Amid a year that has already seen hundreds of tornadoes and dozens of deaths, even more tornadoes like the ones that tore through Arkansas and Illinois on Friday are expected soon. Also in the news: A former Arkansas governor announced a 2024 presidential bid and LSU upset Iowa in a record-setting NCAA women's tournament win. |
Now, here we go with Monday's news. |
More danger forecast after Friday's destruction |
The death toll rose to 32 as more dangerous weather was forecast for a wide swath of the South and Midwest thisi. The area is already in ruins from a surge of storms that fueled confirmed or suspected tornadoes in at least 11 states. |
There have been about 100 tornadoes above average for this time of year, experts say. One factor has been the unusually warm water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| • | One tornado at the center of the destruction in Arkansas drew stunning preliminary data from the National Weather Service – an EF3 with winds of up to 165 mph, 30 miles long and 1.3 miles wide. | | • | Even before Friday's outbreak, there had been more than 300 tornadoes so far, and according to Storm Prediction Center data, it was the third-most-active start to a year on record in the U.S. | | • | A "powerhouse jet stream" moving in from the Plains was moving Friday's storms at highway speeds, and a similar effect is expected Tuesday. | | Powerful tornado slams Little Rock, Arkansas, inflicts 'significant damages' CARI REEVES VIA STORYFUL |
Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger |
Russian police have arrested a woman suspected of delivering a bomb that killed a well-known military blogger who fervently supported Moscow's war in Ukraine. Russia's top counterterrorism agency said the attack was staged by Ukrainian security agencies. Vladlen Tatarsky was killed Sunday as he was leading a discussion at a cafe on the banks of the Neva River in the historic heart of St. Petersburg. Over 30 people were wounded by the blast. Russian news reports said the bomb was hidden in a bust of the blogger that the suspect had given to him as a gift just before the explosion. Read more | Russian investigators inspect the 'Street bar' cafe damaged in a blast in Saint Petersburg on April 2, 2023. HANDOUT, Investigative Committee of Russia |
GOP ex-Gov. Asa Hutchinson jumps into 2024 presidential race |
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Sunday he will run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, calling himself a "non-Trump" candidate and "alternative" to the Republican who nonetheless wants to reach out to the former president's voters. The former drug enforcement administrator and Homeland Security official indicated border security and the economy would be a focus of his campaign, which faces an uphill battle in what may be a crowded competition to deprive Donald Trump of his party's presidential nomination. Read more | Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson at the Vision 2024 National Conservative Forum in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 18, 2023. LOGAN CYRUS, AFP via Getty Images |
The fight for credibility in Trump criminal case |
Any eventual trial of Donald Trump will be a fight for credibility. And it's already heating up. Trump's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, told CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and fixer, is a convicted liar who "is constitutionally incapable of telling the same story the same way twice." Meanwhile, Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, told CNN that Cohen and other witnesses have provided testimony and documentation. Cohen has already been imprisoned in part because he arranged for $280,000 in hush payments before the 2016 election to silence Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, who each claimed to have had sex with Trump. Read more | Protesters gather outside Trump Tower on Friday, March 31, 2023, in New York. Bryan Woolston, AP |
LSU beat Iowa for first basketball title in school history |
LSU put on a record-breaking performance in the women's NCAA Tournament championship game. Jasmine Carson was a big reason why. Carson scored 21 of her 22 points in the first half as the Tigers torched Iowa's defense in a 102-85 victory on Sunday. The 102 points were the most ever scored in a championship game by a single team and the 187 combined total also shattered the previous mark. Read more | LSU players celebrate after beating Iowa to win the NCAA women's basketball national title. Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports |
Photo of the day: 2023 CMT Awards |
The CMT Awards hit the road this year, swapping Nashville for Austin, Texas. Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown returned to co-host the fan-voted show, where Carly Pearce, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker with the Black Crowes and Cody Johnson performed. Check out the best photos from the show. | Jelly Roll accepts the award for Male Breakthrough Video of the Year at the CMT Awards at the Moody Center on Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Jay Janner / The Austin-American |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | |
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