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AP Headline News - Jun 12 2024 07:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Jackie Quinn, will they or won't they? The expectation for today's Federal Reserve meeting is that members will not lower interest rates. The AP Seth's suit tell reports inflation is still above the 2 percent target. That officials say they intend to keep borrowing costs high for as long as needed to curb inflation. Inflation can be seen in various places in the economy, including housing costs, as well as higher rates for car insurance and medical bills. The primaries were held across the country last night at our Jennifer King, on a South Carolina House race. incumbent Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace defeated challengers Bill Young and Catherine Templeton, who had the backing of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In Mace's second term, she went from a critic of Donald Trump to receiving his endorsement. In Ohio, Republican State Senator Michael Ruhle won a special election for the House seat, formerly held by Bill Johnson. Johnson and Republican resigned from Congress in January to become the president of Young Stone State University. Hunter Biden now convicted on three felony counts. Our Michael Consulment reports he'll be sentenced for that at a later date, and he faces yet another trial. It's got charges pending in Los Angeles for a tax case, and that case is set for trial in September. There's been fierce rocket fire in northern Israel. Here's our Charles D. Ledesma. Lebanon's Hezbollah has filed scores of rockets into northern Israel to avenge the killing of a top commander as the fate of an internationally backed plan for a ceasefireing Gaza hangs in the balance. There's more heavy rain and possible flooding in the forecast for central and southwest Florida for today. The lead singer of the four tops says a Detroit area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam last year. They refused to believe that he was part of the Motown Music Group. This is AP News. A very special graduation for some 60 students in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. They survived a school shooting that killed 20 of their classmates in 2012. The first grade class at Sandy Hook Elementary forever changed by a school massacre that took the lives of 20 students and six educators. Now the survivors are graduating, and it's bittersweet for so many, says 17-year-old Ella Seaver, who was in a classroom down the hall from the shooting. The what-ifs kind of spoil a lot of crushes moments, you know, just because you always remember that they're not there. Especially on the day they graduate high school. What if they were able to walk the stage with me? Seaver and others have been active in anti-gun violence efforts, which they say they will continue as they enter college and beyond. I'm Julie Walker. 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. That's upswellmarketing.com. So the quarterly projections are in the red area there, and these numbers, I guess, should be higher. This doesn't make any sense. Wait. You're not even our finance director. Who are you? Oh, I'm the delivery driver? Anyone over the noodle bowl? We need a receptionist. No, we need Sign-In App. From managing visitors to risk reduction and office scheduling, trust Sign-In App for your confident workplace. Cloud Secure with App Convenience. Sign-In App keeps your office and business on track. Start for free at SignIn App.com. Hey, not too basic. Hi there. I still know. What about Hello Hanson? Is it possible to give your selfie ick? Yep. It's possible. Well, that's why we are 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, then sit back and let your matches start the chat. Download Bumble and try it for yourself. It doesn't make sense to break up with your one and only, unless you're falling for something. You're all seer. Something with a crispy, southern breading and one extra ingredient, something that makes your taste buds tingle. Yeah, it's time to dump your old wings and get a new honey, lemon pepper wing from Popeyes. And if that's not your type, don't worry, we've got five other flavors. So saunter down to Popeyes and get a six-piece which is $5.99. We don't make sense. We make chicken. Grab that chicken from Popeyes. At participating US restaurants, price may vary.