Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Apr 18 2024 18:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ben Thomas. Jurors coming and going, Norman Hall has the latest on Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York. A jury of 12 people has been seated and the court has quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors. Rapid progress propelled the case closer to opening statements in weeks of testimony in the case charging the ex-president with falsifying business records to suppress stories about his sex life in the final days of the 2016 election. The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, an English teacher, and multiple lawyers. The case centers on $130,000 Trump's lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen paid to porn actor Stormy Daniels. Trump faces 34 felony counts. He denies any wrongdoing. I, Norman Hall. In Washington, Trump's lost a bid to pause the string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack. While Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to move a security package for Ukraine, Israel, and other allies, Sakamagani has details. Johnson has a plan for advancing the package that's been held up since October and is shrugging off threats from some Republicans to yank the speaker's gavel if he does. You do the right thing and you let the chips fall where they may. While Democrats like Jim McGovern say it's a long past time and our allies have been waiting and waiting and waiting. It's becoming clear Johnson will need Democrat help to not only pass the bills, but keep his job. Some have said they will help vote down any motion to oust Johnson. Other Republicans like House Foreign Affairs chair Michael McCall say approving the aid is vital. We are in a real pivotal point in history. He says seems a people fleeing Ukraine evoke Hitler's rise to power. This is 1939 all over again. Sager Magani Washington, at least 15 members of the Kennedy family have endorsed President Biden's reelection bid and the U.S. and Britain have imposed more sanctions on Iran. This is AP news. IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva says the outlook for the global economy is up, but there's still plenty to worry about noting inflation is down, but not gone. And in the U.S., strong economic performance has a flip side. This inflation is taking longer than expected. Damian Chorisi has AP market support. U.S. stock index is drifted to a mixed close. The S&P 500 fell 0.2 percent to market's fifth straight loss and its longest losing streaks since October. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.1 percent. The Nasdaq fell 0.5 percent following a mixed set of profit reports from big companies. Treasury yields rose following stronger than expected economic data. Not only is the number of labs across the country remaining relatively low, an index of manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region showed growth unexpectedly accelerated. Stocks have been struggling recently as yields in the bond market charge higher. Damian Chorisi, New York. And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening. These days, work is in trouble. We've outsourced most of our manufacturing to other countries. And with that, we sent away good jobs and our capability to make things. American Giant is a clothing company that's pushing back against this tide. They make all kinds of high-quality clothing and activewear, like sweatshirts, jeans, dresses, jackets, and so much more, right here in the USA. So when you buy American Giant, you create jobs in towns and cities across the country, and jobs bring pride, purpose. They stitch people together. If all that sounds good to you, visit american-giant.com and get 20 percent off your first order when you use code STAPEL20 at checkout. That's 20 percent off your first order at american-giant.com with promo code STAPEL20.