Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 11 2024 21:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ben Thomas, President Biden's holding a news conference wrapping up the NATO summit he just finished toasting. "A consensus among the members was it was a great success. So especially momentous because it represented the 75th year, the most important military defense alliance in the world, history of the world." Earlier in the day, he met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who embraced the new commitments of military aid from the alliance, but called for the lifting of restrictions on its use to attack military targets inside Russia. "When they say from what military base they attack us, and if they attack us and killed our children in the hospital, that is a crazy question why we can't answer and attack these, especially this person, this military base, we are from these guided walls from jazz or missile camp." Biden's public performance is being scrutinized to make questions about his fitness for another term. Donald Trump's lawyers are urging the judge in his New York hush money case to overturn his conviction and dismiss the case in the wake of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. Inflation cooled in June, consumer prices declining 0.1% from May, prices up 3% over a year ago. Jobless claims fell last week, mortgage rates eased again, and testimony in actor Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial involved law enforcement personnel who investigated the scene after the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the movie Rust. Margie Zarletta has details. Alec Baldwin's attorney, Alex Spyro, questioned crime scene technician Marissa Popol, suggesting the investigation of the crime scene was shoddy and rushed so that police and prosecutors could focus on Baldwin. Popol denied that. Detective Alexandria Hancock testified about her investigation involving ammunition on the set. Hancock is expected to return for more testimony on Friday. Baldwin is charged in the death of cinematographer Helena Hutchins, who was shot when Baldwin pointed a gun at her during a scene set up, and it went off. I'm Margie Zarletta. This is AP News. A settlement over emissions violations between Marathon Oil and the EPA. Haya Panjwani has details. The federal government announced a $241 million settlement with Marathon Oil for alleged air quality violations at the company's oil and gas operations. And the 4th Burthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice said, "The settlement requires Marathon to reduce climate and health-harming emissions from those facilities, and will result in 2.3 million tons worth of pollution reduction." While Marathon Oil is the country's 22nd largest oil producer based on 2022 data, federal agencies said it's also the 7th largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the oil and gas industry. Much of its emissions come from flaring the industry practice of burning off waste gases, which also releases methane, a particularly potent contributor to climate change. Haya Panjwani, Washington. 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. Taking cover opportunity and move upward at MossAtoms.com Don't drive distracted, shifting to safe, a message from the Colorado Department of Transportation.