Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 23 2024 21:00 (EDT)
"AP News, I'm Ben Thomas." Russian missiles swam into Ukraine's second-largest city this morning, killing seven. Karan Chama says a report. Ukrainian firefighters battled ablaze on a building in Had Kyiv that caught fire from the Russian strikes. The attack comes as Kyiv's army labored to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin's larger and better-equipped forces. The sound of 15 explosions reverberated around the city of some 1 million people. The president, Vladimir Zelensky, called the attack extremely cruel and expressed renewed frustration at not getting enough air-defense systems from the West to prevent such barrages. I'm Karan Chamaas. Two U.S. officials tell AP more military aid for Ukraine will be announced tomorrow. The Israeli military says it's completed a two-day operation in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry says 12 Palestinians killed. At the White House, President Biden thanked Kenyan President William Ruto for deploying a police force to Haiti to help quell gang violence. Haiti is in a area of the Caribbean that is very volatile. There's a lot going on in this hemisphere, and we're in a situation where we want to do all we can without us looking like America once again is stepping over and deciding this is what must be done. And Sagar-Magani reports the Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against ticket master and live nation. The suit accuses them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America, suffocating their competition and jacking up ticket prices. It is time to break it up. Attorney General Merrick Garland detailed a string of anti-competitive practices, including long-term deals to keep venues from choosing rival ticket companies and threatening venues who don't use ticket master. Live nation calls the allegations baseless and says competition has actually cut into profits. Sagar-Magani Washington. This is AP News. Donna Warder now with something to squeal about. Yoga with piglets. Imagine taking a yoga class with three little pigs, Wilbur, Charlotte and Bluey running around. That's what they're doing in Spencer, Massachusetts at Beyond Yoga and Wellness. Tail down, good, we're going to be here for a minute. Dangling your whole upper body and head. Class participant Caroline Brown loves it. It was a very fun environment to do some yoga and very relaxing and definitely very like stress relieving. Rebecca Purchase of the Massachusetts SPCA says practicing yoga with animals can be a good thing. For animals that really thrive, being around people and getting to socialize with them, it absolutely can be a benefit. Piglet yoga participant Stacey Delbridge agrees. I just wanted to sit with them, yeah, I could have skipped yoga and gone just piglet, all piglet. I'm Donna Warder. Thank you Donna. And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening. You see a family SUV. We see a support system for more than 960 wildlife species. Because when you get the $29 Keep Colorado Wildpass, you help fund wildlife conservation and educational programs across the state. Make sure Keep Colorado Wildpass with your next vehicle registration. It's more than a state parks pass. It's nature's BFF. Learn more at CPW.info/KeepColoradoWild. After countless steps and more than a few miles, her dog drives you forward one last time to make that final climb. And his 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. Proplan Sport. Discover advanced nutrition made to fuel strength and stamina and active dogs like yours at proplan sport dot com. 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. And why wear a seatbelt? Nobody is above the laws of physics. Buckle up and shift in a safe. A message from the Colorado Department of Transportation.