Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Apr 26 2024 08:00 (EDT)
(upbeat music) - This is AP News, I'm Rita Falle. Hundreds of arrests across the country as college students angry about Israel's war with Hamas continue their protests. The University of Southern California has canceled its May 10th graduation ceremony, the AP's Jackie Quinn. - 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 like Isabel Griggs. - She's talking about issues that are important to not only our university and to students, but to the world. - USC is among some of the universities around the country, calling in police to break up some demonstrations. I'm Jackie Quinn. - It's sentencing day today in Colorado for Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora fire rescue paramedic. He faces up to three years in prison after being convicted in the death of a black man, Elijah McLean, following a police stop in which McLean was injected with a powerful sedative ketamine. Three of the five responders prosecuted in his death have been convicted. Today, a Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York, David Packer will return to the witness stand, the former publisher of the national enquirer, defense attorneys will dig into his testimony and his efforts to protect the former president from negative stories during the 2016 election. The AP's Michael Sisak in New York on Donald Trump's troubles. - He's accused of labeling reimbursement payments to his former lawyer Michael Cohen as legal fees, when in reality, according to prosecutors, they were reimbursements for a $130,000 payment that Cohen made to porn actor Stormy Daniels to cover up allegations of an extramarital sexual encounter. - Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met this morning with China's president, Beijing. This is AP News. Venice, Italy is gonna tax tourists. The AP's Karen Shamas has this. - The popular and fragile Lagoon City of Venice is charging five euro for day trippers to enter as the city grapples with overturism. Tourists flood the walkway outside of Venice's central train station. The entrance fee of over $5 has been introduced by authorities in the hope that it will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days. The idea is that it will make the city more livable for its dwindling residents. Simone Venturini, Venice's municipal councillor for tourism. - We need to find a balance, a new balance between the tourist and the resident. - Residents opposing the day trip attacks insist that the solution to Venice's woes are to boost the resident population and the services they need by limiting short-term rentals and boosting housing. I'm Karen Shamas. - I'm Rita Foley, AP News. - You see a family SUV. We see a support system for more than 960 wildlife species because when you get the $29 Keep Colorado Wild Pass, you help fund wildlife conservation and educational programs across the state. Get your Keep Colorado Wild Pass with your next vehicle registration. It's more than a state parks pass. It's nature's BFF. Learn more at CPW.info/KeepColoradoWild. - Imagine, no more shots at midnight or two 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. - Be a part of Den Perks, the new loyalty program at Denver International Airport. When you eat and shop at 10, you earn gift cards and cash. Sign up now for our rewards program at denperks.com.