Trump indictment throws 2024 race into uncharted territory; MLB, Judge start on high note | Hot Off The Wire, March 31, 2023

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» The historic indictment of former President Donald Trump has thrust the 2024 presidential election into uncharted territory

Trump indictment and hush money investigation, explained

» The Quad-City region is now at a Level 4 risk, or moderate risk, for severe storms on Friday that are expected to pack damaging winds and could produce large hail, lightning and possibly spawn a tornado, the National Weather Service, Davenport, said.

» The Vatican says that Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis.

» The president of Belarus says Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in his country along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal.

» Gwyneth Paltrow’s live-streamed trial over a 2016 ski collision at a posh Utah resort has drawn worldwide attention, spawned memes and sparked debate about the burden and power of celebrity.

» MLB, Judge start on high note; Final Four Weekend