AP News Digest 6:25 p.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the-minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan in AP Newsroom.

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NEW/DEVELOPING

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TRUMP-HUSH MONEY; TRUMP-HUSH MONEY-SURROGATES; ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS; BIDEN-NETANYAHU; POLICE SHOOTING-AIRMAN; SEVERE WEATHER; ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA CROSSINGS; RUSSIA-VICTORY DAY; PEOPLE-BIEBER BABY; MEDIA-STEWART-DANSON; BIDEN-ACES; HUNTER BIDEN; BIDEN-ASYLUM; CONGRESS-FAA; FBI-ELECTION SECURITY; ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-CAMPUS-PROTEST; BRITAIN-CAMPUS PROTESTS; SWEDEN-EUROVISION-PROTESTS; NEW YORK-SEXUAL ASSAULT-EVIDENCE; HUNGARY-CHINA; CHAD-ELECTION; TRUMP MEDIA-INSIDER TRADING; MUSIC-BRIAN KELLEY INTERVIEW; FEVER-CLARK’S HOME DEBUT; POLICE SHOOTING-AIRMAN-OTHER CASES; UTAH AVALANCHE

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TOP STORIES

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TRUMP-HUSH MONEY — Donald Trump’s defense attorneys grill Stormy Daniels on the transaction at the center of the former president’s hush money trial, pressing her on why she accepted a $130,000 payment to keep quiet about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump instead of going public. By Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz and Colleen Long. SENT: 1,170 words, photos, audio. With TRUMP-HUSH MONEY-SURROGATES — Trump surrogates like Florida Sen. Rick Scott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton show up to support him in court. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 7 p.m.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a U.S. threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from continuing its offensive in Gaza, indicating it might proceed with an invasion of the packed city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally. By Joseph Krauss and Josef Federman. SENT: 900 words, photos, video, audio.

BIDEN-NETANYAHU — President Joe Biden and Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they’re running out of space to maneuver as their views on the Gaza war diverge and their political futures hang in the balance. By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller and Julia Frankel. SENT: 1,240 words, photos. With BIDEN-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — U.S. says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid.

POLICE SHOOTING-AIRMAN — Bodycam video released Thursday shows a Florida sheriff’s deputy arriving to the apartment of a Black U.S. Air Force airman, announce himself as law enforcement before fatally shooting the airman. The video provided a glimpse of what happened but raised new questions as to why. By Stephen Smith and Mike Schneider. SENT: 910 words, photos, audio. With POLICE SHOOTING-AIRMAN-OTHER CASES.

BIDEN-ASYLUM — A new Biden administration rule announced aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border for a limited group of people believed to have committed serious crimes or who have terrorist links and ultimately more quickly eject them from the country. By Rebecca Santana. SENT: 810 words, photos. With IOWA IMMIGRATION LAW-LAWSUIT — Iowa law lets police arrest migrants. The federal government and civil rights groups are suing.

SEVERE WEATHER — Dangerous storms crashed over parts of the South even as the region cleaned up from earlier severe weather that spawned tornadoes, killed at least three people, and gravely injured a boy who was swept into a storm drain as he played in a flooded street. By Kristin M. Hall and George Walker IV. SENT: 850 words, photos, videos, audio.

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ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA CROSSINGS — One major land crossing into Gaza was shut down after a Hamas rocket attack, another by an Israeli incursion. And only a trickle of aid is entering through a third crossing that just opened in recent weeks. The latest developments threaten to worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza more than seven months into the Israeli onslaught launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. SENT: 690 words, photos.

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

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RUSSIA-VICTORY DAY — Russia wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II by hailing his forces fighting in Ukraine and blasting the West for fueling conflicts around the world. SENT: 1,020 words, photos, videos, audio.

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MORE NEWS

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PEOPLE-BIEBER BABY — Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber are expecting a baby, renew their vows. SENT: 250 words, photo, video.

MEDIA-STEWART-DANSON — Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Jon Stewart to premiere new podcasts in early June. SENT: 190 words, photos.

BIDEN-ACES — Biden welcomes the Las Vegas Aces to the White House to celebrate their victory in the 2023 WNBA Finals. SENT: 170 words, photos.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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CONGRESS-HOUSE SPEAKER-EXPLAINER — Democrats joined a majority of Republicans to save Speaker Mike Johnson from an attempt by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from the job. But while Democrats threw the Louisiana Republican a life raft by voting on his side, they made clear they may not do so again. SENT: 1,020 words, video, photos. With CONGRESS-HOUSE SPEAKER — Failure to oust Speaker “MAGA Mike” Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump.

SUPREME-COURT-FORFEITURE — A divided Supreme Court has ruled that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when they seize cars and other property used in drug crimes, even when the property belongs to so-called innocent owners. SENT: 450 words, photos. With SUPREME-COURT-COPYRIGHT — Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit.

HUNTER BIDEN — A federal appeals court ruled that Hunter Biden’s case on firearms charges should move forward, setting the stage for the trial to begin next month in Delaware. SENT: 510 words, photo.

CONGRESS-FAA — The Senate is scrambling to pass a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and improve customer service for air travelers before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires at midnight Friday. SENT: 860 words, photo.

FBI-ELECTION SECURITY — The FBI is concerned that foreign adversaries could deploy artificial intelligence as a means to interfere in American elections and spread disinformation. SENT: 420 words, photo.

Find the AP’s latest Election 2024 coverage plans, including live video and text plans, our explanatory journalism and highlights from previous cycles and candidate schedules in The Daily Rundown, which publishes around 8 a.m. Monday through Friday.

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NATIONAL

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UTAH AVALANCHE — Two skiers were killed and one was rescued after an avalanche in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said. SENT: 270 words, photos, video.

GUN-THEFTS-CARS — The rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country, an analysis of FBI data by the gun safety group Everytown found. SENT: 670 words, photos, audio.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-CAMPUS-PROTEST — Police detained several people at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war. SENT: 220 words. With BRITAIN-CAMPUS PROTESTS — As pro-Palestinian encampments spread to European campuses, U.K. government seeks to head off unrest; SWEDEN-EUROVISION-PROTESTS — Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Sweden against Israel’s Eurovision participation.

NEW YORK-SEXUAL ASSAULT-EVIDENCE — New York lawmakers may soon change the legal standard that allowed Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction to be overturned, with momentum building behind a bill to strengthen sexual assault prosecutions after the disgraced movie mogul’s case was tossed. SENT: 440 words. With SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-HARVEY WEINSTEIN — Weinstein won’t be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial.

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INTERNATIONAL

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MYANMAR-AT A CROSSROADS — Six months into an offensive against Myanmar’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war. SENT: 1,350 words, photos.

HUNGARY-CHINA — Hungary and China signed a number of new agreements to deepen their economic and cultural cooperation during a visit to the Central European country by Chinese President Xi Jinping, a trip meant to solidify China’s economic footprint in the region. SENT: 810 words, photos.

CHAD-ELECTION — Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week’s presidential election, according to provisional results. SENT: 160 words, photos.

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BUSINESS

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TIK-TOK-AI — TikTok says it’s going to start automatically labeling content that’s made by artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from certain platforms. By Business Writer Michelle Chapman. SENT: 690 words, photo.

IPAD AD-BACKLASH — A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online. By Business Writer Wyatte Grantham-Philips. SENT: 610 words, photos.

TRUMP MEDIA-INSIDER TRADING — A financial executive was convicted of enabling his boss and others to make over $22 million illegally by trading off his tips ahead of the public announcement that an acquisition firm was taking Trump’s media company public. SENT: 360 words.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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MUSIC-BRIAN KELLEY INTERVIEW — Best known as one-half of the country super-duo Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley will release a solo album, “Tennessee Truth,” on Friday. By Music Writer Maria Sherman. SENT: 730 words, photos.

BOOKS-TOM SELLECK — In his new memoir, Tom Selleck looks back at the hard years that made him a star in “Magnum, P.I.” By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 920 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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FEVER-CLARK'S HOME DEBUT — A nearly full house of up to 17,000 will be rocking and rolling as Caitlin Clark, the WNBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick, makes her preseason home debut against Atlanta. By Sports Writer Michael Marot. SENT: 530 words, photos, audio. UPCOMING: Game starts at 7 p.m.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Maxim Blinov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Harvey Weinstein appears in Queens criminal court, with his attorneys, Diana Fabi Samson, left, and John Esposito, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in New York. Harvey Weinstein returned to court in New York City as authorities consider an extradition request from California to serve his sentence for a 2022 rape conviction. The 16-year sentence Weinstein received for raping a woman at a Los Angeles film festival in 2013 had been on ice while he served time in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Cars are surrounded by flooded streets after heavy rain in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)

John Bernhardt picks up debris at his stormed damaged home Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. A wave of dangerous storms began crashing over parts of the South on Thursday, a day after severe weather with damaging tornadoes killed several people in the region. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference with Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Former President Donald Trump and his attorney Susan Necheles return from a break at the Manhattan criminal court in New York, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)

A duck with ducklings walks across a red carpet prior to a welcome ceremony for of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Cars sit on a submerged road in an area flooded by heavy rain in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Storm damaged mobile homes are surrounded by debris at Pavilion Estates mobile home park just east of Kalamazoo, Mich. Wednesday, May 8, 2024. A tornado ripped through the area the evening of May 7. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)

Greenville, Ohio, resident Brenda Pollitt wipes the tears from her eyes as she removes important papers from her bedroom, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Pollitt and her children were home at the time of the strong storm that hit Tuesday evening, May 7. She and her family ran downstairs and were all safe. (Marshall Gorby/Dayton Daily News via AP)

A protester holds a large photo of Agam Berger in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, as families and their supporters march to call on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to make a deal to free their loved ones, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Displaced Palestinians arrive in central Gaza after fleeing from the southern Gaza city of Rafah in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The Israeli army has ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate Rafah as it conducts a ground operation there. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

MIAMI (AP) — Harrison Bader and Tyrone Taylor each drove in two runs in a four-run first inning, star closer Edwin Díaz was not used in a save situation and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Sunday for just their second win in seven games.

Brandon Nimmo homered and Francisco Lindor singled twice following a 1-for-27 skid as the Mets rebounded from blowing a four-run, ninth-inning lead on Saturday and avoided a three-game sweep. New York stopped Miami’s four-game winning streak.

“You’re not defined by what you do the day before. You’re defined by how you get up from adversity,” Lindor said. “We wanted this one for sure. I think it’s important to win after a tough loss like that.”

Sean Manaea (3-1) allowed two runs and five hits in five innings. Sean Reid-Foley and Jake Diekman pitched an inning each, and Reed Garrett got his second save by allowing one hit over two innings with four strikeouts in a 34-pitch outing.

Díaz has a 10.80 ERA over his last eight appearances after serving up four homers in 8 1/3 innings. He has blown three of his last four save chances.

“We all believe in him. We all know he’s going to be back,” Garrett said. “Whenever my name’s called, I’ll pitch, but I know as a collective unit we all believe in Edwin and we know what he can do.”

New York (21-25) had dropped five games under .500 on Saturday for the first time since an 0-5 start.

“Not an easy weekend, not the way we expected, but we just have to continue to move forward,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “Today was a huge win for us.”

With New York ahead 4-3, Nimmo hit a two-run homer off Anthony Bender in a three-run ninth that included Brett Baty’s RBI single.

“I was just looking for a good pitch in the middle of the plate to drive,” Nimmo said. “I was able to hit that ball — good launch angle — and hit it hard. Found its way out of the ballpark.”

Nimmo returned to the lineup Saturday after missing two games because of a stomach illness.

“I’m coming around,” Nimmo said. “It’s been a little bit of a journey the last three days to get over the sickness. Right now, I’m just trying to get some appetite back. I’m definitely not at 100%. Just trying to battle through it and glad that I was able to help out there at the end and solidify the win.”

Dane Myers hit a two-run homer in the second, and Christian Bethancourt had a solo drive in the seventh against DIekman.

Sixto Sánchez (0-2) allowed four runs and six hits in four innings. He gave up Taylor’s two-out double in the first and Bader’s single.

“He was obviously better second through the fourth inning but he put us in a hole early,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “At this level it’s hard to come back from four runs every single time. He’s not giving his teammates a chance to win.”

Miami recalled right-handed reliever Emmanuel Ramirez from Jacksonville and optioned right-handed reliever Anthony Maldonado to the Triple-A farm team.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Mets: DH J.D. Martinez (flu symptoms) didn’t play but was available to pinch hit. Mendoza said Martinez played through the illness the prior two days.

Marlins: INF Tim Anderson (lower back tightness) homered and had three singles in five at-bats during a rehab game with Jacksonville on Saturday, then went 0 for 4 with a walk on Sunday.

UP NEXT

Mets: RHP Tylor Megill (0-1, 2.25) will start the opener of a three-game series at Cleveland on Monday. RHP Ben Lively (2-2, 3.06) will start for the Guardians.

Marlins: LHP Ryan Weathers (2-4, 3.81) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game home series against Milwaukee on Monday. The Brewers will go with RHP Joe Ross (2-4, 4.61).

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New York Mets' Sean Manaea delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo (9) and Francisco Lindor (12) congratulate each other after they scored on a double by Tyrone Taylor, during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

New York Mets center fielder Harrison Bader is unable to catch a ball hit by Miami Marlins' Josh Bell for a double, during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Miami Marlins third base Emmanuel Rivera, right, tags out New York Mets' Harrison Bader as he slides into third base during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

New York Mets center fielder Harrison Bader (44) catches a ball hit by Miami Marlins' Josh Bell as both he and left fielder Tyrone Taylor (15) vie for the ball during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

New York Mets relief pitcher Reed Garrett, right, and catcher Omar Narvaez celebrate after the Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-3, during a baseball game, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)