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Caitlin Clark was selected No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. Also in the news: An Iranian attack on Israel over the weekend has put new momentum behind stalled foreign aid. We look at what factors are endangering the nation's rivers. |
Here's the news to know on Tuesday. |
The WNBA ushers in a new era of talent and star power |
You've probably heard the names Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark at least once in recent weeks. These women are among a class of rising stars in women's basketball and now they're official pros: Clark was selected No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night and Reese is headed the Windy City after being drafted by the Chicago Sky with the No. 7 pick. The fashion, fans and spectacle of the 2024 WNBA draft reflected a new phase for the women's pro basketball league, which is riding a wave of newfound popularity that is setting records for attendance and television viewership. Read USA TODAY Sports' full recap of the 2024 WNBA draft. | Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark pose for photos before the 2024 WNBA draft. Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports |
Congress grapples with foreign aid after Iran attack |
After months of delay, House Republicans said on Monday they will take a different approach to get billions of dollars of foreign aid across the finish line: vote on four distinct bills that separate complex foreign policy priorities. |
One thing is clear: The drone and missile attack – retaliation for an Israeli airstrike earlier this month on the Iranian embassy in Damascus – has been met with an outpouring of messages of support for Israel from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. |
| • | The House's new approach: Put funding for Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific allies up for a vote on their own, plus a fourth bill that will include several other unrelated GOP foreign policy priorities (such as what to do about TikTok). | | • | But building four individual bills breeds uncertainty: The funding for Israel has until now been connected to another $60 billion in aid to Ukraine and $5 billion for Taiwan as part of the national security supplemental. | | • | As the Israel-Hamas war stretches on, Americans want answers: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators demanding a cease-fire in Gaza blocked traffic across the nation on Monday, even forcing some people to walk on foot to their airport in Chicago. | | Protesters are arrested as they block the south bound lane of Interstate 5 under the Harlow overpass between Eugene and Springfield Monday, April 15, 2024. Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard |
Jury selection continues in Trump hush money trial |
Former President Donald Trump is due back in court on Tuesday for the second day of his New York criminal trial over whether he falsified business records to cover up giving hush money to a porn star to help his 2016 presidential campaign. Inside the courtroom, Monday wasn't a good first day for Trump: Trial Judge Juan Merchan began his remarks in the proceedings by denying a Trump motion for his own recusal. Trump argued Merchan should get off the case because his daughter leads a marketing agency that does work for Democratic political candidates. Read USA TODAY's full recap of Day 1 of the trial. |
FBI agents board ship responsible for Baltimore bridge collapse |
Agents with the FBI boarded the Dali on Monday, the cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and triggered its collapse last month, amid reports that it has opened a criminal probe into the events leading up to the collapse. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott also announced on Monday the city plans to take legal action against the owner, charterer, manager, and the manufacturer of the vessel. Read more |
Toxic algae, construction and courts: A crisis for America's rivers |
Water scarcity, overuse and development are among the reasons why 10 waterways across the nation were ranked this year's "most endangered rivers" by advocates. This year's list named the rivers of New Mexico as the most-imperiled because of concerns about the impacts of a Supreme Court decision last May that experts say limited the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce provisions of the Clean Water Act for many streams and wetlands. Beside the court's order, other river threats mentioned in the report include longer droughts, rising temperatures, competition for limited water supplies and other built infrastructure such as highways and dams that affect water flow and wetlands. Read more |
Photo of the day: The 128th Boston Marathon |
The 128th running of the Boston Marathon kicked off Monday morning with participants making the long journey from Hopkinton, Massachusetts to the finish line on Boylston Street in Boston. In the elite men's group, Ethiopian Sisay Lemma denied Evans Chebet, 35, of his third straight victory. Kenyan Hellen Obiri defended her title for the elite women's field. Read USA TODAY's full recap of the 2024 Boston Marathon and click here for more photos race day. | The elite women runners at the start line of the 128th running of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, April 15, 2024. Art Illman, Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/ USA TODAY NETWORK |
Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, sign up for the email here. Want to send Nicole a note? Shoot her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com. | | | | Here's what superstar Caitlin Clark said after she was taken No. 1 overall by the Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft. | | | |  | While Donald Trump remains in a New York courtroom, President Joe Biden is heading to Pennsylvania for a three-day campaign swing. | | | | Special elections are taking place Tuesday in a pair of metro Detroit House districts which have been vacant since November. | | | | The impeachment articles will be sent to the Senate on Tuesday. The chamber, controlled by Democrats, is not expected to hold a full trial. | | | | Trump won these congressional districts during the 2020 election. Democratic House members held them in 2022. Here's what they tell us about the 2024 presidential race. | | | | A former cop is asking the Supreme Court to invalidate an obstruction charge filed against one-fourth of Jan. 6 defendants including Donald Trump. | | | | Crimes reported by more than 10,000 college and university campuses are back to pre-2020 levels. Experts say don't worry, but parents are concerned. | | | | Taylor Swift approves of Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt's version of "All Too Well" performed on "Saturday Night Live": "This monologue is everything." | | | | "Real Housewives of Potomac" star Robyn Dixon announced Monday that she will not be returning to the Bravo series after being "fired" by the network. | | | | | This 7-day newsletter course will help you be an informed voter before Nov. 5. | | | | | | | |
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