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AP Headline News - May 15 2024 07:00 (EDT)
This is AP News, I'm Rita Falle. Words just in that Ukraine's President Zelensky is postponing all his foreign visits for the next few days as his forces face a new Russian offensive. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, where he told the Ukrainians, "Listen, I know this is a really, really difficult time. You're soldiers, you're citizens, particularly in the Northeast and Kyiv, are suffering tremendously. But they need to know, you need to know. The United States is with you, so much of the world is with you." Now to President Biden's new plan to send a billion dollars plus in weapons to Israel. Congressional aides tell AP the Biden administration sending a new package of arms and ammunition to Israel, more than a billion dollars worth, including tank ammunition, tactical vehicles, and mortar rounds. It would be the first announced arms shipment to Israel since the administration put another on hold earlier this month, consisting of 3,500 bombs. That was paused to keep Israel from using them in its growing offensive in the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafa. Ben Thomas, Washington. The defense questioned Michael Cohen yesterday and Donald Trump's Hush Money trial. After Cohen tied Donald Trump directly to the Hush Money scheme at the heart of the case. Cohen returns to the witness stand tomorrow, Thursday, for more cross-examination before prosecutors rest their case. Donald Trump denies doing anything wrong in the case. A group of four senators from both parties is recommending that Congress spend billions to develop artificial intelligence and put safeguards around it. They want the U.S. to address the risks and the opportunities. Now to Kaitlyn Clark and the WNBA. Kaitlyn Clark went scoreless for nearly the first 15 minutes last night before finishing with 20 points in the Indiana fevers 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun. This is AP News. Voters chose nominees Tuesday in critical races that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year. The political contests in Maryland and West Virginia could have big implications for the Senate majority fight this fall. West Virginia's Jim Justice is immediately favored to flip a Democratic seat that will be vacated by Senator Joe Manchin. Maryland's Larry Hogan gives Republicans a legitimate chance at picking up a Senate seat in deep blue Maryland for the first time in more than four decades. Hogan will face Democrat Angela Alsow Brooks, who notched a striking win in a contentious primary in which she was dramatically outspent. Three states hosted primary elections Tuesday, Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia. As expected, Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump easily won their primaries in all three states. I'm Lisa Dwyer. And I'm Rita Foley, AP News.