Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Feb 29 2024 06:00 (EST)
This is AP News. I'm Rita Falle. We'll begin with what we're hearing was a deadly strike on people waiting for aid in Gaza City. At least 70 people reportedly killed. The AP's Karen Shamas has this. The head of the nursing department at Chifa Hospital told the Al Jazeera network that dozens were killed and hundreds more wounded. Al Jazeera ran footage showing several bodies and injured people arriving at Chifa. The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports. I'm Karen Shamas. Here at home, one person confirmed dead in the Texas wildfires, an 83-year-old grandmother. The wildfires forced Greg Downey out of his home in the city of Canadian, Texas. Luckily, we made it out and into the migrant caravan, which I think was probably about 30 miles long, to the town of Wheeler. And then they evacuated Wheeler, so we headed to Elk City, Oklahoma, and they said the wind was going to shift from the north. That would be no good. And we finally got lucky and found a room in children's taxes in the state tonight there. Both President Biden and Donald Trump will be in Texas today. Immigration is a central issue in the 2024 election. The president will be in Brownsville at one time the busiest quarter for illegal crossings. White House press secretary, Corinne Jean-Pierre. He wanted to show that it was important for him to go down there, to hear from border patrol agents, to hear from first responders and what's going on in the ground. White House press secretary, Corinne Jean-Pierre. Donald Trump will be an eagle pass, which has the largest number of border crossings now. President Putin hailed national unity in Russia in his state of the nation address this morning. He praised Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine and paused for a moment of silence for soldiers killed in the war. At least one person is dead and several others were injured last night in a shooting in Orlando, Florida. This is AP News. Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Senate leader in history, will step down from that position in November. Mitch McConnell says he will end a record run in the Senate. That's right. Republic leader. McConnell is the longest serving leader in history, and that will soon end. This will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate. His announcement comes amid the GOP's powerful ideological shift from the Reagan conservatism, under which McConnell began his Senate career in 1985 to the Trump era. McConnell's been estranged from the ex-president and under growing pressure from Trump backers, while he did not give a specific reason for the timing of his decision. I have many faults, misunderstanding politics is not one of. Sagar Megani at the White House. The comedian Richard Lewis has died. He was 76. I'm Rita Foley, AP News. Hello, Saver. Whether you're saving for that trip to the tropics or saving for an emergency, now is the time to take advantage of Wells Fargo's savings options. Wells Fargo offers savings accounts that can help you save towards your goals. So, what are you saving for? Visit a Wells Fargo branch or WellsFargo.com/save to open a savings account today. Wells Fargo Bank, NA member FDIC. Fargo, the new virtual assistant from Wells Fargo, makes banking faster and easier. Like this. Fargo, what's my checking account routing number? And this. Fargo, turn off my debit card. And this. Fargo, what did I spend on groceries last month? And that's just the beginning. Do you, Fargo? You can. In the Wells Fargo mobile app, learn more at WellsFargo.com/Get Fargo. Terms and conditions apply, your mobile carrier's availability and message and data rates may apply. Wells Fargo Bank, NA member FDIC. When you stay at a verbal vacation home, the host doesn't stay with you. So, when you share an inside joke, sunscreen, or couch, it will only be with people you want to be there. Because without privacy in your vacation home, it isn't really a vacation. Is it? Only whole vacation homes, always private. Book on the Verbal app.