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AP Headline News - Apr 22 2024 09:00 (EDT)
This is AP News. I'm Rita Fallaway. Donald Trump's hush money trial resumes half an hour from now in New York. The AP's Julie Walker is at the courthouse. Security is tight here around the courthouse where Donald Trump's hush money case is underway. Lots of barricades and police. Police on the lookout for anyone or anything that could become an issue. Opening statements should lay out the prosecution's case against the former president and his defense. Trump denies falsifying business records to keep stories of his sex life quiet during the 2016 campaign and calls the case election interference. At Court in Manhattan, I'm Julie Walker. He says he carries it with him day after day, night after night, the memory of what happened on October 7th when Hamas attacked Israel. This morning, he resigned, the head of Israeli military intelligence major General Ahran Haliva. Here at home, there are new rules to protect those in nursing homes, but not everybody's happy about it. The new nursing home rules would require minimum staffing levels, a minimum number of hours that staff spins with residents and a registered nurse would be available around the clock. Also 80% of Medicaid payments for home care providers would go to workers' wages. The coronavirus pandemic claimed more than 167,000 lives at nursing homes in the U.S. And advocates for the elderly and disabled reported residents going without meals and water and being kept in soil diapers for too long. The rules will most certainly draw pushback from the nursing home industry. Donna Water, Washington. Is it okay to ban homeless people from sleeping in encampments outside when there's no shelter available for them? The Supreme Court considers that question today. The price of gas is up four cents in a week. It's 367 a gallon now. This is AP News. We've got the entertainment update for you now. The AP's Margies are Leta. The hotel near Mount Hood in Oregon that was filmed for the exteriors of the movie The Shining has reopened after the roof caught fire Thursday. Management for the Timberline Lodge says it is supporting guests while repairs are done. Country singer Morgan Wallen says he accepts responsibility for his behavior two weeks ago, in which he was arrested for allegedly throwing a chair off the roof of a Nashville bar. Wallen writes on X, formerly Twitter, that he waited to speak publicly until he made amends. He's due in court May 3rd. Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department sold 1.4 million copies in traditional album sales in the first day, according to Billboard. Swift released the album Friday at midnight eastern, then released 15 more songs two hours later. I'm Margies Arleta. And I'm Rita Foley, AP News. If this fam could talk, it would tell tall tales of tall peaks, icy summits, and adrenaline-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, hang 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. Imagine, no more shots at midnight or 2 AM juice boxes. With the tandem Moby automated insulin delivery system, getting a great night's sleep is no longer a dream. This impressively small insulin pump from tandem diabetes care is designed to help you wake up and range and feel ready to take on the day. It's so small and lightweight that it almost feels like you don't even have a pump with you while you're sleeping. Wake up and do what moves you. Learn how at tandemdiabetes.com. RX only indicated for patients with type 1 diabetes six years and older. Safety info available at tandemdiabetes.com/safetyinfo.