Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 22 2024 05:00 (EDT)
This is AP News. I'm Rita Folle. We'll begin with that vicious weather that's been plaguing so much of the nation. Much of the small town of Greenfield, Iowa, has been destroyed now by a tornado. There are fatalities, though it's not clear yet how many people have died. The storms also pounded parts of Illinois and Wisconsin, knocking out power to thousands. Tuesday saw tornadoes giant hail and heavy rain in several states. Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the classified documents case against Donald Trump are doing court today. Today, the judge will hear arguments on a Trump request to dismiss the indictment. Then there's that other case, the Hush Money trial. The AP's Julie Walker is covering that trial in New York. The jury in Donald Trump's Hush Money case off until May 28 when closing arguments are expected with jury deliberations after that. He's facing 34 felony counts relating to a scheme the prosecution says was meant to bury negative stories to benefit his 2016 campaign and then falsifying business records to cover it up. Trump denies the charges. His lawyers resting their defense yesterday without the former president taking the stand. His team ending with testimony from a lawyer who was on the stand to attack the credibility of the prosecution's key witness. One of two people put on the stand by the defense at criminal court in Manhattan. I'm Julie Walker. The Triple A predicts that nearly 44 million of us will travel for the Memorial Day holiday. Spokeswoman Aik Sidiyad says most of us will be on the road. We're projecting a new record to be set with 38.4 million in that driving category because road trips are are easy for many people. It gives you flexibility of when you leave. The Triple A spokeswoman oversees Norway, Ireland and Spain now say they are recognizing a Palestinian state in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel. This is AP News. Russia has begun nuclear drills in an apparent warning to the West about Ukraine. Russia's defense ministry says it's begun a round of drills involving tactical nuclear weapons. Officials say it's a response to remarks by Western officials about the possibility of deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine. The announcement came after French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated that he doesn't exclude sending troops to Ukraine. And UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Keve's forces will be able to use British long-range weapons to strike targets inside Russia. That's a decision for Ukraine. And Ukraine has that right. Just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine, you can quite understand why Ukraine feels the need to make sure it's defending itself. It's getting the Russians out of its country and it has the ability to strike back. Comments to Kremlin has called dangerous. I'm Ben Thomas. The Dow rose 66 points yesterday. I'm Rita Foley, AP News. Are you listening to this podcast while working out? Maybe you're too busy to work out, so you're listening on the go. But you want to be in better shape. In either case, getting in shape, losing weight, or just being healthier requires giving your body the essential protein and other nutrients it needs. That's not always easy. At first form, we get it. It's a struggle to eat right. That's why we've spent years developing the highest quality nutritional supplements possible. Being in shape or being healthier starts with you wanting to, and then letting us help you. Does first form have the best tasting protein powders and bars on the planet? How about the most convenient daily nutritional packet to give you what you need every day? What about the best tasting and most complete greens powder in the world? We think so. Get started today at firstform.com/healthy to get free shipping on most orders and a 110% money back guarantee if you don't love your first form products. That's the number one STPHORM.com/healthy.