Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Mar 12 2024 21:00 (EDT)
Pee-Pee News, I'm Ben Thomas. President Biden has clinched the Democratic presidential nomination with decisive victories in Georgia and Mississippi. Donald Trump's also on pace to secure the Republican nomination with victories in those states. Voter Sheryl Peeby House and Atlanta Independent cites border policy as a top concern. "The Democrats were bending to help create something in the Republican's trash. So we need more compromise. I mean, it's not going to go away or else they do something about it." On Capitol Hill, Special Counsel Robert Herr explained why he did not recommend charges against President Biden overclassifying documents he'd kept from his time as vice president. Telling a house hearing, he did not sanitize his explanation or disparage the president. "My assessment in the report about the relevance of the president's memory was necessary, an accurate and fair. Most importantly, what I wrote is what I believe the evidence shows. And what I expect jurors would perceive and believe." Jim Jordan's Judiciary Committee Chair "What comes through is Joe Biden felt he was entitled. You can almost hear it. You can feel the arrogance in this statement. Their mind." Democrats blasted her. Adam Schiff. "You don't gratuitously add language that you know will be useful in a political campaign. You were not born yesterday. You understood exactly what you were doing." And the growing turmoil in Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henri is resigning. His announcement came after a meeting of regional leaders, including the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Now it's no secret that Haiti has been spiraling into a crisis. Henri had been in Kenya, trying to secure a multinational force, but he was unable to return to Haiti after gangs attacked the country's main airport. Consumer prices rose at a slightly faster pace last month, up 0.4 percent from January, year over year prices up 3.2 percent. Electronic stocks spurred a rally on Wall Street, the S&P gained 1.1 percent. The Nasdaq, 1.5. This is AP News. An insurance industry study finds automated driving systems unsafe. Haya Panjwani has details. Automated driving systems aren't good at making sure drivers are paying attention. That's according to a recent study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Most electronic driving systems that take on more driving tasks for people aren't good at making sure drivers pay attention to the road. David Harky is the institute's president. What we are doing is trying to figure out how well these systems work in terms of making sure that the driver is paying attention to the driving tasks, is not looking away from the road too frequently and for too long a period of time. The organization also says the Department of Transportation has left a regulatory void for not standardizing these systems, so the IIHS is doing what they can to give ratings to car companies and ensure that they are keeping drivers who use these automatic systems safe. I'm Haya Panjwani. And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening. 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. Go to 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.