Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 23 2024 07:00 (EDT)
This is AP News, I'm Rita Falle. There could be more tornadoes today. Thunderstorms, ferocious winds, flooding and hail forecast for Texas to the Dakotas in Minnesota today. And there could be tornadoes in the strongest storms, say forecasters. On just one day, Tuesday, there were reports of 21 tornadoes in Iowa, the AP's Jennifer King. Cities in Iowa say a powerful tornado killed at least five people and injured nearly three dozen. Most of the casualties were in the small town of Greenfield, where homes, cars and trees were destroyed. Strong wind knocked down a stage at a campaign rally in Mexico in Nuevo, Lyon. At least nine people were killed, more than 60 others injured. In Pakistan, the temperatures have gotten as high as 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Doctors are treating hundreds of victims with heat stroke. Channels are blaming climate change. Here in the U.S. House Republicans want to hear from university leaders about those pro-Palestinian protesters on campus. The AP's Donna Warder. Scheduled to testify today at a hearing by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce are heads of Northwestern University Rutgers and University of California, Los Angeles. Lawmakers want to hear about the concessions that schools gave to pro-Palestinian protesters to end demonstrations and clear their encampments on their campuses, as well as allegations of anti-Semitism. Tensions over the Israel Hamas War have been high on campuses since the fall, and spiked in recent weeks with some 3,000 arrests nationwide. Donna Warder, Washington. About 44 million of us will be traveling for the Memorial Day holiday. The triple A says they haven't seen this many people traveling over the holiday weekend in almost 20 years. If you're on the road today, try to do it before noon or after six, says data provider NREX. This is AP News. Another human being has bird flu. A farm worker in Michigan has been diagnosed with bird flu. Health officials say the worker had been in contact with cows, presumed to be infected with bird flu, experienced mild eye symptoms, and has recovered. This is the second human case of bird flu associated with an outbreak in dairy cows in the U.S. Officials say the risk of bird flu to the public remains low. But farm workers exposed to infected animals are at higher risk. The first case happened in late March when a farm worker in Texas was diagnosed. Since 2020, a bird flu virus has been spreading among more animal species, including dogs, cats, skunks, bears, and even seals and porpoises. I'm Ed Donahue. Police in Spain say they have recovered the fourth of five paintings by Francis Bacon that were stolen from a Madrid apartment in 2015. It's valued at almost five and a half million dollars. I'm Rita Foley, AP News. 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. So the quarterly projections are in the red area there, and these numbers, I guess, should be higher. This doesn't make any sense. Wait, you're not even our finance director. Who are you? Oh, I'm the delivery driver. Anyone over the noodle bowl? We need a receptionist. No, we need Sign-In App. From managing visitors to risk reduction and office scheduling, trust Sign-In App for your confident workplace. Cloud Secure with App Convenience. Sign-In App keeps your office and business on track, start for free at signinapp.com. After countless steps and more than a few miles, your dog drives you forward one last time to make that final climb. And as the rising sun peeks out from the horizon, you know, incredible happens here because it starts here with a fuel that makes it all possible. Pro-Plan Sport. Discover advanced nutrition made to fuel strength and stamina and active dogs like yours at proplan sport.com. How dangerous is it to unwrap a burger at 40 miles per hour? More so than you think. In a little over two seconds, your car can travel slightly more than 117 feet, which is the same length as 20 bicycles. Anything that distracts you while driving is dangerous. That's why driving while texting can be deadly too. So put it down, it can wait. Don't drive distracted, shift into safe. A message from the Colorado Department of Transportation.