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nicole farato here. “Do you really want to know where I was on April 29th?” Wednesday’s news includes a full military meal, a chat with the New York Royals, Michigan football’s new coach, and more.
Military meals raise concerns
A heartbreaking photo of meals served to military personnel on two major US warships fighting the Iran war was shared with USA TODAY by the families of those involved, sparking outrage. Families and friends of sailors and Marines continue to worry that the meals provided to their loved ones deployed at sea are not nutritious or adequately nourishing.
A photo shared with USA TODAY shows a half-empty cafeteria tray held by two service members. One contains just a small scoop of moist shredded meat and a tortilla, the other a handful of boiled carrots, a dry burger, and slices of mysterious gray spam-like meat.
The Pentagon denies there is a food shortage on board the ship. But the family photos and claims remain unexplained, prompting at least one U.S. lawmaker to call for a congressional investigation.
More news you need to know right now
- A royal moment in the Big Apple. King Charles III and Queen Camilla are continuing their successful tour of the United States, including a visit to New York today.
- James Comey was indicted. A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted Comey on charges of threatening to harm or kill President Donald Trump in an Instagram post.
- How President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security deports people to prisons in countries they don’t know. A growing number of immigrants are caught up in sweeping changes to U.S. deportation policy. Last year, the Trump administration dramatically expanded the little-known tactic of sending migrants to countries with which they have no ties.
politics
Crowded California ballot
In a more than hour-long debate Tuesday at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium, eight candidates running for California governor sparred and threw jabs over health care, days before Californians could begin early voting in the state’s primary election. ☀️Want more California news? Sign up for USA TODAY’s Today California newsletter.
USA TODAY Sports Limited
He’s no Michigan man, but Kyle Whittingham is exactly what the Wolverines needed
New University of Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham keeps his workday private. So when a man who had lived and thrived on less in Utah State first stepped into the shining city on a hill that is Schembechler Hall, the football facility on this historic campus, he was just like anyone else viewing the palace at the time. Silent. Read Whittingham’s extensive interview with USA TODAY Sports.
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