Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 09 2024 06:00 (EDT)
This is AP News. I'm Rita Falle. Israel is reacting to President Biden's decision not to provide Israel with offensive weapons that it could use in the war in Gaza. Israel calling and disappointing, frustrating the AP's Jennifer King. Biden says he will not supply offensive weapons that Israel can use to launch an all-out assault on Rafa in the southern Gaza Strip. Out of concern for more than 1 million Palestinian civilians sheltering there. In a Wednesday interview with CNN, Biden says the US is still committed to Israel's defense and will supply Iron Dome rocket interceptors and other defensive arms. But he says that if Israel goes into Rafa, quote, "We're not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells used," unquote. This follows his decision to pause a shipment of heavy bombs to Israel last week, Jennifer King, Washington. Now to that fierce weather across much of this nation, forecasters warning the millions of Americans could see some dangerous storms today in the south. Eva Grey Howard in Columbia, Tennessee, watched nervously as a tornado went by last night. The tornadoes and massive hail storms have left two people dead in Tennessee and one in North Carolina. Back on the witness stand today in Donald Trump's hush-money trial, Mermaid Daniels. The AP's Julie Walker is in New York. The defense in Donald Trump's hush-money trial will continue its cross-examination of Stormy Daniels, who previously told jurors in sometimes graphic detail about a sexual encounter she says they had in 2006, which Trump denies. Jurors appeared riveted by her testimony. Daniels, going into salacious details, despite repeated objections by defense attorneys. It didn't work. Hardline Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green tried but failed to boot House Speaker Mike Johnson last night. He'll keep his job. This is AP News. He won the World Series of Poker twice, but he was known as a music producer. Steve Albini has died. He was 61. The AP's Marjis Arleta with this story. The producer and engineer Steve Albini has died of a heart attack, according to an engineer at his electrical audio studio. Albini was 61. Steve Albini was a producer who preferred to be called an engineer. His album credit usually read "Recorded by Steve Albini" if he accepted credit at all. Albini worked on Nirvana's in utero album, as well as surfer Rosa by the Pixies and razor blade suitcase by Bush. Albini's work also included music from P.J. Harvey, helmet, the Jesus lizard and the breeders. Albini released his own music with the band's big black and shellac. He was an outspoken critic of the music industry and a successful poker player. I'm Marjis Arleta. And I'm Rita Foley, AP News. An official message from Medicare. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. Maybe you can save two. With Medicare's Extra Help program, my premium is zero and my out-of-pocket costs are low. Who should apply? Single people making less than $23,000 a year or married couples who make less than $31,000 a year. Even if you don't think you qualify, it pays to find out. Go to ssa.gov/extrahelp. Paid for by the US Department of Health and Human Services. After countless steps and more than a few miles, your dog drives you forward one last time to make that final climb. And as the rising sun peeks out from the horizon, you know incredible happens here because it starts here with a fuel that makes it all possible. Proplan Sport. Discover advanced nutrition made to fuel strength and stamina and active dogs like yours at proplan sport.com. Hey, have you ever used cheapo air? For years, and I really like it. With cheapo air, you can book online, use their app or even over the phone. They've got great prices on over 500 airlines and millions of accommodations. There might go to for travel planning. And if you join their Club Miles program, you can earn points to save on the cost of your travel, book on the app, and you get double points. Call cheapo air at 855-247-3279 or visit cheapoair.com/podcast.