Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Mar 06 2024 06:00 (EST)
This is AP News, I'm Rita Falle. Big wins for Donald Trump and Joe Biden on Super Tuesday, and Donald Trump is taking a bow. This has never been anything so conclusive. This was an amazing, an amazing night, an amazing day. It's been an incredible period of time in our country's history. It's been sad in so many ways, but I think it's going to be inspiring because we're going to do something that, frankly, nobody's been able to do for a long time. Donald Trump last night at Mar-Lago, Nikki Haley won Vermont denying Donald Trump a full sweep in the Republican contests. President Biden won every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday, except for the territory of American Samoa, where a man named Jason Palmer beat him by 11 votes. The AP's Donald Warther. Who is Jason Palmer? He's a 52-year-old Baltimore resident who has worked for various businesses and nonprofits, and he beat Joe Biden in the Super Tuesday Democratic Caucus in American Samoa. My phone started blowing up, and when your phone is, you know, 20 text messages coming in at once, you immediately looked at your phone or on a TV. Palmer says he likes to focus on people who are underrepresented. Donna Warder, Washington. The president issued a statement after the Super Tuesday results rolled in, warning the "Donald Trump is not focused on the American people, but on grievance and grift," says the president. In California Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey will face off in a U.S. Senate race. Garvey is a former LA Dodgers baseball player. Overseas, a U.S. destroyer shot down drones and a missile launched by Houthi rebels toward it in the Red Sea. A top UN official is in Russia to talk about nuclear safety in Ukraine. We'll talk with President Putin. This is AP News. Now to several arrests related to goose and duck intestines. Six people arrested in New York Tuesday on charges of illegally importing goose and duck intestines from China. In some cases, hiding them under packaged rattlesnakes or mislabeling them as pet grooming products like nail clippers on custom forms that according to federal officials. The scheme which also included illegal imports of duck blood and hawthorn fruit involved transporting the restricted items from China to California and then on to New York, where they were sold to customers, including restaurants. Julie Walker, New York. Delta Airlines is raising the cost of checked bags. The first bag checked on a domestic flight will now cost $35. The charge for a second bag will be $45. I'm Rita Foley, AP News. That's Dan, C-A-P-L-I-S-AW.com. I want to thank you to all of you for your support and your support for your support. I'll thank you to all of you for your support and your support for your support and your support for your support. I will thank you to all of you for your support and your support for your support and your support for your support. I'm so glad you're here. I want to thank you to all of you for your support and your support for your support. I want to thank you to all of you for your support and your support for your support. I want to thank you to all of you for your support and your support for your support. I want to thank you to all of you for your support and your support for your support. I want to thank you to all of you for your support. I want to thank you to all of you for your support and your support for your support. I want to thank you to all of you for your support and your support for your support. I want to thank you to all of you for your support and your support for your support. I want to thank you to all of you for your support. Hello, Saver. Whether you're saving for that trip to the tropics or saving for an emergency, now is the time to take advantage of Wells Fargo's savings options. Wells Fargo offers savings accounts that can help you save towards your goals. So, what are you saving for? Visit a Wells Fargo branch or wellsfargo.com/save to open a savings account today. Wells Fargo bank NA member FDIC. (upbeat music)