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AP Headline News - Jun 12 2024 06:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Jackie Quinn, U.S. sources say eight men from Central Asia have been arrested on immigration charges in several major U.S. cities. They're believed to have ties with ISIS. Our Lisa Dwyer reports. Eight individuals from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State group have been arrested. That's according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The arrests took place in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. The men were being tracked by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. Overseas were to be deadly building fire in Kuwait, nearly 40 people killed. Negotiators are still weighing the response from Hamas leaders on a ceasefire proposal. In the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on the U.S. backing the plan. Everyone's vote is in, except for one vote. There are reports Hamas wants changes to the proposal. Lebanon's Hezbollah group has fired a massive barrage of rockets into northern Israel today, retaliation for an Israeli strike that killed a top commander. Parts of central and south Florida are experiencing heavy rain and localized flooding, water making some streets impassable in Naples. President Biden travels today to Italy in advance of the G7 meeting. Yesterday he flew home to Delaware after his son Hunters conviction on three felony counts for lying when he bought a gun. Our Sagar Magani reports. President Biden did not mention his son's federal gun conviction, but did urge those at the every town for a gun safety action fund. In 2012 they were first graders and today they'll be high school graduates. Children who survived the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre in Connecticut will be graduating. Game three tonight of the NBA Finals Dallas hosting Boston. This is AP News. The governor of Washington states making clear hospitals in his state must provide abortions if they're needed to stabilize a pregnant woman. Jay Inslee's announcement comes ahead of a Supreme Court decision on whether states can prevent doctors from performing the procedure during an emergency. An American hot dog eating champ is out of the famous Nathan's contest held on the 4th of July. Our Adonahue reports. Joey Chestnut. Chestnut hasn't lost on the 4th of July since 2015. Last year he down 62 francs and buns in 10 minutes. But Major League Eating event organizer George Chase says Chestnut is moving away from the contest due to a contract dispute and struck a deal with the competing brand. I'm Adonahue. And I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News. a lot of people are not going to be able to get a chance to get a chance to get a chance. [BLANK_AUDIO]