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AP Headline News - May 27 2024 18:00 (EDT)
A.P. News, I'm Kaya from Droni. Nearly two dozen people have died from Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several states. A.P. Correspondent Mike Hempen reports a series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. this weekend, killing at least 21 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders says there have been eight deaths in her state. The moments that we think are going to be the things that break us and show our vulnerabilities are usually the things that ultimately show our strength. In Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear says at least four people have died in four different counties. At one point, we believed it was five and we have four confirmed deaths. Seven deaths occurred in Cook County, Texas Saturday when a tornado tore through a mobile home park. I'm Mike Hempen. In remarks that Arlington National Cemetery Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he's thinking about families that lost loved ones in battle. To our goal star family members and to everyone morning, a fallen fallen American hero today. Please know that we bow our heads and sorrow along with you. We know that you live with loss every day and not just Memorial Day. Closing arguments, jury instructions and a possible verdict. A major week looms ahead in Donald Trump's Hushmani trial in an AP interview former federal prosecutor, David Weinstein says what to expect from the defense and closing arguments. I think that the defense is going to focus on reasonable doubt. Has the prosecution met their burden or is there reasonable doubt that the defendant intended to act in the way that they say he did? The Hushmani trial continues tomorrow in Manhattan. This is AP News. In Israeli straight killed dozens in a Palestinian tent camp. AP correspondent Norman Hall has more. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that an Israeli military strike in the southern city of Rafa set fire to a tent camp housing display Palestinians and according to local officials killed at least 45 people. Netanyahu called the attack a tragic mistake. The Gaza Health Ministry says the dead included at least 12 women and eight children. The strike only added to the surging international criticism Israel has faced over its war with Hamas. According to the Health Ministry, the overall Palestinian death toll in the war is now above 36,000. Bill Walton who starred for John Wooden's UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Fame Center for his NBA career and one of the biggest stars in basketball broadcasting has died. Walton who had a prolonged fight with cancer was 71. I'm Hayep and Joining 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. 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