Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 29 2024 20:00 (EDT)
(upbeat music) - AP News, I'm Jia from Joiningi, jurors in Donald Trump's Hush Money trial end the first day of deliberations after asking to re-hear testimony. AP correspondent Julie Walker reports. - The jury in Donald Trump's Hush Money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict. The panel asked Wednesday to re-hear potentially crucial testimony about the alleged Hush Money scheme at the heart of the history-making case. Juris also asked to re-hear at least part of the judge's legal instructions. The notes sent to the judge with a first burst of communication with the court after the jury of seven men and five women was sent to a private room just before 11.30 AM to begin weighing a verdict. The 12th person jury was sent home around 4 p.m. After about four and a half hours of deliberations. The process resumes Thursday. At Criminal Court in Manhattan, I'm Julie Walker. AP correspondent Joseph Fetterman reports it's unlikely Israel's Rafa offensive will end anytime soon. - The Rafa offensive began early this month. This is considered to be Hamas's last major stronghold in Gaza. The offensive is expected to last for some time. In fact, Israel's national security advisor is warning that the war throughout Gaza, not just Rafa, but all of Gaza is expected to last throughout the year. He is calling 2024 a year of war. The son of the NBA's all time leading scorer is staying in the NBA draft with the hopes of playing with his father. - 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. I'm Geffen Kool-Baugh. - This is AP News. Less than 2% of philanthropic giving goes to women and girls. AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on how that might be changing. - Melinda French Gates has a long history of supporting the women's movement, but it's a renewed eye-popping $1 billion funding commitment that could finally change women's groups' long-running complaint that so little actually benefits women and girls. The women's at philanthropy institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family of Philanthropy has researched giving two women and girls since 2019 and found that while the overall amount has increased over the years, it has never exceeded 2% of overall charitable dollars. In 2020, women and girls received $8.8 billion out of a total of $471.4 billion. That 2% ceiling could be broken thanks to Melinda Gates' billion dollar commitment and the momentum generated if others join her. I'm Lisa Dwyer. - I'm Haya Panjwani, AP News. - Are you listening to this podcast while working out? 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