Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 17 2024 16:00 (EDT)
'A' Penews, I'm Jackie Quinn. Authorities in Houston, Texas say it could be weeks before power is restored to thousands of customers in the path of yesterday's storms. Harris County judge Lena Hidalgo. "It's gonna be weeks and not days." She spoke on KTRK, earlier Fire Chief San Peña. "The initial indications are that we had fallen trees caused two of the fatalities. One was a crane accident as well that was blown over by the wind, with the strong winds." Recovery crews are going door to door, checking damaged homes and buildings. In San Francisco, a 30-year sentence for the man who was captured on video beating the husband of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi with a hammer after breaking into their home. An Air Force member shot and killed by a deputy this month at his Florida apartment was honored at a Georgia funeral carried by WSB. "A uniform won't protect you." Civil rights leader say Roger Forts and died because he is black. Master's champion Scott Sheffler competing today at the PGA Championship in Louisville after being arrested this morning for injuring a police officer who tried to stop his vehicle. More from our Jennifer King. "Guys. Guys." "ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington captured video as the number one player was led away in handcuffs." "Right now he's going to jail." In a statement released as he was warming up at Valhalla, Sheffler said he never intended to disregard instructions by police officers as he drove past a tragic accident that had occurred earlier. His attorney described the event as a misunderstanding. Democratic groups are asking Michigan officials to investigate petitions for a Republican candidate running for the U.S. Senate. They allege some signatures appear fraudulent. A Democratic candidate will not be allowed to run because of questionable petitions as well. This is AP News. After a boom during the pandemic, bike shop owners are now seeing a bust. Here's the AP's May Anderson. "Early on the pandemic, a surge of interest in cycling pushed sales up 64% to 5.4 billion in 2020. That's according to the retail tracking service Circana. The boom didn't last. How about by pandemic-related supply chain issues? The shops sold all their bikes and had trouble restocking. Now inventory has caught up, but fewer people need new bikes. So bicycle makers have been slashing prices to clear out the excess." A security video appears to show Sean Diddy Combs beating singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway. The video obtained by CNN shows Combs punching and kicking the woman, who was his girlfriend at the time. This video closely resembles the description of a 2016 incident for which Cassie is suing Combs. I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News. Selling a little, or a lot, Shopify helps you do your thing, however you cha-ching. Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. 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