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AP Headline News - Apr 16 2024 22:00 (EDT)
Inky News, I'm Ben Thomas. A lot of court action today concerning, in one way or another, former President Trump. Julie Walker has the latest from New York. After the first two days of Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial, seven jurors were picked. Five more are still needed, plus two alternates. At the end of court Tuesday, Trump accused the judge of rushing the trial. We think we have a very conflicted, highly conflicted judge. You shouldn't be on the case. The jurors included information tech worker, an English teacher, an oncology nurse, a sales professional, a software engineer, and two lawyers. Opening statements begin as early as next week. Trump denies charges of falsifying business records to keep stories about his sex life secret. At Court in Manhattan, I'm Julie Walker. The Supreme Court heard arguments over whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against those involved in the January 6 Capitol riot. The same charge Trump's facing for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Mark Sherman reports after 90 minutes of arguments, it was not immediately clear which way the court's leaning. The justices had tough questions for the Justice Department about whether the law, which was adopted in the wake of the N-Rine financial scandal more than two decades ago, can be used against January 6th defendants. The government has so far charged about 330 people with obstructing an official proceeding for their role in the January 6th riot. After the court proceedings, Trump visited a Harlem bodega as part of his effort to blame President Biden for crime. The current president was in Scranton, PA pitching his plan for higher taxes on the wealthy. Folks trickle down economics fail the middle class. It failed America. The truth is Donald Trump embodies that failure. He wants to double down on trickle down. Meantime Biden's latest plan for student loan cancellations moving forward with the proposed regulation. This is AP News. A massive fire is taking down a landmark in Denmark. Charles D'Alessma has the story. A fire raged through one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings causing the collapse of the iconic spire from the 17th century old stock exchange as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables. The Danish culture minister says it's touching to see how many people lent their hand to save art treasures, one man jumping off his bicycle on his way to work to help in the effort. The fire began on Tuesday morning in the copper roof of the old stock exchange or bursen, spreading to much of the building and the roof, parts of which also collapsed and destroyed the building's interior, the cause of the fires, not immediately known. I'm Charles D'Alessma. The fire was reminiscent of the blaze that destroyed Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral five years ago. Its restoration slated for completion this year. I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening. [Music]