Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 23 2024 18:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ben Thomas with the Biden welcome Kenya's president to the White House today, thanking him for sending forces to Haiti to quell gang violence there. Sagar McGani has more. A multinational force in Haiti will include about 1,000 Kenyan police officers. The women and children in Haiti deserve peace. Kenyan President William Ruto at the White House with President Biden, who says the U.S. will give $300 million to support that force. He opted again sending American personnel for a simple reason. "Just raises all kinds of questions that can be easily misrepresented." While he's trying to avoid that, Ruto is facing legal challenges at home over why Kenyan forces will go overseas, while his own nation faces economic and security challenges. Ruto says it's Kenya's duty as a democracy. "Insecurity, instability anywhere, is insecurity, and instability everywhere." Sagar McGani, Washington. For a second time, Senate Republicans are blocking a bill to clamp down on the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer brought it up again to underscore Republican resistance. "Republicans want to give speeches, let the border fester, and do absolutely nothing to fix the problem." Senator James Langford, who helped write the bill, says Democrats are playing a political game. "Today is an opportunity to be able to have a vote that's sitting out there so people can send fundraising emails out." Ohio's Republican governor has ordered a special session next week to pass legislation ensuring President Biden's on the 2024 ballot in the state. The Supreme Court has preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower court ruling that it discriminated against black voters. When the Biden administration is expected to announce another round of military aid for Ukraine tomorrow, it comes as key struggles to hold off Russian advances in the Hark Keep region. This is AP News. "A down day for stocks," says Soutel has details in the AP markets report. "Stocks slumped on Wall Street after strong economic reports raised the possibility of interest rates staying painfully high." The S&P 500 fell 7-10th Thursday, pulling further back from the record high it set earlier this week. The Dow lost 605 points, about 1.5 percent, then as that composite slipped 4-10 percent. Stocks fell as Treasury yields rose in the bond market. Yields climbed after reports showed accelerating growth for U.S. businesses and a resilient job market. Worries about high rates hit high-dividend stocks particularly hard, such as real estate companies and utilities. The widespread losses more than offset another blow-out profit report from market-heavyweight NVIDIA reported booming demand for its chips which are used to power AI applications. NVIDIA jumped more than 9 percent. Seth Soutel, New York. And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening. 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 percent off their first order. For more information, visit upswellmarketing.com. That's upswellmarketing.com. After countless steps and more than a few miles, your dog drives you forward one last time to make that final climb, and as the rising sun peeks out from the horizon, you know incredible happens here because it starts here with a fuel that makes it all possible. Pro-Plan Sport. Discover advanced nutrition made to fuel-strengthened stamina and active dogs like yours at proplansports.com. Hey, not too basic. Hi there. I still know. What about...hello handsome? Is it possible to give your selfie ick? Yep, it's possible. Well, that's why we're changing how you start conversations on Bumble. You can now make the first move or not. With opening moves, you simply choose a question to be automatically sent to your matches, then sit back and let your matches start the chat. Download Bumble and try it for yourself. (upbeat music)