Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 22 2024 14:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Adonnipe, searches are continuing but at least one person has died as severe weather moved through Iowa, the AP's Julie Walker has the story. In Greenfield, the tornado, flattening homes, cars, trees, through tears, resident Valerie Warrior tells W-O-I-T-V it's devastating. "Being from a small town, you know everybody, and I know as you see everybody's out helping everybody." When Reynolds touring the area, she already announced a disaster declaration. "It is just horrific, it's hard to describe until you can actually see at the data station." Audio courtesy KCRG this year, the preliminary count for tornadoes 859, the highest since 2017. I'm Julie Walker. Today, the Senate confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Biden's tenure. This is White House press secretary, Corinne Jean-Pierre. "These highly qualified individuals have diverse professional backgrounds. They are labor lawyers, civil rights lawyers, public defendants served in the U.S. military and much more." The Biden administration reached 200 confirmations about a month earlier than Donald Trump did. But Trump still holds the edge when it comes to the most impactful confirmations to the Supreme Court and the country's 13 appellate courts. The police chief at UCLA has been reassigned because of criticism over the police response to pro-Palestinian demonstrators on campus. The families of 19 of the victims in the U-Valley Elementary School shooting in Texas are suing nearly 100 state police officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response back in 2022. Josh Kotskoff is one of the attorneys representing the families. "Basically the city has said, and not alone in saying this, our officers did nothing wrong." The families agreed to a $2 million settlement with the city of U-Valley, under which the city leaders promised higher standards and better training for police. This is AP News. The Biden White House is hosting its sixth state dinner tomorrow. White House executive chef Chris Palmerford and executive pastry chef Susie Morrison are the first women in those jobs. "They excel at what they do." Bill Yosses worked with both while executive pastry chef in the George W. Bush and Obama administrations. State dinners are a high honor reserved for top allies and the food planning takes months with a few different menu proposals, tastings and dry runs. "We're not trying anything out. By that time it's probably been rehearsed three or four times." Some of it depends on what the guest wants. Yosses remembers China's Xi Jinping asking for a very American menu in 2015. "Which I think was a polite way for him to say that he didn't think we could do Chinese food very well." The menu featured Maine Lobster and Colorado Lamb. I'm Sagar Megani. I'm Ed Donahue, AP News. You see a family SUV. We see a support system for more than 960 wildlife species. Because when you get the $29 Keep Colorado Wildpass, you help fund wildlife conservation and educational programs across the state. Nature Keep Colorado Wildpass with your next vehicle registration. It's more than a state parks pass. It's Nature's BFF. Learn more at CPW.info/KeepColoradoWild. If you're a small business owner, Upswell Marketing would like to remind you that when customers choose your business, they're really choosing you. So focus on super serving your existing customers and let Upswell handle the pipeline generation of new leads, Upswell specializes in building and managing custom direct response campaigns and is now offering a no obligation free assessment of your current marketing strategies. New customers also receive 15% off their first order. For more information, visit upswellmarketing.com. That's upswellmarketing.com. You have to celebrate your wins. We've won the Mint 400 and I celebrated that win for weeks, but then we had to focus and move on. Dustin Jones, championship winning Can Am Off Road Racer. Can Am is the same. The most race wins in all types of terrain with the Maverick X3, but then they focus and move on. The Maverick are 240 horsepower in the first seven speed dual clutch transmission. This thing's a game changer. We celebrate those wins, but never for too long. The Can Am Maverick X3 and Maverick R, visit canamoffroad.com.