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AP Headline News - Apr 26 2024 09:00 (EDT)
This is AP News, I'm Rita Folle. Donald Trump's hush money trial resumes this morning. David Packer will be back on the stand. The AP said Donahue with what he said yesterday. At former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York, a former tabloid publisher testified he scooped up possibly damaging stories to shield his old friend. David Packer says he paid out tens of thousands of dollars to keep those stories from the public eye. The testimony is a critical building block. For the prosecution's theory, the Trump-Packer partnership was a way to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election. I'm Ed Donahue. Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Colorado fire rescue paramedic will be sentenced today after being convicted in the death of Elijah McLean, a black man who died after a police stop during which he was injected with the sedative ketamine. Three responders have been convicted in his death. There have been hundreds of arrests on college campuses as students protest Israel's war with Hamas. One big university is now canceling a graduation ceremony. The AP's Jackie Quinn has the latest on this story. ♪ People united who never did appear ♪ Student demonstrations and tensions are growing on the Los Angeles campus. USC has announced the big May 10th commencement ceremony is now canceled. It comes a day after 90 people were arrested on campus. One was cited for having a weapon. There will still be dozens of individual school ceremonies that day with caps, gowns, and diplomas. But the main event is canceled, as was the valedictorian speech announced last week. Prompting anger among some students, I'm Jackie Quinn. Prices rose 0.3% from February to March. The same is in the previous month. That report just in from the government. It's a measure of inflation. This is AP News. NASA astronauts have now arrived at the Kennedy Space Center for Boeing's first human space flight. The AP's Norman Hall has the latest. The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing's first human space flight have arrived at their launch site just over a week before their schedule liftoff. Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams will serve as test pilots for Boeing's Starliner capsule, which is making its debut with crew after years of delay. Due to blast-off May 6th atop an Atlas rocket, the Starliner will fly to the International Space Station for a week-long shakedown cruise. Boeing is trying to catch up to SpaceX, which has been launching astronauts for NASA since 2020. No one was aboard Boeing's two previous Starliner test flights by Norman Hall. Gas is 366 a gallon as you start your weekend. That's actually down two cents in a week, says the AAA. I'm Rita Foley, AP News. When everyone's on the same page, getting things done at work is easy. Make a bigger impact at work with Grammarly. Grammarly is your secure AI writing partner that allows your team to make their point and move faster. You can even save time by going from spending hours editing drafts to just seconds. Join the 96% of Grammarly users that say it helps them craft more impactful writing. Sign up and download Grammarly for free at Grammarly.com/podcast. That's Grammarly.com/podcast. Easier said, done. Mother's Day is just around the corner, and it's time to pamper the special moms in your life. In a better way than with Oseaa's limited-edition skin care sets featuring clean, vegan, cruelty-free products that are safe for your skin and the planet. Oseaa is a women-founded, women-led brand that's been making seaweed-infused products for nearly 30 years. This Mother's Day, Oseaa has two limited-edition sets, perfect for gifting or keeping for yourself. Their Golden Glow body set includes three clinically-proven best-sellers for silky, smooth, glowing skin, while the glow and go-facial set has everything she needs to achieve spot-level results at home. They're so beautiful, you can skip the wrapping. For a limited time, you can save up to $48 on Oseaa's sets, plus get free shipping. That's Mother's Day made easy. Pamper the moms in your life and get 10% off your first order site-wide with Code Mom at oseamalibu.com. That's o-s-e-a-malibu.com Code Mom.