Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 11 2024 16:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ed Donahue. At the NATO summit Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says he's grateful for all the help in the war with Russia, but he wants the ability to fire into Russia. "We understand from what military base they attack us, and if they attacked us and killed our children in the hospital, that is a crazy question why we can't answer." The Biden administration currently allows Ukraine to fire weapons into Russian territory only to hit back against Russian forces that are attacking them or preparing to attack them. The talks continue among Democrats in Congress. Should President Biden stay in the race or step aside, a NATO ally is backing the president. Here's the AP soccer McGone. "When you're in the public eye, we're never as good as we sometimes look, and we're never as bad." Finnish President Alexander Stuub says he spent a lot of time with the president during the NATO summit. "I have absolutely no concerns about the capacity of the current president of the United States." Stuub says what does concern him as an avid pro-American who studied here is the U.S. political climate. "To toxic. It is very polarized." and says that does not leave enough room for civilized debate about actual policies. Sagar Magani, Washington. Houston Mayor John Whitmire knows firsthand about the impact Hurricane Beryl has had on his city. "I know what a dark neighborhood looks like. I live in one." About 500,000 customers around Houston don't have electricity, and it may take until next week for the lights and the air conditioning to come back on. In Vermont, a much weaker version of Beryl has left one person dead. There's a lot of flooding a year after the state dealt with devastating high water. Jennifer Morrison is Vermont's public safety director. "Our waterways are not safe right now. Currents are fast and there is a tremendous amount of flood debris in the water." Some bridges in Vermont have been wiped out. This is AP News. It's very hot in parts of the U.S. as well as other parts of the world. Assistling heatwave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe, soaring towards 104 Fahrenheit in some places. From Italy to Romania, authorities are warning people to be cautious, drive carefully if going on a holiday, drink plenty of water, and avoid going out during the hottest hours of the day. Italian authorities have declared a red weather alert in seven cities, mostly in the central parts of the country, but also the capital Rome and Trieste in the northeast. Similar warnings have been issued elsewhere. In Cheshire's capital of Prague, the city's zoo delivered ice to provide much needed relief for animals. I'm Charles Villadezma. United Airlines says a jet from Miami to New Jersey made an unscheduled landing in Orlando. After a passenger became aggressive and disruptive, the passenger had to be taken to a hospital for evaluation. I'm Ed Donahue, AP News.