Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Apr 19 2024 19:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ben Thomas. Both Iran and Israel are playing down an apparent Israeli air strike early today in Central Iran. Sacramento has details. The details remain sketchy, but Iranian troops fired air defenses at a major air base and nuclear site amid an apparent Israeli drone attack. Tehran is not directly acknowledging the possibility of an Israeli strike, and Israel isn't commenting either. The Italy's Foreign Minister says the U.S. told a G7 meeting Israel gave last-minute information about the action, and while Secretary of State Anthony Blinken does not dispute it. "I'm not going to speak to that, except to say that the United States has not been involved in any offensive operations." He says the Biden administration remains committed to tamping down mid-east tensions that have been rising since Saturday's assault on Israel, which followed its own strikes against Iran in Syria. Sagar Magani, Washington. Ukraine's air force claims to have shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow says the plane crashed due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified. On the ground, Russian forces have been pummeling exhausted Ukrainian troops with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance. At the G7-4 ministers meeting in Italy, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dometro Kaleba says his country needs the West's help. "It has the military capacity, financial capacity, but it has to provide Ukraine with all necessary resources as soon as possible to save Europe from a larger work." More USAID may be coming. The House pushed forward an aid package with Democrats joining Republicans in a key procedural vote. The final jurors have been seated in Donald Trump's hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected his latest bid to halt the case, setting the stage for opening statements Monday. Big tech stocks led the S&P in the NASDAQ to another losing week, but now finished with a small gain. This is AP News. The NBA's playoff playoff play-in tournament wraps up tonight. The Bulls and Heat are getting underway in Miami. Later, the Pelicans host the Sacramento Kings in New Orleans. Gethan Kuba has a preview. All four teams in the finales of the NBA play-in tournament are dealing with injury issues. The Heat will be without forward Jimmy Butler and guard Terry Rosier for their game against the Bulls, who had guard Alex Caruso go down to a sprained ankle and Wednesday's win over Atlanta. The Pelicans will be without Zion Williamson because of a hamstring injury he suffered against the Kings, who have been without injured starters Kevin Herder and Malik Monk. Meanwhile, Clipper star Kawhi Leonard is questionable for the playoff opener with right knee inflammation. I'm Gethan Kuba. "The playoffs first round starts tomorrow, Cleveland and Orlando getting things started at one Eastern, followed by the Suns and Timberwolves at three. And it's the 76ers and Knicks and the Nuggets and Lakers. And the NHL's Stanley Cup play-offs also getting underway Saturday. I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] 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 6 years and older safety info available at TandemDiabetes.com/safetyinfo. Wilson, you set the game-winning email at the buzzer, avoiding a 4.55 meeting on everyone's calendar. How did you do it? I got a huge assist from Gramerly, an AI writing partner that helped me make my point. 96% of Gramerly users say that it helps them craft more impactful writing. Would you agree? Gramerly helped adjust my tone to navigate tough work conversations. And it works everywhere I write, so I can quickly communicate effectively. Your teammate used Gramerly to summarize an important document, making a three-pointer. How did he do it? It only took one click. When everyone uses Gramerly, everything just makes sense. You made an incredible slam dunk to end the game. The meeting was canceled, and your team will go home champions. Go to Gramerly.com/podcast to download it for free. That's Gramerly.com/podcast. Easier said, done.