Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 08 2024 21:00 (EDT)
P.V. News, I'm Ben Thomas. President Biden says the U.S. will not supply offensive weapons that Israel can use to launch an all-out assault on Rafa. In an interview with CNN, he cites concern for the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there. Joe Fetterman has more. Aid groups in the United Nations are warning of another humanitarian disaster if these crossings cannot be reopened quickly. Israel says much depends on the ceasefire talks. They're ready for a compromise, but if there's no deal, they are pledging to press ahead with this Rafa offensive. On domestic matters, soccer McGone reports President Biden's hailing new economic investments. In battleground Wisconsin, the president noted Microsoft will build a new data center in the state southeast, saying Donald Trump came to the same place and promised a $10 billion investment by electronics giant Foxconn. The project failed, and the president says it wasted hundreds of millions of dollars and destroyed 100 homes in the process. Foxconn turned out to be just that. Calling it another in a series of Trump's broken promises. On my watch, we make promises and we keep promising. Sager McGone Washington. A London think tank reports a record 30 percent of global electricity last year was generated from renewable energy sources. The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule tomorrow aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process, and by an overwhelming 359 to 43 vote, the House has rejected an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. Hopefully, this is the end of the personality politics and the frivolous character assassination that has defined the 118th Congress. It's regrettable. It's not who we are as Americans, and we're better than this. Falling trees have killed at least two people, one in Tennessee, the other in North Carolina, as violent storms rip across the central and southeast U.S. This is AP News. Taylor Swift is heading to Europe and U.S. fans are following. The Paris Arena, where Swift is performing, says Americans bought 20 percent of the tickets, and in Stockholm, officials estimate 10,000 Americans are coming for her show. Expedia spokesperson Melanie Fish says people noticed that a trip to C. Swift, including Airfare and Hotel, costs about the same as just the concert ticket in the U.S. Expedia says a pattern they called tour tourism emerged during Beyonce's Renaissance tour. MasterCard says there was a boost in restaurant hotel and retail spending near Swift venues in the U.S., and they're expecting the same for her 18-city era's tour in Europe. Is organizing an overseas family vacation around a favorite artist, a trend that will hold? Nashville Travel Consultant Katn Morgan doesn't think so, saying Taylor Swift is a one-off. She's special. Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel agrees, saying for worldwide travel, one star touring around does not make a difference. I'm Jennifer King. And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thank you for listening. An official message from Medicare. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. You may be able to save, too. With Medicare's extra help program, my premium is zero, and my out-of-pocket costs are low. Who should apply? Single people making less than $23,000 a year, or married couples who make less than $31,000 a year. Even if you don't think you qualify, it pays to find out. Go to ssa.gov/extrahelp paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. What's next? At Moss Adams, that question inspires us to help people and their businesses strategically define and claim their future. As one of America's leading accounting, consulting, and wealth management firms, our collaborative approach creates solutions for your unique business needs. We leverage industry-focused insights with the collective technical resources of our firm to elevate your performance, uncover opportunity, and move upward at MossAdams.com. Why wear a seatbelt? The math speaks for itself. You have a 1 in 40 chance of being in a crash this year, but wearing a seatbelt reduces your risk of serious harm by 50%. Their rollover crash more than three out of five deaths are from those who weren't wearing theirs. Seatbelts save lives, over 370,000 in fact. Most passengers killed in crashes weren't buckled up. Nobody is above the laws of physics. Buckle up and shift in a safe. A message from the Colorado Department of of transportation.