Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Apr 23 2024 12:00 (EDT)
AP News. I'm Ed Donahue. American reporter Evan Gershkovich is being ordered to remain in jail in Russia on espionage charges until at least the end of June. The U.S. citizen was detained while on a reporting trip and is spent over a year in jail. Gershkovich denies he is a spy. On day two, a former president Donald Trump's hush money trial. A man was arrested. The man was a member of the public sitting in the overflow courtroom with the press where I was. He wanted to be in the main courtroom with Donald Trump where seating is limited and first come first served. The man argued with court officers about this. Once the video went on in the overflow, he stood up to watch, was told he had to sit. The situation escalated. He went into the hallway with court officers where I was told you would not back down about either standing in the overflow room or getting into the main courtroom. That's when the handcuffs came out and a producer in the hallway says the man was taken into custody and escorted out. At least two reporters have been barred from covering the trial after violating rules against recording and taking photos according to a court spokesperson. In Court in Manhattan, I'm Julie Walker. Ukraine may soon be getting much needed aid from the U.S. The Senate bases the cast and we must nod. Take a look. The Senate is expected to vote on an aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. This bill was delayed by opposition from Republicans in the House. A deeper channel for commercial ships is expected to open Thursday in Baltimore, marking a significant step toward reopening the major maritime shipping hub that has been closed to most traffic since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month. A woman in Michigan has been charged with second degree murder and other crimes. After prosecutors say she drunkenly smashed her SUV into a boat club off Lake Erie that was hosting a birthday party killing two young siblings. This is AP news. General Motors is reporting strong sales to start the year. Have you tried to buy a new vehicle lately? GM is talking about its sales. Its average sales price for a vehicle is just under $50,000. That's down a little bit from last year, says GM. Pickup sales remain strong and General Motors says it is not seeing the price erosion across its lineup that other companies have seen. As a matter of fact, its first quarter net income rose more than 25% on strong deliveries of pickup trucks and other higher profit vehicles. GM says it made almost $3 billion from January through March with revenue increasing 7.6% over the same period a year ago to just over $43 billion. I'm Rita Folle. PepsiCo reports better than expected revenue in the first quarter on strong international demand for snacks and drinks. I'm Ed Donahue, AP news.