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AP Headline News - May 17 2024 12:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Jackie Quinn, a Houston official says power outages could last for weeks. After thunderstorms last night with hurricane force winds, they knocked down trees and power lines and at least for people were killed. Harris County Judge Lena Hidalgo on KTRKTV. I want to be really direct so you can begin calibrating your expectations. If you are tied into the transmission lines that felt those huge towers we've seen them piled down, imagine 10 of them in a couple different places in the county. That can take weeks to restore. She says emergency crews still don't know the extent of damage or the casualties as they go door to door in affected areas. Flood watches and warnings are still in effect for the region, extending all the way into central Alabama. In Israel, the military says it's found the bodies of three Israeli hostages in Gaza, including a German Israeli, Shawnee Luke, whose images, twisted in the back of a pickup truck on October 7th, had flashed around the world. As the US peer in southern Gaza opens for the transfer of relief supplies, a UN humanitarian official, Jens Larka, says it's no substitute for land distribution. Golfing champion Scotty Shefflers on the field in Louisville after a harrowing morning and an arrest. Here's our Jennifer King. ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington captured video as the number one player was led away in handcuffs. So police reports as a detective was hurt when dragged by Sheffler's vehicle. Stocks have turned lower in light mid-day trading. This is AP News. It's springtime, time to watch for ticks. Tick season is starting and some researchers say that tick population this year will be equal to or larger than last year. Very bad and getting worse is how one CDC expert puts it. This one in particular about a common black-legged tick, which is found mainly in forests and spreads Lyme disease. What can you do to protect yourself? We'll take particular note of areas where the grass starts to turn into woods. Ticks could be waiting. Try to walk in the middle of paths, wear light-colored clothing, and use EPA registered insect repellents. I'm Rita Folle. The Vatican has radically reformed its process for evaluating supposed visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues, and other seemingly supernatural phenomena. It insists on having the finals say in whether these events are worthy of popular devotion. I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News.