Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Feb 26 2024 14:00 (EST)
AP News. I'm Ed Donohue, the former FBI informant charged with making up a bribery scheme involving the Biden family will remain in jail while awaiting trial. The AP's Sagar McGani has the story. Alexander Smirnoff claims to have ties to Russian intelligence and prosecutors worried he might try to flee the country if released. So a federal judge in Los Angeles has ordered Smirnoff to remain behind bars. That reverses an earlier order from a different judge who had release Smirnoff. The informant was taken into custody again last week. He's charged with falsely telling the FBI that executives of a Ukrainian energy company had paid President Biden and son Hunter millions each around 2015. A central claim to the GOP impeachment inquiry of the president, Sagar McGani Washington. Former President Donald Trump is appealing his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment. Hungary's Parliament ratified Sweden's application to join NATO after more than 18 months of delays clearing the way for NATO's expansion. The four top congressional leaders will be meeting tomorrow at the White House with President Biden. Press Secretary Karine Jampier says the president wants to avert a possible government shutdown and push for an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel as well as border security. He will reiterate his calls for congressional Republicans to stop to blame politics and to provide the funding needed for additional U.S. Border Patrol agents, more asylum officers, fentanyl detection technology and more. Parts of the Oregon Cascades and northern Rockies are getting near blizzard conditions with one to two inches of snow an hour meantime to the east Chicago and other cities in the Midwest are getting an early taste of summer bail was set at $5,000 for former NFL star Richard Sherman following his weekend arrest in Seattle for suspicion of driving under the influence. This is AP news. Ukrainian troops have pulled out of a village in the east. The village of Lestodj Kina was the last setback for Ukrainian troops as they retreated to nearby villages in an attempt to hold the line there though not in itself a major loss abandoning the village illustrates the battlefield challenges that Ukraine is currently facing. The new loss comes as Ukraine's defense minister has complained that half of promised Western military support to Ukraine is failing to arrive on time. He said the delays makes it hard to undertake proper military planning and ultimately costs the lives of soldiers. I'm Karen Chamas. Japan's first moonlander was spotted to a signal from Earth suggesting it had survived a second freezing week's long lunar night. The space agency called the signal a miracle because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night when temperatures can fall to around 274 degrees below Fahrenheit. The smart lander for investigating moon or slim made a pinpoint touchdown in January. 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 A member FDIC. 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 A member FDIC.