Portal:Current events/2018 November 19

November 19, 2018 (Monday)

Business and economy

Nissan chairman and former CEO Carlos Ghosn is arrested in Japan for breaching the country's financial trading laws, prompting Nissan to recommend that he and director Greg Kelly step down for misconduct. Ghosn is also the chairman and CEO of Renault. (The Irish Times)
The 930-kilometre (580 mi) offshore section of the TurkStream gas pipeline, between Russia and Turkey, is completed. (Bloomberg)
David's Bridal files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (USA Today)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Vietnam floods
- Landslides due to rains from a tropical storm have killed 13 people and left four others missing in south-central Vietnam. (News24)

International relations

Law and crime

Watts family homicides
- Chris Watts of Frederick, Colorado, is sentenced to three consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his pregnant wife Shanann and their two young daughters. (CBS News)
Mercy Hospital shooting
- A shooting takes place at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, leaving four dead, including the gunman. (ABC)
CNN v. Trump
- CNN drops its lawsuit against the Trump administration after the White House restores reporter Jim Acosta's press pass. (The Washington Post)
- The White House also issues a set of four guidelines reporters must follow at press conferences to avoid further press pass revocations. (ABC News)
List of executive actions by Donald Trump
- A federal judge blocks an order by President Trump that denies asylum to illegal immigrants. (The Washington Post)

Science and technology

Exploration of Mars
- NASA selects Jezero crater on Mars as the landing site for the Mars 2020 rover. The crater was once a large lake and may hold evidence of ancient life. (BBC)

Sports