Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Apr 10 2024 13:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ed Donohue. A new report says higher prices for things like gas and rent are keeping inflation persistently high. What it likely means is the Federal Reserve will hold off on cutting interest rates. In Atlanta, former President Donald Trump said, Biden has totally lost control of inflation. It's back. It's raging back. The number today was very high for it. It's actually much higher because it's the various categories. Trump also said Arizona's near total abortion ban goes too far and he expects lawmakers to change it. In New York, Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump's real estate company, was sentenced to five months in prison for lying under oath during his testimony in a civil fraud lawsuit against Trump, filed by the New York Attorney General. The top general for U.S. forces in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, told Congress Ukraine is now being outgunned five to one by Russia. And within a matter of weeks, if Congress does not approve more aid, that will immediately go to ten to one in a matter of weeks. We're not talking about months. We're not typing a talking hypothetically. Congress has delayed passing a $60 billion supplemental bill on Israel. House Speaker Mike Johnson says President Biden has become anti-Israel. He's more concerned seemingly with placating the anti-Semitism in his base than standing with our historic and vitally important ally. The leader of Hamas says an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip killed his three sons in an interview with Al Jazeera Ishmael Hania says the killings would not pressure Hamas into softening his positions. Israel's Foreign Minister threatened that his country's forces would strike Iran directly if the Islamic Republic launched an attack from its territory against Israel. President Biden says he's considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents. This is AP News. For the first time, the government is setting limits on toxic so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS in drinking water. Perflora alcohol and polyflora alcohol substances have been used in non-stick pans, waterproof clothing and firefighting foam like the kind used in air force bases. They don't degrade in the environment and have been linked to health issues like low birth weight, liver disease and cancer. The new rules require utilities to test for PFAS limit levels to between four and ten parts per trillion depending on the chemical and inform the public when levels are too high. It's a dramatic shift less than a decade ago the EPA issued a help advisory that the levels couldn't exceed 70 parts per trillion. Now the agency says no amount is safe. The EPA and environmental health advocates say the rule will reduce serious illnesses and prevent thousands of deaths. But legal challenges are expected. Utility groups say it will cost billions of dollars to implement costs that will be passed on to customers. Jennifer King, Washington. And I'm Ed Donahue, AP News. Be a part of Den Perks, the new loyalty program at Denver International Airport. When you eat and shop at 10, you earn gift cards and cash. Sign up now for our rewards program at denperks.com.