Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 11 2024 22:00 (EDT)
"AP News, I'm Ben Thomas, President Biden used a rare solo news conference to forcefully defend both his accomplishments and his decision to stay in the presidential race." Sakamogani has a report. "The president says he's not in this for his legacy." "I'm in this to complete the job I started." And despite growing Democrat calls for him to step aside, he insists the American people back him. "And I think I'm the best qualified to win." Still, the president notes he does need to "alay fears" about his age and fitness. "If I slow down, I can't get the job done. That's a sign that I shouldn't be doing it." Saying there is no indication of that yet. But he did make two flubs within two hours, answering the news conference's first question about Vice President Harris. "I wouldn't have picked Vice President Trump to be Vice President, but I think she's not qualified to be President." And earlier, at a NATO summit event with Ukraine's leader, before quickly catching himself. "President Zelensky, I'm so focused on beating Putin, we got to worry about it. Anyway, Mr. President-" "I'm better. You are a hell walk better." Sagar Megani, Washington. "President Vladimir Zelensky's pushing for restrictions to be lifted on Ukraine's use of U.S. weapons to attack military targets inside Russia. The Israeli military has acknowledged a string of errors in its response to Hamas's October 7 attacks, including slow response times and disorganization. And Jackie Quinn has the latest on Donald Trump's hush money case." Now that the Supreme Court ruled that Trump enjoys some immunity from criminal prosecution, Trump's lawyers are asking a New York judge to overturn his conviction and end the criminal proceedings. "A slump for big tech stocks brought the run of record closes for the S&P and the NASDAQ to an end, though nearly 80 percent of the stocks in the S&P 500 climbed Thursday, bolstered by a report that consumer prices fell in June. This is AP News." A stegosaurus up for auction. "The specimen is named Apex and was discovered in Colorado." "Trassic, period. Dinosaur, so about 161 million years old." Sotheby's Cassandra Hatton says Apex is 11 feet tall, 27 feet long from nose to tail. She calls it a coloring book dinosaur. "When you're a kid, you get a coloring book with dinosaurs, you've got T-Rex, you've got Triceratops, you've got Stegosaurus. It's one of the top three most recognized and most popular dinosaurs." Though experts believe Stegosaurus has used their fearsome tail spikes to fight, this specimen showed no signs of combat. "It didn't die fighting." Apex will be auctioned next week as part of the Geek Week series. Sotheby's is estimating it will sell for four to six million dollars. "A stegosaurus of this caliber has never sold at auction." "There are only eight or nine known fossilized stegosauruses in the world." "I'm Ed Donahue." "And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News. Thanks for listening." What's next? At Moss Adams, that question inspires us to help people and their businesses strategically define and claim their future. As one of America's leading accounting, consulting and wealth management firms, our collaborative approach creates solutions for your unique business needs. We leverage industry-focused insights with the collective technical resources of our firm to elevate your performance. Uncover opportunity and move upward at MossAtoms.com Nobody is above the laws of physics. "When you need mealtime inspiration, it's worth shopping king supers where you'll find over 30,000 mouth-watering choices that excite your inner foodie. And no matter what tasty choice you make, you'll enjoy our everyday low prices, plus extra ways to save, like digital coupons worth over $600 each week. You can also save up to $1 off per gallon at the pump with fuel points. More savings and more inspiring flavors make shopping king supers worth it every time. King supers, fresh for everyone, fuel restrictions apply."