Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Apr 19 2024 22:00 (EDT)
If he news Friday April 19th, I'm Ben Thomas, Democrats join Republicans in a rare burst of bipartisanship as the House passed a key procedural hurdle and moved toward weekend votes on a foreign aid package, $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support. House Speaker Mike Johnson. "This is the best possible product that we can get under these circumstances to take care of these really important obligations," conservatives like Texas' Chip Roy upset. "Speaker Johnson said in January, if President Biden wants a supplemental spending bill focused on national security, it better begin with defending America's national security. We want to get the border closed and secured first. To that, I say amen. And where is that?" Speaker Johnson. Israel and Iran both playing down an apparent Israeli airstrike in central Iran, the AP's John Gambrale. Analysts say this may be an attempt by Iran to try to step away, to try not to escalate the situation, that attack on Israel by Iran was unprecedented and this attack does not seem to have caused any serious damage as far as we can tell. But it does show that potentially Israel is capable of launching drones into Iran." The UN World Food Programs agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the U.S. military completes a peer to bring it in by sea. Aid groups had been reluctant to handle distribution, absent significant changes by Israel. In New York, a jury has been seated, an appellate judge has rejected another bit to halt the case, and Donald Trump's hush money trial is set for opening statements. "The trial starts on Monday, which is long before a lot of people call it. The judge wants us to go as fast as possible. It's for his reasons, not for my reasons." Tumbling tech stocks sent the S&P and the NASDAQ to a losing week, the Dow finished slightly higher. And the miners who chiseled bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50 percent pay cut. They're actively reducing new production of the world's largest cryptocurrency for the fourth time. The price of Bitcoin holding steady at just under $64,000. This is AP News. Jackie Quinn reports a Grammy-winning Christian music artist who competed on American Idol in 2006 has died. "Authorities are investigating the death of performing artist Mandyza." Mandyza won a Grammy in 2013 for her album and song "Overcomer." But Mandyza told the Associated Press a year later, she decided not to attend the ceremony in part because she had gained back some of the weight she had lost. "I cannot tell you how difficult it is as somebody who has just been insecure my entire life about my appearance to walk the red carpet and try to put on a briefie." She was found dead in her Nashville home at the age of 47. She spoke openly about her struggles with depression, her weight, the pandemic and her faith. I'm Jackie Quinn. "And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening." "If this fan could talk, it would tell tall tales of tall peaks, icy summits and a journal and fueled adventures. And with that, comes risks. So, I'm doing my part with my $29 Keep Colorado Wild Pass because it supports search and rescue and avalanche safety teams across Colorado. Call it paying it forward to all the outdoor first responders who have my back. Get your Keep Colorado Wild Pass with your next vehicle registration and help make Colorado a safer place to play." Meet Tandem Moby, the impressively small and powerful automated insulin delivery system from Tandem Diabetes Care. The Tandem Moby insulin pump is about the size of an earbuds case, which means it offers wearability like never before. Wear it on body with an adhesive sleeve, clip it to your clothing, or simply slip it into the coin pocket of your pants. Discover a pump designed to fit your lifestyle and do what moves you with Tandem Moby. Learn more at TandemDiabetes.com. Adhesive sleeves sold separately are ex-only, indicated for patients with Type 1 Diabetes six years and older safety info available at TandemDiabetes.com/safetyinfo. These days, work is in trouble. We've outsourced most of our manufacturing to other countries, and with that, we send 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% off your first order when you use Code Staple 20 at checkout. That's 20% off your first order at american-giant.com with promo code staple20.