Destructive tornadoes touched down in several Midwestern states, causing devastating damage and leaving thousands without power. #Tornados #Midwest #ExtremeWeather

Watch how one woman turned an animal testing lab into a safe haven. #animalkind RELATED VIDEO » Miracle stray cat becomes cancer-free after finding loving home: https://youtu.be/SmuMGyWIVLA Shannon Keith, founder of Beagle Freedom Project, bought a former animal testing laboratory in Nowata, Oklahoma, to create an animal sanctuary. Subscribe to Humankind’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/humankindvideos AND if you love Humankind, check out Militarykind! https://www.youtube.com/militarykind

Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial continued Friday in New York with more witness testimony. President Joe Biden says he's willing to debate Donald Trump. USA Democracy Reporter Erin Mansfield looks at how the Republican National Committee is getting involved with lawsuits around the country. The top official overseeing federal college financial aid will leave his role this summer. USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook explains how the U.S. is upping its defenses against drones. #Podcast #Audio #News

Twyla Stallworth claims Officer John G. Barton "unlawfully entered" her home and "physically assaulted" her and her son. #Alabama #Arrests #BodyCam

Locals in San Fransisco were treated to an unusual sight: apes from the "Planet of the Apes" films mounted on horseback. #SanFrancisco #PlanetOfTheApes #Movies

The viral “rat hole” on a sidewalk in Chicago has been removed as officials have the sidewalk replaced due to damages. #Chicago #RatHole #Rats

Capt. Kevin Goldberg said it was a four-hour struggle to land the large catch. The fish was so big it had to be towed back to the dock. #Fisherman #Fish #NewJersey

Donald Trump's hush money trial has spurred an array of false claims about Stormy Daniels, including one from Trump himself. Read more: Donald Trump's supporters aren't flocking to his hush money trial. He's still campaigning from the courthouse https://tinyurl.com/3838zac4 #DonaldTrump #USATFactChecks #FactCheck

Citing concerns for safety amid an anti-war protest on campus, the University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony. Read more: College protests over Israel's war in Gaza continue following hundreds of arrests https://tinyurl.com/2khvnfxu #USC #Protest #Graduation

Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a White House event with businesswoman and reality star Kim Kardashian, along with 11 recently pardoned people. Read more: Kim Kardashian meets with VP Kamala Harris to talk criminal justice reform https://tinyurl.com/4h6drpnv #KimKardashian #KamalaHarris #WhiteHouse

A fire broke out in a vacant restaurant at the end of a pier in Oceanside, California. #California #Fire #CaliforniaPier

A New York appeals court has overturned the 2020 landmark conviction of Harvey Weinstein, which popularized the "Me Too" Movement. Read more: Harvey Weinstein's conviction tossed in stunning reversal. What does it mean for the Me Too movement? https://tinyurl.com/4n946y8x #HarveyWeinstein #MeToo #TimesUp

Seasonal allergies got you down? Here's when pollen season ends and how you can cope until it does. Read more: Seasonal allergies are back with a vengeance. When does pollen season end? Your guide to survival. https://tinyurl.com/49mdzv #Allergies #Pollen #AllergySeason

USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen updates several legal issues surrounding former President Donald Trump. Protests continue on college campuses over the war in Gaza. A New York appeals court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction. USA TODAY Congress & Campaigns Reporter Ken Tran looks at President Joe Biden's latest challenges with young, progressive voters. It was a good night to be a quarterback at the NFL Draft. #Podcast #Audio #News

A day after dozens were arrested at UT-Austin, professors joined students for another walkout and pro-Palestinian protest. #Texas #Austin #protests

Onlookers witnessed the young bears climbing a ladder of a ski lift at Steamboat Springs, Colorado. #Bear #cubs #Colorado

A Utah couple was reunited with their cat, Galena, after a vet alerted them that she was found 650 miles away in California. #cat #Utah #California

Venice introduced a payment system that charges tourists over 14 years old an entry fee into the Italian city to curb overtourism. #Venice #Italy #Tourism

The cargo ship "Balsa 94" steamed through a newly opened deep-water channel through the wreck of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. #bridge #Baltimore #ship

For the past five years, a small group of Silicon Valley investors has spent nearly a billion dollars quietly buying up over 50,000 acres of farmland in northern California. The goal? To create an ambitious new California dream city, something that hasn’t been done in America for over a century. The California Forever project aims to create a livable, workable, walkable city that puts working families at the heart of its design, creating new housing for up to 400,000 people. Skeptics abound, but could this be the solution to one of California’s most intractable problems? The city’s designated architect, urban planner Gabriel Metcalf, joins The Excerpt to discuss the hurdles and possibilities of developing an entirely new city. #podcast #california #housing