Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jun 14 2024 09:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Jackie Quinn. The G7 leaders are meeting again this morning in Pooleah, Italy, where Pope Francis will deliver a warning against over-reliance on artificial intelligence. President Biden was asked by reporters about the chances of a ceasefire for Israel. The Muslim pilgrimage, known as Ha'j, is underway in Mecca, with some 1.8 million worshippers there. But many who wanted to attend the mandatory journey of faith cannot go. This year's Ha'j pilgrimage comes against the backdrop of the raging war in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians in the coastal enclave are not able to travel to Mecca this year because of the closure of a Rafa crossing. Amna Abu Muqlaq, a 75-year-old Palestinian woman, says Israel's deprived us of everything. I'm Charles Villadezma. A horrific accident on a South Carolina beach, a beach patrol vehicle, ran over a person near Myrtle Beach. The Pentagon's keeping close to watch on Russian warships participating in military drills in the Caribbean not far from the U.S. shoreline. Our Norman Hall reports. A U.S. Navy submarine has arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the USS Helena, pulled into the waters near the U.S. space in Cuba. Security leaders in Phoenix are reviewing a federal report that finds the police department has been discriminatory in its enforcement activities. But the police union president is criticizing that report. Paul, by the Department of Justice's decision, to release the findings report to the public in the media before allowing the decision-makers in the department to review it. He spoke on K and XV-TV. After his reunion with Republicans on Capitol Hill yesterday, former President Donald Trump celebrates his 78th birthday today. This is AP News. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has gotten a thumbs-up from company shareholders, who've approved a massive compensation package for the tech mogul. The AP's Tom Krisscher has the story. They restored it, essentially, after it was struck down by a Delaware chance to record judge back in January. It's worth about $44.9 billion right now. It wasn't one time worth $56 billion, but the stock Tesla has dropped and therefore the value of the package has dropped. He's not going to get it immediately, though. It's an all-stock package, and it still has to go back to the Delaware chance to record where they'll get a ruling on whether or not this vote was enough to reverse the judge's order. It's a vote of confidence and Musk keeps him in the job for probably at least five years running Tesla. In the White House, as President Biden will nominate Kristi Goldsmith Romero to head the FDIC, she'd be replacing Martin Grunberg who resigned under pressure. 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 codes staple 20 at checkout. That's 20% off your first order at american-giant.com with promo codes staple 20.