Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Apr 28 2024 16:00 (EDT)
8p news for this Sunday, April 28, I'm Jackie Quinn. There are reports of several deaths now. As Twisters tour across the nation's midsection for a second straight day, Oklahoma State Highway Patrol captain Shelby Humphrey on KOC OTV describes the damage in Sulphur, Oklahoma. 15th square block or so area of the old downtown and Sulphur. One of those killed was a child. Nebraska was also hard hit this weekend. Stacy Rowe lost her home in Western Omaha. Federal assistance is being sought to help people recover in several states. The White House as President Biden is again spoken with Israel's Prime Minister, pledging U.S. support, but also urging a stand down for southern Gaza while negotiations are underway to try to broker another ceasefire. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos. That gives you six weeks of peace. It gives you no fighting for six weeks and that includes no fighting in Rafa and what we're hoping is that after six weeks of a temporary ceasefire, we can maybe get something more enduring. The protests over the Israel Hamas War continue on U.S. campuses. No new arrests reported at Columbia University, but Saturday around the country, nearly 300 demonstrators were taken into custody. Senator Tim Kane on NBC's Meet the Press was questioned about the House Speaker's suggestion the National Guard be called in. Recall what happened when that was done during the Vietnam War and it didn't end well. Three-time WNBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Candice Parker has announced she's retiring at 38. She says her body knew it was time, but her mind had to catch up. This is AP News. Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein hospitalized. I'm Archie Zaraletta with an entertainment update. The lawyer for former film producer Harvey Weinstein plans to tell a judge this week that he'd be ready for Weinstein's retrial for rape any time after Labor Day. Next week, New York's highest court dismissed Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction. Weinstein is hospitalized in New York City for health testing. Nicole Kidman was given the AFI Life Achievement Award on Saturday in Los Angeles in a ceremony that will be televised on TNT on June 17th. When asked how many of her films felt like a risk, Kidman says all of them. People go, "You're actually going to do that movie." And I'm like, "Yeah." I believe we have split the atom of breakfast. Mary Seinfeld's movie Unfrosted will premiere Friday on Netflix. It's about pop tarts. Seinfeld says part of the appeal of pop tarts is how they feel in his hand, like dice or a nice spoon. I'm Archie Zaraletta. And I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News.