Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jun 17 2024 12:00 (EDT)
A P News. I'm Jackie Quinn, a mixed bag of weather across the country, but for the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions, a heat wave is pushing in. Chicago could see 100-degree temperature this week with 90s forecast for New England. National Weather Service Meteorologist Andrew Orison. On the one hand, we do have a lot of heat across parts of the Central and Eastern United States in the Southwest, but in the Northwest you ask it's actually cool, it's wet, and we do have snowfall for the higher terrain. He says Philadelphia, New York, and Boston could be close to 100 degrees this week. A wildfire's ravaging parts of Southern California. Here's our Jennifer King. Post fire burning near Interstate 5 in Gorman on the main north-south route between Los Angeles and Bakersfield led to evacuations from the Hungry Valley State vehicular recreation area where at least two structures were burned. The U.S. Department of Education studying the campus protests over the Israel-Hamas War is reporting dozens of incidents of harassment and discrimination, citing SUNY of New York and the University of Michigan. Israel's War Cabinet is disbanding. Here's our Charles de Ledesma. Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the influential war cabinet that was tasked with steering the war in Gaza. The move follows the departure from the government of Benny Gantz, an opposition lawmaker who joined the coalition in the early days of the war. North Korea says it's raddying for a visit tomorrow from Russian President Vladimir Putin. That's raising international concerns about the two communist country's alliance. The University of Utah Drug Information Service is reporting indeed there is an ongoing shortage of common drugs. The total number of active shortages hit an all-time high this year of 323. This is AP News. The Tony Award winners are celebrating their trophies today. The outsiders and adaptation of the Essie Hinton novel won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Hinton was in the audience as the cast and crew accepted. Stereophonic, about a 1970s band making an album, won Best Play. Acting awards went to Malia Joy Moon for Hell's Kitchen, Sarah Paulson for Appropriate, Jeremy Strong for an Enemy of the People, and Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe for Merrily We Roll Along. I'm Archie Zarletta. Watch out for fake political ads thanks to artificial intelligence, increasingly making their way into campaigns for state and local offices. Experts say they do more damage in these races because the campaigns have fewer staffers and less money to combat the disinformation. I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News. 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 MossAtoms.com. Shouldn't every vacation be rewarding? Verbal thinks so, which is why Verbal offers one key rewards. With one key, you'll earn rewards on eligible stays that can be used for more stays. Verbal Private Vacation Rentals. Relax, you booked a Verbal. 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.