Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jun 16 2024 16:00 (EDT)
A.P. News for this Sunday, June 16th, Father's Day. I'm Jackie Quinn. More than a thousand evacuations are ordered in Southern California, where a wildfire continues to spread. Here's our Julie Walker. How fire officials say by late Sunday morning the post fire had consumed more than 12,000 acres, scorched two commercial buildings, and forced at least 1,200 to evacuate from Hungry Valley Recreation Area. In South Florida, thousands of people are still cleaning up from a week's worth of flooding from a drenching storm system. Three mass shootings across the country, two people killed, and a Juneteenth celebration in Central Texas. It breaks your heart for a family that was coming out to enjoy their evening. Round Rock, Texas police chief Alan Banks on KVUE. And a Michigan woman at her son critically injured among nine victims struck when a gun man randomly opened fire Saturday at a city park with a splash pad in Rochester Hills, Mayor Brian Barnett on WXYZ. Must be a place where people gather, where families make memories, where people have fun and enjoy a Saturday afternoon, and it wasn't. The gunman, said to have a history of mental illness, was later found dead at his home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In Methuen, Massachusetts, seven people shot and wounded at a large gathering of young people. Israeli authorities are announcing a pause in fighting every day, our Karen Thomas reports. The Israeli military announced what it's called a "taxical pause" in its offensive in the Southern Gaza Strip. The move was to allow deliveries of increased quantities of humanitarian aid into the south of the enclave. Monday brings game five of the NBA finals, the Mavericks averting a shot out by the Celtics. This is AP News. More Dishonor for Sean Diddy Combs I'm Argees Araleta with an entertainment update. Sean Diddy Combs has returned the key to the City of New York that Mayor Eric Adams gave him last year. Adams rescinded the honor after CNN released a video showing Combs attacking singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. Disney+ has renewed the Star Wars spinoff series Ahsoka for a second season. Star Rosario Dawson says the first time her mother saw her say "May the Force be with you" on screen, she had tears in her eyes. It's been a slow year for movies. And then inside out two came along, it made $155 million domestically in its debut weekend. Before this, no film had opened over $100 million this year. I'm Argees Araleta, and I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News. I'm Argees Araleta, and I'm the first to know the best of all the best of all the best. 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. Hey, not too basic. Hi there, I still know. What about...hello handsome? Is it possible to give your selfie ick? Yep, it's possible. Well, that's why we're changing how you start conversations on Bumble. You can now make the first move or not. With opening moves, you simply choose a question to be automatically sent to your matches, and sit back and let your matches start the chat. Download Bumble and try it for yourself!