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AP Headline News - Apr 26 2024 06:00 (EDT)
This is AP News. I'm Rita Falle. Donald Trump's hush money trial continues today in New York. Defense lawyers will dig into an account of the former publisher of the National Acquirer 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. Those protests by college students angry about Israel's war with Hamas are continuing and have led to hundreds of arrests across the U.S. The University of Southern California has canceled the 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 Isabelle 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. Egypt is sending a delegation to Israel in the hope of reaching a ceasefire agreement with Hamas and Gaza. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in China for meetings with President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials. Earlier, Secretary Blinken and the Chinese officials talked about how important it is to keep the lines of communication open, but they also said that divisions are becoming more serious. Did you see it last night? The Chicago Bears took quarterback Caleb Williams of Southern California as the number one pick in the NFL draft. This is AP News. Now to the NASA astronauts who've arrived at the Kennedy Space Center for Boeing's first human space flight. 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 6 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. I, Norman Hall. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage is up to almost 7.2 percent, the highest level since late November. Another setback for home buyers. 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 percent 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.