Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 20 2024 14:00 (EDT)
A.P. News. I'm Adonahue. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says they don't know yet why a helicopter crashed in Iran, killing the country's president. Will this result in unrest in the Middle East? This is something that will continue to watch and I don't necessarily see any broader regional security impacts at this point in time. Iran's Supreme Leader says everything is under control. President Biden says it's outrageous for the chief prosecutor of the World's Top War Crimes Court to call for an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also called for arrest of leaders of Hamas. Matthew Miller is a State Department spokesman. There should be no equivalence between Israel and Hamas. None. At former President Donald Trump's Hush Money trial in New York, former Trump lawyer and former fixer Michael Cohen admitted against stealing from the Trump Organization. Here's the A.P.'s Julie Walker. Saying it was after his bonus went from 150,000 to just 50,000. Cohen testifying Trump was supposed to pay a tech firm, 50,000 to rig a CNBC online poll about famous businessmen. But when the poll didn't happen, Trump didn't want to pay. So Cohen gave the company 20,000 from his own money and got the 50,000 and then some back from the Trump Organization, telling jurors I was angered because of the reduction in the bonus. And so I just felt like it was self-help. Donald Trump's entourage of political supporters spoke to reporters at a park across from the courthouse where the criminal trial is currently taking place. The group sought to attack the case, the judge, the judge's daughter and President Biden. Haiti's main international airport reopened for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it to all traffic. There are reports Ivan Bolsky, a stock trader convicted and a massive insider trading scandal has died. He was 87. This is A.P. News. 56-year-old restaurant chain Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It said it will use the bankruptcy proceedings to simplify its operations, close restaurants and pursue a sale. As part of its filings, Red Lobster has entered into a so-called stocking horse agreement, which means it plans to sell its business to an entity formed and controlled by its lenders. In recent years, Red Lobster has been struggling with increasing competition from fast casual chains like Chipotle and Panera, as well as rising lease and labor costs. It's all you can eat deals for shrimp and lobster has also become increasingly expensive. There are 700 Red Lobster locations worldwide. I'm Hia Panjuani. A new survey of best government agencies to work for shows NASA tops the list of large agencies while the government accountability office, often called the Congressional watchdog, tops the list of mid-size agencies. I'm Ed Donahue, A.P. News.