Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 02 2024 19:00 (EDT)
80 News. I'm Ben Thomas. Arizona's abortion ban has been wiped off the books. Norman Hall reports. Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill. Our action to repeal this 1864 ban was to keep us from going backwards, to keep us from stepping into the past. Hobbs says the repeal is just the beginning of a fight to protect reproductive health care in Arizona. But the repeal may not take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session in June or July. The abortion rights advocates hope a court will step in to prevent that outcome. Hobbs said the ban was passed by 27 men before Arizona was even a state at a time when America was at war about the right to own slaves. An attack on freedom is simply that it's an attack on freedom. I Norman Hall. Hamas says it's sending a delegation to Egypt to continue talks on a ceasefire with Israel. A key question whether Israel can accept an end to the war without reaching its stated goal of destroying Hamas. Meantime, the number of arrests on college campuses at protests over the war in Gaza continues to grow. The sound of protesters chanting at UCLA where more than 200 people were zip tied and taken away by police. The Associated Press has tallied arrest at 35 schools since the protest began at Columbia University and that number stands at 2000. Some of the campus protests popping up over the last two weeks have led to agreements with administrators to consider the protesters demands. More often though, they have led to arrests after demonstrators refused to disperse or vandalize property. I'm Shelley Atler. Plans to rebuild Baltimore's Key Bridge estimate about four years and Connecticut's governor says I-95 will be closed for days around an area where a tanker truck filled with gasoline burst into flames this morning damaging a bridge. This is AP News. NBA playoffs underway already tonight in Indianapolis. The paces trying to knock off the bucks. Later it's the next looking to clinch in Philadelphia. Joy and Boston last night. Nothing cool Bob was there. One year after being upset by the eight-seated Heat as a number two seat in the Eastern Conference Finals, the top-seated Celtics got their revenge with a 1-18-84 Game 5 win to eliminate Miami in the first round. Boston set the total of 41 first-quarter points with 15 coming from Derek White who finished with 25. We talked about you want to throw the first punch in. I think we did that pretty much for the whole series. It's just being aggressive early. Jaylen Brown scored 25 and Jason Tatum 16 for the Celtics who led by as many as 37. Bam, at a bio, had 23 points to leave the Heat which played with our injured all-star forward Jimmy Butler the entire series. Gethan Koolba, Boston. And the Boston Bruins are trying again to finish off the Maple Leafs in Toronto. I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening. 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. American Giant makes great clothing, sweatshirts, jeans, and more right here in the U.S. Visit american-giant.com and get 20% off your first order with Code Staple 20. That's 20% off your first order at american-giant.com, Code Staple 20.