Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Mar 04 2024 22:00 (EST)
AP News, I'm Haya Punjwani. Former President Donald Trump has won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, adding to a string of victories heading into Super Tuesday. In the latest round of violence in Haiti, heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti's main international airport in an exchange of gunfire with police and soldiers trying to repel them. AP's Lisa Dwyer reports. The airport was closed when the attack occurred with no planes operating and no passengers on site. Associated press journalist saw an armored truck on the tarmac shooting at gangs trying to prevent them from entering the airport grounds. The scores of employees and other workers fled from whizzing bullets. It is the biggest attack on the airport in Haiti's history. The attack occurred just hours after authorities ordered a nighttime curfew following an explosion of violence in which armed gang members overran the two biggest prisons and freed thousands of inmates over the weekend. I'm Lisa Dwyer. The severe weather may have eased in some places, but communities are digging out from more than 10 feet of snow. AP correspondent Jackie Quinn has more. At the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort in Norden, California, workers couldn't get into work because of snow accumulation blocking their door. They had to dig a tunnel. While in snow-covered truckie, Kevin Dupuy tried to blow out, dig out and sweep out piles and piles of white snow. It doesn't get removed. It just kind of puts it into the bank. So we just move it around. The California Highway Patrol, which had to rescue stranded drivers around Lake Tahoe, says tire chains are still required for certain routes through the mountains. I'm Jackie Quinn. This is AP News. A former Saayang award runner up is staying with the team on a record deal, corresponding getting coolball has the story. Zach Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed on a $126 million three-year contract for 2025-27, the fourth highest average salary in baseball history at $42 million. Wheeler gets $23.5 million this year in the final season of a $118 million five-year contract. Wheeler's average salary trails only Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Otani at $70 million, and pitchers Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander both at $43.33 million. Wheeler has led the NL in strikeouts and innings during his four seasons with Philly and an El Saayang award runner up in 2021. Wheeler also won a gold club last season. China is increasing its defense budget 7.2 percent this year in a similar increase to last years. It's already the world's second highest behind the United States. I'm Haya Panjwani. 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 information and that's 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 Harriers availability and message and data rates may apply, Wells Fargo Bank and AM member FDIC.