Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 06 2024 19:00 (EDT)
- 80 News, I'm Ben Thompson. The Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York, the former president firing back after the judge fined him again for violating a gag order. It's on you has to tails. - The fine this time was $1,000 and Judge Juan Mershan said they don't appear to be serving as a deterrent. He brought up the possibility as a last resort of jail time, saying Trump's statements constitute a direct attack on the rule of law. As he was leaving court, Donald Trump said, "Frankly, you know what, our constitution is much more important than jail. It's not even close. I'll do that sacrifice any day." After the judge stopped speaking in court, Trump shook his head twice and crossed his arms. - What's going on with this judge is a disaster. It's always a gag orders of the hatred he's got for me. - Former Trump organization controller, Jeffrey McConney testified about how the company reimbursed payments meant to suppress embarrassing stories during the 2016 campaign. I'm Ed Donahue. - Elsewhere in Manhattan, Columbia University's canceling its University-wide commencement ceremony, following weeks of protests over the Israel Hamas war. And there were major developments in that war today. The AP's John Gembrale. - Hamas has said that it's accepted a Qatari and Egyptian-mediated ceasefire to stop the war and Gaza being waged by Israel. However, we've heard from Israel, they say that they're continuing to launch military strikes on Rafa, that city in southern Gaza, where half of the enclave's population now is. They also say that their war cabinet has voted to continue this Rafa offensive while still potentially negotiating the ceasefire and sending a team onto Cairo. - Damage assessments underway as floodwaters received in Houston, meantime a high risk of severe weather in Kansas and Oklahoma. Rick Smith that the National Weather Service in Norman. - The potential is there to have destructive tornadoes similar to the ones seen in parts of Oklahoma back on April 27th. - This is AP News. The Stanley Cup playoffs are into the second round. Boston eliminated the Maple Leafs Saturday night and are in Florida tonight for game one. Last night, the Stars sent the defending champs home. Bob Stevens was there. - The Dallas Stars defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights, two to one in the deciding seventh game of their first round playoff series and now advanced to the second round against Colorado. Stars rallied from an 0-2 deficit in the series and won four of the remaining five games. Radik Fox's goal 44 seconds in the third period snapped to one all tie and proved to be the difference. - I tried to like cut the medal and spinach just passed the back to me back and I received it on my scale. I was like, let's just put it on the right, you never know. Luckily it definitely got lucky bounds I guess. - Wyatt Johnson also scored for the Stars, his fourth at the playoffs, while Brett Houghton got the lone Vegas goal. Jake Ottinger stopped 22 of 23 shots for the Stars. Bob Stevens, Dallas. - And I'm Ben Thomas, CP News.