Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 29 2024 22:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Iupandjwani, a volcano in southwestern Iceland erupting again, spewing red streams of lava and triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. The eruption occurred in the area of North Grindevic, a coastal town of 3800 people that was largely evacuated after a December eruption that ended centuries of dormancy. The Icelandic meteorological office said lava was shooting about 165 feet into the sky, from a fissure more than two miles long and flowing towards Grindevic. Associated Press correspondent Philip Marcella reports that Manhattan prosecutors say they're reviewing new claims of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein as he faces retrial. "Some women who are unwilling to testify during the first trial may be willing to testify this time out. She said prosecutors will have a better idea of things when the court meets again in July. Weinstein's lawyers say they're confident that no additional witnesses will step forward. The retrial is currently slated for after Labor Day." South Korea's military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile towards its eastern waters. It's the latest missile that North Korea has fired towards South Korean waters, adding to a streak of weapons demonstrations that continues to raise tensions in the area. Japan's Coast Guard issued a maritime safety advisory and urged ships to exercise caution if they find any fallen objects. Americans on the Korean Peninsula have increased as the pace of both North Korea's weapons testing and South Korea's combined military exercises where the US and Japan have intensified. The launch came after North Korea flew hundreds of trash-carrying balloons towards the South since Tuesday night in retaliation against South Korean activists, flying anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets across the border. I'm Lisa Dwyer. Donald Trump's hushmani trial continues tomorrow. The panel asked earlier today to rehear potential crucial testimony at the heart of the history-making case. This is AP News. Seattle's embattled police chief has been dismissed. Mayor Bruce Harrell made the announcement Wednesday, saying he met with police chief Adrienne Diaz on the previous day, and they agreed the chief should step down. The son of the NBA's all-time leading scorer is staying in the NBA draft with hopes of playing with his father. The correspondent Gethan Koolba has details. Bronnie James is keeping his name in the NBA draft with hopes of joining his father in the league next season. Rich Paul, the CEO of Clutch Sports Group, confirmed the decision to the Associated Press. LeBron James, Bronnie's father and the NBA's all-time leading scorer posted his reaction on social media, including one Instagram story caption, "Bronnie's staying in draft." The decision was not unexpected, given that Bronnie James had given no sign in recent weeks that he would exercise his option of returning to college after playing one season of college basketball at USC. I'm Gethan Koolba. I'm Haya Punjwani, 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 in 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 day? What about the best tasting and most complete greens powder in the world? We think so. It 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. ADP knows anything you hear, anything you don't hear, anything you kind of heard, anything you weren't supposed to hear, and no have to pretend like you didn't, can change the world of work. From HR to payroll, ADP designs forward thinking solutions to take on the next anything.