Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Mar 27 2024 18:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Haya Punjwani. Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed yesterday after a container ship lost power and rammed into the bridge. Speaking to reporters, Maryland Governor Westmore was asked about the possibility of criminal charges against the ship and says nothing is being ruled out at this time. It's still too early in the investigation to rule anything in or out, but we know that the investigation, wherever it leads, that we will follow where the investigation leads. The NCAA is encouraging lawmakers to put an end to a popular style of sports betting in college athletics. NCAA President Charlie Baker is urging lawmakers in states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban betting on individual player performances. Prop bets allow gamblers to wager on statistics a player will accumulate during a game. Ohio, Vermont, and Maryland are among the states that have removed prop betting on college athletes. The American Gaming Association estimates 2.7 billion dollars will be bet on this year's NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments through legal sports books. I'm Gethan Koolba. In an interview on WHNT following Tuesday night's victory in the special election, Alabama State Representative elect Marilyn lands said she wants the abortion ban to repealed and wants to be a champion for health care. I think this is a giant step forward for Alabama. I think it's a victory tonight for women, for families, for Alabama in general. Handpicked numbers were the golden ticket to the 1.13 billion dollar mega millions jackpot in New Jersey at a news conference streamed on WBAC. The state's lottery executive director James Carey says he looks forward to meeting the winner but the rest of us may never learn who it is. The law in New Jersey says that winners of the lottery can remain anonymous so we might not ever. I'll know hopefully we'll have that ticket claim. I'll know who won the lottery but we can't tell the press and the public who won that ticket. This is AP News. AP Correspondents at Zootal reports US stocks ticked higher on Wednesday with Trump Media and Technology Group continuing an exuberant climb. Stocks broke out of a three day lull on Wall Street and closed at another record high. The S&P 500 added 9-10th Wednesday beating the all-time high it set last week. The Dow rose 477 points, it's about 1.2%, the NASDAQ composite added half a percent. The Dow and the NASDAQ closed just short of their own records. Merck rose 5%, the big drug maker helped push the market higher after winning federal approval for its treatment of a rare disease affecting blood vessels. Trump Media and Technology Group rose 14.2%, it was the second day of trading for the parent company of former President Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social. Treasury yields moved lower in the bond market, the yield on the 10-year treasury fell to 4.19% Seth Zootal, New York. I'm Hayapan Joani, AP News. Is there anything more satisfying than finding something that perfectly lines up with your taste and checks all the boxes? Like a suit from Indochino. Their suits are made to measure and totally customizable with endless options. Choose the cut, fabric, lining and more for the suit of your dreams at a surprisingly affordable price. Go to Indochino.com and use code PODCAST to get 10% off any purchase of $3.99 or more. That's 10% off at indiochino.com with code PODCAST. When everyone's on the same page, getting things done at work is easy. Make a bigger impact at work with Grammarly. Grammarly is your secure AI writing partner that allows your team to make their point and move faster. You can even save time by going from spending hours editing drafts to just seconds, join the 96% of Grammarly users that say it helps them craft more impactful writing. Sign up and download Grammarly for free at Grammarly.com/podcast. That's Grammarly.com/podcast. Easier said, done.