Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 15 2024 09:00 (EDT)
This is AP News, I'm Rita Falle. Lots going on this morning. We'll begin with word Justian. The President Biden is challenging rival Donald Trump to a pair of debates, but Mr. Biden says he will not join campaign debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commission on presidential debates. Also this morning, President Putin says Russia is ready to negotiate over the war in Ukraine. He spoke to Chinese media on the eve of a visit to Beijing. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the U.S. will provide an additional $2 billion in foreign military financing to Ukraine. He said it would go into three baskets to provide weapons in the short term, to invest in Ukraine's defense industrial base, and also to allow Ukraine to buy military supplies from countries other than the U.S. I'm Charles Villadezma. This morning, Yemen's Houthi rebels say they targeted a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea, but there's no confirmation that any attacks took place. Donald Trump's hush money trial has the day off, but they'll be back tomorrow, the AP's Julie Walker. Donald Trump's defense attorney grilled the prosecution's star witness in his hush money trial on Tuesday, portraying his former attorney, Michael Cohen, as a media-obsessed liar who's determined to see the former president behind bars. This was after Cohen gave pivotal testimony for the defense, tying the presumptive Republican presidential nominee directly to the hush money scheme at the heart of the case. Cohen is back on the witness stand Thursday for more cross-examination before prosecutors rest their case. It's unclear if Trump, who denies any wrongdoing, will take the stand in his defense. A bipartisan group of four senators is recommending the Congress spend billions to develop artificial intelligence. Inflation eased in April. Retail sales were unchanged in April from March. This is AP News. Google is rolling out its retooled search engine. The favor's responses crafted by artificial intelligence. The AP's Lisa Dwyer was his story. The shift promises to quicken the quest for information, while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic. Website publishers could be heard if the AI overviews are so informative that they result in fewer clicks on the website links. They will still appear but lower on the results page. The makeover begins this week in the U.S. as users start to see conversational summaries generated by the company's AI technology. Google expects the reoccurring AI overviews to be part of its search engine results for about 1 billion people by the end of 2024. I'm Lisa Dwyer. golfer Rory McElroy has filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. I'm Rita Foley, AP News. You have to celebrate your wins. We've won the Mint 400 and I've celebrated that win for weeks, but then we had to focus and move on. Dustin Jones, championship winning Can Am Off Road Racer. Can Am is the same. The most race wins in all types of terrain with the Maverick X3, but then they focus and move on. Maverick are 240 horsepower in the first seven speed dual clutch transmission. This thing's a game changer. We celebrate those wins, but never for too long. The Can Am Maverick X3 in Maverick R. Visit canamoffroad.com. If you're a small business owner, Upswell marketing would like to remind you that when customers choose your business, they're really choosing you. So focus on super serving your existing customers and let Upswell handle the pipeline generation of new leads, Upswell specializes in building and managing custom direct response campaigns and is now offering a no obligation free assessment of your current marketing strategies. New customers also receive 15% off their first order. For more information, visit upswellmarketing.com. That's Upswellmarketing.com. Hey ladies. As women, we put our hearts into everything. May is High Blood Pressure Education Month and it's time to focus on our heart health. Release the pressure once to help black women look at self-care as an act of self-preservation during High Blood Pressure Education Month. Let's help get to our goal of 100,000 black women putting their hearts first and learn more about their heart health. Visit iHeartRadio.com/rtp for a chance to receive a $1,000 gift card to take care of yourself and prioritize your heart health. That's iHeartRadio.com/rtp.