June 19 Headlines: Juneteenth, Weather, China, Climate, Ukraine

Today is Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US. More than 50 million people across the Southeast face the threat of severe storms today as widespread power outages have left nearly half a million across the South in the dark. Chinese leader Xi Jinping and top American diplomat Antony Blinken met in Beijing today, in a potentially crucial step toward mending US-China relations. President Joe Biden will announce new federal funding for climate resilience projects today. The United Nations has condemned Russia for denying humanitarian aid access to occupied areas affected by the massive dam collapse that destroyed Odesa’s coastline earlier this month.