Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Apr 03 2024 09:00 (EDT)
This is AP News, I'm Rita Falle. We'll begin with the big storms that have been moving across the nation. The AP has done a water. And Louisville, Kentucky Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a news conference carried by WHAS that he's declaring a state of emergency for Jefferson County. There is definitely significant damage to homes. There's significant damage to fences, to trees. The storms prompted tornado watches overnight in parts of Kentucky. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, and West Virginia, where in Dunbar, Ronnie Howard told WCHS he was at work when Tuesday's storm blew over a huge billboard that landed on top of his car. Employees run the entity, Ron, Ron is your car, your car. I think they're playing a joke on me. About 140,000 homes and businesses in West Virginia initially lost power in Wisconsin, more than 70,000. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 46-year-old homeless woman who was sleeping at the entrance of a drainage pipe was killed. And then there's the earthquake in Taiwan that's killed at least nine people. Survivors jumped out of windows of damaged buildings. Some school children covered themselves with textbooks to guard against falling objects. The U.S. Geological Survey says this was a 7.4 magnitude earthquake. How did this happen? This morning, Israel's military chief is explaining that airstrike that killed seven world-central kitchen aid workers in the Gaza Strip. This strike was not carried out with the intention of harming W.C.K. aid workers. It was a mistake that followed a misidentification. Lieutenant General Herze Herlevet knew AP Poll, only about three and ten Americans believe U.S. democracy is functioning well. This is AP News. Tonight's Powerball, the jackpot's a billion dollars plus, the AP's Julie Walker. The Powerball jackpot has been growing for more than three months, reflecting the long odds of a 1 in 292 million chance of winning the top prize. It's time to play America's favorite jackpot game. This is Powerball. The last player won the jackpot New Year's Day. Lottery officials note thousands of people have won smaller prizes, which range from $2 to $2 million. Tonight's jackpot an estimated $1.09 billion. That's for the annuity paid over time, is the ninth largest in U.S. lottery history. Good luck. I'm Julie Walker. Tesla sales have tumbled nearly 9% as competition heats up and demand for electric vehicles slows. Price cuts have not drawn more buyers. I'm Rita Foley, AP News.