Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Feb 26 2024 17:00 (EST)
AP News, I'm Ed Donichy, President Biden meets tomorrow with congressional leaders about border security, aid for Ukraine and Israel, and the possibility of a partial government shutdown. As far as border security is concerned, White House press secretary Karine Jumpier says Republicans squashed a big opportunity. There is no executive action that would have done what the bipartisan Senate negotiation proposal could have done, right? That would have been a step forward in dealing with the challenges at the border. President Biden and former President Donald Trump are both expected to be at the Mexico border in Texas Thursday, hundreds of miles apart. Republicans say the killing of a student in Georgia shows President Biden's migration policies have failed. The man accused of beating Laken Riley is a Venezuelan citizen who immigration authorities say unlawfully crossed into the U.S. in 2022. Brian Kemp is the governor of Georgia. Laken's life should not have ended so soon, and we need to demand justice for what happened to her. She deserves justice. Her family deserves justice. And we need justice on a national level to prevent this type of thing from happening again. Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment. Prosecutors in Trump's New York Hush Money criminal case are asking a judge to impose a gag order on the former president ahead of next month's trial. The Supreme Court is casting doubt on state laws in Florida and Texas that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by users. Chief Justice John Roberts talked about freedom of speech. I wonder, since we're talking about the First Amendment, whether our first concern should be with the state regulating what we have called the modern public square. Justice on the court emerged over how to think about the platforms. Stocks finished lower. The Dow down 62 points. This is AP news. A date has been set for Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial. Here's the AP's Margie Zoriletta. A judge in Santa Fe, New Mexico has called for jury selection to begin July 9th for Alec Baldwin's trial with opening statements the next day. The trial is expected to last eight days. In 2021, Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Helena Hutchins during a rehearsal for the movie Rust when the gun went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. The weapon supervisor on the movie, Hannah Gutierrez Reid, is currently on trial for involuntary manslaughter. The proceedings of that trial hold implications for Baldwin. He faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted. I'm Archie Zoriletta. A US-owned luxury cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew was allowed to dock in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius after being quarantined offshore for a day over fears of a possible cholera outbreak on board. Test show no outbreak. I'm Ed Donahue, AP news. Fargo, the new virtual assistant from Wells Fargo, makes banking faster and easier. Like this. Fargo, what's my checking account routing number? And this. Fargo, turn off my debit card. And this. Fargo, what did I spend on groceries last month? And that's just the beginning. Do you, Fargo? You can. In the Wells Fargo mobile app, learn more at Wells Fargo dot com slash get Fargo. Terms and conditions apply. Your mobile carriers availability and message and data rates may apply. Wells Fargo Bank and AM member FDIC.