Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 21 2024 16:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ed Donoghue, the defense is rested in New York, and former President Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial, the prosecution rested a few days ago. Closing arguments are ahead, the jury could start deliberating a week from today. Outside court, Donald Trump said, "The great case was put on, there is no crime. In fact, I just got almost every review that's been done off the case so far. As they say, there is no crime this year that I've never been brought. It should be dismissed before you, even Aaron." Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges, from his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Arizona. Authorities have launched an investigation into the death of Matthew Perry. Here's the AP's Margie Zaraletta. Los Angeles police captain Scott Williams says police are assisting the Drug Enforcement Agency as they look into why Matthew Perry had so much ketamine in his system when he died in October. Perry's autopsy revealed the amount of ketamine in his blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery. People close to Perry had told investigators he was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety, which is an experimental treatment. The medical examiner said Perry's last treatment had been a week and a half earlier, and the drug usually is metabolized within hours. I'm Margie Zaraletta. The UN Food Agency is warning the new USC route to deliver aid to civilians in Gaza may fail unless conditions improve Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Reider says it's too early to tell. "We've been very clear from the beginning that we're going to take a crawl walk-run approach to make sure that we are implementing this system in a way where we're working out the processes, the procedures, and including taking into account the security conditions." The UN says Israel needs to start providing the conditions humanitarian groups need to operate safely. This is AP News. Singapore Airlines says a passenger died on a flight that encountered severe turbulence. The airline announced on its Facebook page that Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from Heathrow was diverted to Bangkok. It said the aircraft was a Boeing 777-300ER with a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board. Local emergency crews were on site to transfer injured people off the runway for treatment. Videos posted online showed a line of ambulances streaming to the scene at the airport. I'm Karen Chamas. Police in Britain say a man charged with assisting Hong Kong authorities with gathering intelligence in the United Kingdom has died in unexplained circumstances. Matthew Tricket was found dead in a park near London. British media reports say Tricket was formerly a royal marine who had worked for the UK border force. Chinese authorities say the charges against Tricket are groundless. I'm Ed Donahue. AP News. Are you listening to this podcast while working out? Maybe you're too busy to work out, so you're listening on the go. But you want to be in better shape. In either case, getting in shape, losing weight, or just being healthier requires giving your body the essential protein and other nutrients it needs. That's not always easy. At first form, we get it. It's a struggle to eat right. That's why we've spent years developing the highest quality nutritional supplements possible. Being in shape or being healthier starts with you wanting to. And then, letting us help you. Does first form have the best tasting protein powders and bars on the planet? How about the most convenient daily nutritional packet to give you what you need every single day? What's the best tasting and most complete green powders in the world? We think so. Get started today at firstform.com/healthy to get free shipping on most orders and a 110% money back guarantee if you don't love your first form products. That's the number one STPHORM.com/healthy. An official message from Medicare. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. Maybe you can save too. 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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 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.