An 18-wheeler and numerous strips of sheet metal block the southbound lanes of U.S. 49 in Richland, Miss., after a tornado ripped through the area late Monday afternoon, April 28, 2014. According to the truck’s driver, he was alerted to the tornado in time to pull to the shoulder, lock his brakes and curl into the floor of his cab before the rig was spun 90 degrees amid a hail-storm of flying debris when the tornado passed. The driver was unhurt.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- MORE THAN TWO DOZEN DEAD IN SEVERE STORMS IN US
Tornadoes, flash floods, hail and thunderstorms rampage through the Midwest and South, leaving behind a wide swath of destruction and death.
- OBAMA RATCHETS UP PRESSURE ON RUSSIA
Washington and the European Union impose new sanctions on Moscow over the escalation in Ukraine.
- MORTAR ATTACK ON CENTRAL DAMASCUS KILLS 14
Four shells exploded in the middle of Syria’s capital one day after President Bashar Assad announced he will run for a third term in the June elections.
- SEOUL SAYS NORTH KOREA CONDUCTED LIVE-FIRE DRILL
Pyongyang’s military exercise could reflect its frustration at receiving little international aid.