Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - May 25 2024 16:00 (EDT)
AP News for this Saturday, May 25th, I'm Jackie Quinn. President Biden addressed graduates today at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In his commencement address at West Point, President Biden telling graduates they were becoming members of the most honorable and consequential fighting force in the history of the world. There's never been a time in history when we've asked our military to do so many different things in so many different places around the world, all at the same time. Biden also stressing support to allies around the world. "There are no American soldiers who are in Ukraine. I'm determined to keep it that way." But says the U.S. continues to stand with Ukraine. I'm Julie Walker. This Memorial Day weekend and air travel records been broken. The TSA says 2.9 million people pass through airport security on Friday. The triple A's Aik's ideas had predicted busy airports. "We are surpassing pre-pandemic numbers." Texas passenger Steve McLaughlin was happy to reach Philadelphia. "I'm excited about kicking off the summer." Severe weathers in the forecast this holiday weekend for the Midwest, with a chance of tornadoes for the central and southern plains, heading east Sunday toward the mid-Mississippi and Ohio valleys. High heat warnings are up for Texas. Ukraine's president says the countries regain control over the Kharkiv region, more from our Rika and Garcia. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky says our soldiers have now managed to take under their control of the territory on the border. Zelensky's announcement appeared to be clashing with those made by Russian officials. In Western India, a massive fire is broken out at an amusement park, leaving more than 20 people dead. The winner at the Cannes Film Festival is Anora. This is AP News. A Millennial Considered for Sainthood I'm Walter Ratliff with the Religion Minute. Pope Francis has paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the Millennial Generation, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia. Carlo Akutis was put on the road to Sainthood after the Pope approved the first miracle attributed to him. The Pope reported a second miracle for Akutis during a meeting with the head of the Vatican's saint-making department. In the meantime, the Vatican is updating how it evaluates claimed supernatural events in the age of the internet. AP Vatican correspondent Nicole Winfield has more. With the internet news about alleged supernatural events travels too quickly, and the Vatican felt that it really needs to weigh in one way or another and help bishops decide whether or not these events are worthy of people's devotions. I'm Walter Ratliff. And I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News. I'm Dr. Rado. Are you listening to this podcast while working out? Maybe you're too busy to work out, so you're listening on the go, but you want to be in better shape. In either case, getting in shape, losing weight, or just being healthier requires giving your body the essential protein and other nutrients it needs. That's not always easy. At first form, we get it. It's a struggle to eat right. That's why we've spent years developing the highest quality nutritional supplements possible. Being in shape or being healthier starts with you wanting to, and then letting us help you. Does first form have the best tasting protein powders and bars on the planet? How about the most convenient daily nutritional packet to give you what you need every day? What about the best tasting and most complete greens powder in the world? We think so. Get started today at firstform.com/healthy to get free shipping on most orders and a 110% money-back guarantee if you don't love your first-form products. That's the number one STPHORM.com/healthy. If you're a small business owner, upswell marketing would like to remind you that when customers choose your business, they're really choosing you. So focus on super-serving your existing customers and let upswell handle the pipeline generation of new leads, upswell specializes in building and managing custom direct response campaigns and is now offering a no-obligation free assessment of your current marketing strategies. New customers also receive 15% off their first order. For more information, visit upswellmarketing.com. That's upswellmarketing.com.