Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Apr 18 2024 22:00 (EDT)
EFI News, I'm Ben Thomas. A jury of 12 has been seated in former President Trump's Hush Money trial. Alternates are still being chosen. Interim the judge has ordered the media not to report where potential jurors have worked for more federal prosecutor David Weinstein. The fear on both sides is that without anonymity, people are going to be reluctant to go into that jury room and vote their conscience, whether it's guilty or not guilty. In a Washington courtroom, Trump lost a bid to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the January 6 Capitol riot, only fights his 2020 election interference criminal case. The suits brought by Democratic lawmakers and police officers who defended the Capitol. In Philadelphia, President Biden accepted endorsements from at least 15 Kennedys, a bit to marginalize the candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In Sagar-Magani reports the Justice Department is ramping up efforts to reduce violent crime. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco says crime has dropped in many places after a COVID-19 pandemic era spike, but there is much more to do. The department's launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago in a bid to better identify weapons traffickers and shooters. They will also boost task forces to curb carjackings aimed at getting federal officials involved in investigations from the start. The initiatives are part of a broader administration effort to address violent crime, an issue the president's featured in his re-election campaign to reach a young voters worried about gun violence. Sagar-Magani, Washington. London police say they've infiltrated and disrupted a website that allowed international cyber fraudsters to trick up to 70,000 British victims into revealing personal information such as bank account details and passwords. This is AP News. The original model of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek has been found decades after it disappeared. The three-foot model of the Enterprise was used in the opening credits of Star Trek and in the pilot episode. It was loaned to the makers of the 1979 film Star Trek The Motion Picture and was not seen since. Until it popped up briefly on eBay this past fall. The sellers say they found it in a storage unit and they contacted heritage auctions for authentication. Roddenberry Entertainment CEO Eugene Rod Roddenberry, the son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, says the sellers have been rewarded for their honesty and he hopes to display the model publicly. He also feels vindicated because he says there was a rumor floating that he had thrown it in a swimming pool as a boy. Starbucks says it's introducing new cups for cold drinks with 20% less plastic. Frappuccinos, cold brews in the like now account for 75% of its US sales. In other news, I just realized I'm reporting more so I'd like a raise.