Winds shred Southern Plains; California set to get extra snow

Parts of the Southern Plains are surveying the injury and counting the injured after tornadoes and different highly effective winds. Emergency officers say no less than one individual was killed in a twister in western Oklahoma. Forecasters warned Monday of continued excessive winds in elements of the Plains and of thunderstorms and doable tornadoes within the Ohio Valley. In Michigan, residents confronted a fifth consecutive day with out energy following final week’s ice storm. In California, climate officers stated winter storms will proceed transferring into the state by way of Wednesday after residents acquired a quick break from extreme climate. And elements of the Northeast which have seen little snow are below a winter storm warning.

IRS choice to not tax sure funds carries fiscal value

More than 20 state governments, flush with money from federal stimulus funds and a rebounding financial system, shared their windfalls final 12 months by sending residents one-time funds. This 12 months, the Biden administration added a sweetener, telling tens of hundreds of thousands taxpayers that they don’t have to pay federal taxes on these funds. That choice by the IRS, whereas applauded by some tax specialists and lawmakers, may value the federal authorities as a lot $4 billion in income when Washington is battling a ballooning federal deficit and coming into a protracted battle over the nation’s debt restrict.

Biden deploys high-powered aides, plus extra help, to bolster Ukraine

Every week after U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to Ukraine to pledge American help within the battle to repel Russia, he has dispatched two senior Cabinet members to redouble efforts to prop up the Ukrainian financial system and to attempt to curb the Kremlin’s capacity to skirt Western sanctions. The visits — by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to the capital, Kyiv, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken into the center of what Moscow considers its sphere of affect in Central Asia — underscore the Biden administration’s dedication to blocking Moscow’s ambitions in Ukraine because the battle enters its second 12 months.

Murdoch says some Fox hosts ‘endorsed’ false election claims

Court paperwork say Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that some Fox News commentators endorsed false allegations of a stolen 2020 presidential election. Those allegations are on the coronary heart of a defamation lawsuit towards the cable information large by Dominion Voting Systems. In courtroom filings launched Monday referencing Murdoch’s deposition, Dominion says he acknowledged that Fox commentators Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro and Sean Hannity endorsed the false notion of a stolen election. Attorneys for Fox Corp. notice that Murdoch testified he by no means mentioned Dominion or voter fraud with any of the accused hosts.

Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later

The occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, started 50 years in the past and was one in a string of protests from 1969 to 1973 that pushed the American Indian Movement to the forefront of Native activism. ICT stories that blended emotions linger over the tensions that emerged in Lakota communities after the 71-day occupation and the digital destruction of the small group. But the legacy of activism lives on amongst those that have adopted within the occupiers’ footsteps, together with the brand new generations of Native individuals who turned out close to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation starting in 2016 to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline.

DeSantis takes over Disney district, punishing firm

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a invoice that provides him management of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district, punishing the corporate over its opposition to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation. The invoice requires the Republican DeSantis to nominate a five-member board to supervise the federal government providers that the Disney district gives in its sprawling theme park properties in Florida. The governor signed the laws on Monday. The transfer comes as DeSantis gears up for an anticipated presidential run and marks a high-profile legislative victory for a governor whose leveraging of cultural and political divides has pushed him to the fore of nationwide Republican politics.

Italy migrant tragedy loss of life toll over 60; dozens lacking

The loss of life toll has risen to no less than 63 within the migrant tragedy off Italy’s southern coast after rescue crews recovered a number of extra our bodies. Children have been among the many useless after a picket boat broke up in stormy seas on the reefs close to the Calabrian coast on Sunday. At least 80 folks survived however extra have been feared useless. Survivors informed authorities that the boat which set off from Turkey final week was carrying about 170 folks. The seashore on Calabria’s Ionian coast was littered Monday with the splintered stays of the boat in addition to the belongings the migrants had introduced with them. There have been only some life jackets scattered amid the particles.

Ukraine will get help from Saudis with $400 million help deal

Saudi Arabia signed agreements price $400 million with Ukraine on Sunday after the dominion’s overseas minister made a shock go to to Kyiv, a transfer praised by Washington. Prince Faisal bin Farhan met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his chief of employees Andriy Yermak, his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, and others. He was the highest-ranking Saudi official to go to Ukraine in 30 years. The journey comes after Saudi Arabia was accused by the U.S. of siding with Russia in its year-old invasion of Ukraine by way of its oil coverage.