Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jun 12 2024 22:00 (EDT)
If you news, I'm Ben Thomas. Inflation eased again in May, core price is up 3.4% over a year earlier. Hyappen Chuanney has more. - It's a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices earlier this year may have passed. Kurt Rankin with the PNC Financial Services Group says. - We're looking for inflation to be continuous path towards 2%, which is the Federal Reserve's goal, which is a stable pace of growth year over year, allows for businesses to expand without putting undue pressure on consumers. - Even as inflation moderates, necessities like groceries, rent, and healthcare are much pricier than they were three years ago. Hyappen Chuanney, Washington. - If it's now forecasting just one rate cut this year, the House has voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for not turning over audio of President Biden's classified documents interview. The Oklahoma Supreme Court has dismissed the lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. They were seeking reparations. Southern Baptists have narrowly rejected a formal ban on churches with women pastors, and at Donahue reports, stolen charging cables are posing another obstacle to the appeal of electric vehicles. - Thieves have been targeting EV charging stations to steal the cables, which contain copper wiring. Priyanka Sharaf drives a Tesla. - Vandalizing happens everywhere. So I think it's a thing we have to get used to. - For owners, it's stressful to look for another charging station. It is stressful for Anthony Lampkin's company, Electrify America. - Cables being cut at specific locations and leaving the entire site really inoperable. - But is this worth it for the Vandal? - You can probably get between 15 and $20 per cable. - Houston Police Sergeant Robert Carson says cutting up cable in search of copper may be a disappointment. - Once you strip all the insulation off, there's not that much cable or copper in them. - But Carson says when these thieves hit, they hit pretty hard, taking multiple cables. I'm Ed Donahue. - This is AP News. 12 years after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, survivors are graduating high school. - The children who survived the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut are graduating with mixed emotions, like 17-year-old Lily Walson Act, who was in the classroom down the hall from the shooting. - I think we can't forget about that. There is a whole chunk of our class missing, and so going into graduation, we all have very mixed emotions, trying to be excited for ourselves and this accomplishment that we've worked so hard for, but also those who aren't able to share it with us, who should have been able to. - The shooting killed 21st graders and six educators, now that the first grade class is set to walk across a stage and receive their diplomas for many students, the tragedy has been a call to advocate against gun violence, and they plan to continue those efforts after high school. I'm Julie Walker. - And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening. - From fires, wind and hail to woodpeckers and other pests, Colorado's nature puts our homes through it. Rely on 5280 exteriors to restore your home's sighting. Made primarily of cement, 5280 exteriors, quality James Hardy's sighting is flame resistant and repels insects and woodpeckers. Right now, 5280 exteriors will provide all new gutters for free when you buy whole house sighting. Get your free estimate today at 5280 exteriors.com, 5280 exteriors, the altitude of quality. - 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 active wear, 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.