Evening briefing in Buffalo: June 21

Good evening, Buffalo. We end the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather forecast.

Your weather planner

Most will dry by tonight. Nonetheless, the weather will remain mild, with lows only in the 60s and 70s.

Find out what the weather will be like for the Ride for Roswell this weekend here.

Tomorrow’s forecast

Peaks : 80s stockings The lowest: Mid 70s Partly cloudy

7 day forecast | Interactive radar

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The big stories of the day

1. Supreme Court upholds ban on domestic violence perpetrators owning firearms

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ban on domestic abusers owning guns, the high court’s first major ruling on the Second Amendment since a 2022 case that significantly expanded gun rights.

2. Border Patrol reports arrests down 25% since Biden announced new asylum restrictions

The number of apprehensions by Border Patrol agents of people entering the United States illegally fell in May to the third lowest of any month under President Biden, while preliminary figures released Thursday showed encounters with Migrants declined even further over the next two weeks or so. The president announced new rules restricting asylum.

3. TSA hiring at New York State airports ahead of summer season

Summer is here and suitcases are also made for distant adventures. And the Transportation Security Administration is predicting its busiest summer ever.

4. Americans take the fewest vacations in the world, according to Expedia report

Most American workers feel like they don’t have enough free time, but they also don’t use all the free time they have.

5. State teachers call on Hochul to sign classroom heating law

A group of New York state educators is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a classroom heating law, which would require districts to address heat conditions when classroom temperatures reach 82 degrees and to leave classrooms at 88 degrees.

6. Proposed Regents Removal Raises Retention Hopes for Admins

New York State education officials have shared a long-awaited adapted plan to change the path to graduation in an effort to be inclusive.

Your weekend notes

• SATURDAY: Donald Trump holds rally in Pennsylvania
• New York Pride Rally
• Jill Biden on the campaign trail for her husband Joe in Pennsylvania
• Sunday: Doug Emhoff speaks at groundbreaking for new Tree of Life campus in Pittsburgh
  
• House Speaker Johnson attends fundraiser in support of Republican Rep. Mike Lawler’s re-election campaign
• Miami Beach continues annual Juneteenth celebration