Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 11 2024 10:00 (EDT)
This is AP News. I'm Rita Folle. We'll begin with the prices you pay for the things you buy, just out this morning, a better than expected to report on consumer prices. Prices dipped 0.1% from May to June. It sounds good, but isn't? We just ask Bankrate.com's Mark Hamrick. The cost of buying a home, the cost of buying a car, motor vehicle insurance, cost continued to rise in the month of June. So it's not that Americans have been relieved of elevated prices. It is that inflation has been relenting, and that may give us the prospect of seeing some progress of wages against prices in the future month. And there's a word that fewer Americans filed for unemployment last week. The labor market remains solid. You're going to watch President Biden's press conference a few hours from now. The AP's Sagar Magane. President Biden faces a key test this afternoon when he holds a rare solo press conference. Amid questions about whether he's capable of serving another term after the debate debacle. It's a chance for the president to show the American public something. The president's tried to stop the bleeding since that night, unsuccessfully, and Democrat Dick Durbin and others are looking for him to again press his case today. Every word and gesture will be parsed, but this president's never quite been a master of rhetorical moments like some predecessors. He told MSNBC this week, average Democrats still back him, even if some elites do not. Sagar Magane Washington. Three days after Hurricane barrel slammed into Texas, what's left of it's causing flooding in New England. It washed away an apartment building in Vermont and knocked down bridges there. People have been running. A fire broke out this morning in a medieval cathedral in Rouen, France. But authorities say it was quickly brought under control. The cathedral's been under renovation. This is AP News. We're not the only ones wrestling with vicious heat. The AP's Charles de Ledesma. 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 de Ledesma. A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a beach in Japan was rescued 37 hours later after drifting in an inflatable swim ring. I'm Rita Foley, AP News. Selling a little. Or a lot. Shopify helps you do your thing, however you cha-ching. 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