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A historic trial on historic charges enters a new historic phase: jury deliberations. Two new giant pandas are coming to live at the National Zoo. And no, it's not your imagination: There have been a lot of tornadoes lately. |
👋Hey there! Laura Davis here. While we wait for a verdict, let's get you caught up on Wednesday's news. |
Former President Donald Trump's fate in his historic hush money trial rests in the hands of 12 Manhattan jurors, with the verdict carrying the potential to alter the 2024 presidential campaign. |
What's happening now: Jurors began deliberating Wednesday after hearing six weeks of testimony from a parade of 22 witnesses, including a felon convicted of perjury, a porn actress, and the former head of the parent company for the National Enquirer tabloid. Before being sent home for the day, the jury sent notes requesting to review sections of testimony from media executive David Pecker and former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, and asking to re-hear the jury instructions. They will resume deliberations Thursday. 👉 Everything from the courtroom. | Donald Trump stands with his lawyer Todd Blanche at Manhattan state court in New York City on May 28, 2024. Pool photo by Andrew Kelly via USA TODAY Network |
'Pandamonium' at the National Zoo |
What's black, white and read all over? Yesterday's newspaper! Okay, what's black and white and coming to live at the National Zoo in D.C.? TWO GIANT PANDAS. |
Let's get into it: Pandas have been deeply missed at the Smithsonian's National Zoo for the past six months. But on Wednesday, zoo visitors learned they have something big (and furry) to look forward to again. The zoo said it's set to receive male panda Bao Li and female panda Qing Bao, both 2 years old, from China sometime this year. The news comes after Mei Xiang and Tian Tian − who had been in the U.S. for 23 years − and Xiao Qi Ji, who was born in August 2020, returned to China in November following a bittersweet farewell in Washington. 🐼 Here's everything we know so far. | Giant panda Qing Bao munches on bamboo in her habitat in Sichuan, China, May 17, 2024. Together with Bao Li, she's coming to the Smithsonian National Zoo sometime in 2024, officials said. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. |
A bumper year for tornadoes |
This isn't a promo for the new "Twisters" movie. If you think there have been a lot of tornadoes this year, you're right: With at least 850 confirmed tornadoes so far and several major outbreaks, it ranks among the busiest years in recorded history. Even some of the most veteran storm chasers have been astounded by tornado activity so far this year. |
By the numbers: Preliminarily, the U.S. has seen four days with at least 30 tornadoes rated EF1 or stronger, according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory. The average is two a year. That likely puts 2024 in the top 10% of years. 🌪️ What's behind the uptick? |
Balloons filled with ... what? |
Call it trash diplomacy. North Korea sent about 150 garbage-and-excrement-filled balloons flying toward South Korea on Wednesday, state media reported, prompting officials to warn residents to stay inside. The incident, reported by local news, citing military sources, comes as the North had vowed to retaliate against its neighbor after political activists launched propaganda-filled balloons across the border in the direction of Pyongyang. The two Koreas have been using balloons and even message-filled bottles floating down a border river as part of their information war for years. 👉 Here's what was found in the balloons. | | | | Justice Alito said a 'reasonable person' not motivated by politics would agree the flags flown by his wife do not require his recusal. | | | |  | Big questions raised in bankruptcy case of Colorado football safety Shilo Sanders, son of Colorado's coach. Shilo is entering his final season at CU. | | | | Scottie Scheffler was arrested near the entrance to Valhalla Golf Club on May 17 before the start of the second round of the PGA Championship. | | | | George Clooney and Brad Pitt star in the trailer for the Jon Watts thriller "Wolfs," which marks their first movie together in more than a decade. | | | | The former governor and Republican presidential candidate was in Israel over the weekend and stopped to write her message on an artillery shell. | | | | Police arrested Lee shortly after the 2005 assault occurred "identified by DNA and his horrible breath." He fled the state after his 2007 conviction. | | | | Shania Twain said in a new podcast interview she does not "hate" her ex-husband for having an affair with her best friend. | | | | Busy Philipps – like many celebrity parents of LGBTQ+ kids before her – has taken her daughter's lead when it comes to the LGBTQ+ experience. | | | | Michigan State Police trooper Brian Keely is charged with murder after fatally striking a man, Samuel Sterling, with his car, authorities say. | | | | A natural gas explosion in Youngstown, Ohio damaged a building and left one dead and seven people hospitalized. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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