AP Headline News May 15 2019 22:00 (EDT)

 

AP Radio News. I'm Tim McGuire.

 

Members of Venezuela's national assembly which is controlled by those who oppose to President Nicolas Maduro say representatives from the assembly in Maduro's government have travelled to Oslo, Norway for talks to find a way to resolve the nation's deepening crisis. One official says the 2 opposing camps got separate invitations from a  groups of Norwegians who are trying to help 2 sides end their standoff.

 

Alabama Republican governor Kay Ivey has signed the nation's strictest abortion bill into law. The measure outlaws nearly all abortions in the State with doctors performing abortions facing the possibility of felony charges.

Emory University law professor Eric Segall says the Alabama law like those passed in Georgia, Kentucky and other states are designed to challenge Roe vs Wade.

"For decades now, most of the states in the south ike many other states in the country most of which are red states have been passing laws restricting abortion making even harder for women to get abortions and all of that I think is geared towards getting a case up to the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe vs Wade."

The Alabama statute and other laws are likely to be put on hold by lower courts and suits that are exepcted to be filed by any numer of abortions rights groups.

 

Tomorrow President Trump will lay out a plan to overhaul the nation's immigration law. The Trump administration is set to propose changes to legal immigration policies. President Donald Trump will unveil a new immigration plan in a speech Thursday, making the argument to the American people that the current system needs to be overhauled. The overhaul porposal is being led by Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner. The plan would make changes to the current Greencard system, favoring people with high level skills, degrees and job offers over people with relatives already in the United States. The administration will also make a push for an asylum system overhaul designed to process fewer applications. Mike Gracio, Washington. This is AP Radio News.

 

The 2 students accused of killing a fellow students, wounding 7 others in a shooting earlier this month near Denver were in court today, Both face murder and attempted murder charges. After that hearings, some 2,000 people attended a memorial service for Kendrick Castillo who was killed while charging one of the shooters.

"You all know his name. Kendrick Castillo."

Friends like Jordan Monk says say it's no surprise Castillo tried to stop the 2 shooters.

"He died for us. Now it's time for us to live for him."

His dad John Castillo says he always knew his son was a gift and a hero.

"He was filled up with good stuff."

He says Kendrick would want him to have the strength to help everyone heal."

"If there's ever anything I can do for any of you, you can pick up my (?), you can walk in our door."

In the words of his former principal Charlene Molis "Kendrick Castillo has certainly proved one person can make a difference."

AP Radio News. I'm Ed Donahue.