NBC News) (CBS News)

• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/7-killed-idaho-tour-van-truck-collide-yellowstone-rcna204491
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/idaho-crash-tour-van-pickup-collide-deaths/

Health and environment

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 216 children have died this flu season in the United States, making it the deadliest since the 2009 swine flu pandemic. (CNN)

• https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/health/child-flu-deaths