Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jun 09 2024 15:00 (EDT)
AP News for this Sunday, June 9, I'm Jackie Quinn, President Biden's concluded his trip to France, where he honored the veterans from World War II during D-Day celebrations and paid homage to some 2,200 U.S. troops who died in France in World War I. "It gives you both a sense of pride and, in my case, and my guess is you as well, a sense of reverence for what they did." Biden later wreathed at the chapel at the Ayn Marn American Cemetery, recalling a fierce battle that claimed allied lives. "They stopped the Germans." President Donald Trump had skipped a visit to Ayn Marn in 2018. A reporter asked Biden about that. "Any other questions?" Early results in from EU elections are showing projected gains for far-right parties and their candidates. Israeli families are celebrating the release of four hostages from Gaza but others, are criticizing the Israeli military for the heavy death toll. IDF spokesman Peter Lerner on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos "Forces came under extensive attack in an attempt to kill both them and the hostages." And White House National Security spokesman Jake Sullivan says the U.S. supports Israel's right to launch strikes to free their hostages, but "All of their military operations, including hostage rescue operations, should take every precaution to minimize the amount of civilian harm." The death toll from this rescue mission is nearly 300. In Wisconsin authorities say a shooting at a rooftop party has left nine people injured by gunfire. Parts of the southern U.S. are still sweltering. No records set this weekend but Friday hit a new high of 113 degrees in Las Vegas. The winner of the French Open Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. This is AP News. A university dishonor for Sean Diddy Combs "I'm Archie Zara-leda with an entertainment update. Howard University is rescinding an honorary degree given to Sean Diddy Combs and returning his $1 million donation after CNN released a video showing him beating his girlfriend Cassie in 2016. Howard says Combs is no longer worthy of its highest honor. 98-year-old Dick Van Dyke won a daytime Emmy on Friday for playing a man with amnesia on Days of Our Lives. "I didn't play no man all my life. If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself." Audio courtesy of Netos, Associated Television International, and CBS. "Wheel, out, fortune!" Pat Sejak's run is host of Wheel of Fortune is now over. His last episode was Friday after 41 years and more than 8,000 episodes. Sejak says it's been an honor to be invited into people's homes for decades. I'm Archie Zara-leda. And I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News. 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. Our bottles might still look the same, but some of them can be remade in a whole new way. Using 100% recycled plastic, new bottles made using no new plastic except the caps and labels. You'll be seeing more of these new bottles in more places, and that's thanks to you. Because when we get more bottles back, we can use less new plastic. Learn how our bottles are made to be remade at madetoberemade.org. Meet Tandem Moby, the impressively small and powerful automated insulin delivery system from Tandem Diabetes Care. The Tandem Moby insulin pump is about the size of an earbuds case, which means it offers wearability like never before. Wear it on body with an adhesive sleeve, clip it to your clothing, or simply slip it into the coin pocket of your pants. Discover a pump designed to fit your lifestyle and do what moves you with Tandem Moby. Learn more at tandemdiabetes.com. Adhesive sleeves sold separately are ex-only, indicated for patients with type 1 diabetes, six years and older safety info available at tandemdiabetes.com/safetyinfo. These days, work is in trouble. We've outsourced most of our manufacturing to other countries, and with that, we send away good jobs and our capability to make things. American Giant is a clothing company that's pushing back against this tide. They make all kinds of high-quality clothing and activewear, like sweatshirts, jeans, dresses, jackets, and so much more right here in the USA. So when you buy American Giant, you create jobs in towns and cities across the country, and jobs bring pride. Purpose, they stitch people together. If all that sounds good to you, visit american-giant.com and get 20% off your first order when you use Code Staple 20 at checkout. That's 20% off your first order at american-giant.com with promo code staple20.