Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Mar 12 2024 06:00 (EDT)
"This is AP News. I'm Rita Folle. Help for starving people in Gaza." An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food has set sail from Cyprus to Gaza. The food is being gathered by World Food Kitchen, the charity founded by Celebrity Chef Jose Andres. And it's been carried on a barge attached to a ship belonging to the Spanish A Group Open Arms. It's expected to arrive at an undisclosed location on the Gaza coastline in a few days. The shipments have tested for the opening of a sea corridor to supply aid to the territory, where starvation is spreading. I'm Charles, The Ladessma. Now to Haiti, racked by gang violence. This morning, Prime Minister Ariel Henri is announcing that he will resign as a transitional presidential council is created. An investigation is underway in a deadly school bus crash yesterday in Illinois. Authorities say three school children and their bus driver were killed, along with a semi-truck driver when the school bus crossed over the center line on Route 24, west of Springfield. Illinois state police Captain Jody Huffman. First one to recognize the tremendous pain that the parents, families, and loved ones are experiencing right now. She says they still don't know why the bus driver veered into the path of the truck. Both vehicles became engulfed in flames. The truck driver who died was hauling sand. I'm Jackie Quinn. Special counsel Robert Her goes before the House Judiciary Committee today to take questions about his report on President Biden and classified documents. He concluded the president should not face criminal charges for his handling of sensitive government information when he was vice president. But he also brought up the issue of the president's age and competence. The Dow gained 46 points yesterday. The S&P fell five points. The Nasdaq fell 65 points. This is AP news. Now to Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race and the deaths of two dogs. Two dogs died over the weekend during Alaska's annual Iditarod sled dog race. Both dogs, a two-year-old male named Bog and a four-year-old male named George, collapsed. They were on separate teams. Further tests will be done to determine why they died. Their mushers, Isaac Tiford and Hunter Keefe both voluntarily quit the race. The last dog to die during the 1,000 mile race was in 2019. People for the ethical treatment of animals has been a long critic of the Iditarod and is calling for the race to end. Senior Vice President Colleen O'Brien says dogs are forced to run until their bodies break down. Also, the human winner can get a trophy while the dogs get an icy grave. In all five of the 38 mushers have left the race, a winner is expected by the middle of the week in gnome. I'm Ed Donahue. And I'm Rita Folle, AP News. It's Buck Sexton, along with Clay Travis, talking about Dan capitalist law, but Dan's the son of a police officer and a guy who finished law school and aimed high to build a world-class firm for the people where everyone, regardless of background, gets top-notch treatment. Dan capitalist law lives that mission, scoring record verdicts for folks from all walks of life and they don't care about your wallet. Right just cases are taken on a percentage fee basis. 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.