Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Feb 27 2024 12:00 (EST)
AP News, I'm Ed Donny, Israel and Hamas are playing down President Biden's comments that there could soon be a ceasefire in Gaza. Gaza's health ministry says more than 90 bodies have been brought to hospitals over the last 24 hours. More from the AP's Karen Shamas. Meanwhile, in Rafa, in southern Gaza, residents picked through the wreckage of a building. Neighbor Yasser al-Affi-Fei said the building had been full of at least 100 displaced people, who were mainly women and children. He told the AP. "We took the bodies out of this building, the scenes were frightening, I can't understand how long of this situation lasts." Two women arrived to where several wrapped bodies are laid out on the ground. They cry in disbelief at what they're seeing. A man silently opens the body bag of a young child. He cries silently as he rubs his own face in despair. Rafa has come under weeks of Israeli bombardment despite some 1.4 million Palestinians seeking safety in the city. I'm Karen Shamas. The conference board's consumer confidence index shows some anxiety over a recession. The confidence index dropped in February. The anxiety is being expressed despite numbers that show the economy is healthy. Now that the Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos created through IVF are considered children under state law. Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth in the Senate is worried what happens next for the use of in vitro fertilization. "I warned that red states would come for IVF, and now they have. But they aren't just going to stop in Alabama. Mark my words. If we don't act now, it will only get worse." A moonlander that ended up on its side managed to beam back more pictures with only hours remaining before it dies. Second, intuitive machines posted new photos of the moon's unexplored South polar region. Wendy's is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand. This is AP News. A photographer in Australia told police Taylor Swift's father punched him in the face. Ben McDonald said he wasn't seriously hurt, but he did report the incident to police. He says members of the media had been waiting to photograph Taylor Swift as she walked with their entourage from a small pier to two waiting cars. He says a security team member started shoving his umbrella into McDonald's and his camera. Taylor Swift's representative accused members of the media of being aggressive. In an email the representative said two individuals were aggressively pushing their way towards Taylor, grabbing at her security personnel and threatening to throw a female staff member into the water. I'm Rita Folle. Kensington Palace says Britain's Prince William pulled out of attending a memorial service for his godfather, the late King Constantine of Greece, because of a personal matter the palace declined to elaborate. I'm at Donahue, AP News. Bargo, the new virtual assistant from Wells Fargo, makes banking faster and easier, like this. Bargo, what's my checking account routing number? And that's just the beginning. Do you, Bargo? You can, in the Wells Fargo mobile app, learn more at Wells Fargo dot com slash get Fargo. Terms and conditions apply, your mobile carriers availability and message and data rates may apply. Wells Fargo bank and AM member FDIC. Bargo, the new virtual assistant from Wells Fargo, makes banking faster and easier, like this. Bargo, what's my checking account routing number? And this. Bargo, turn off my debit card. And this. Bargo, what did I spend on groceries last month? And that's just the beginning. See you, Bargo. You can. In the Wells Fargo mobile app, learn more at Wells Fargo dot com slash get Fargo. Terms and conditions apply, your mobile carriers availability and message and data rates may apply. Wells Fargo bank and AM member FDIC.