Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 10 2024 11:00 (EDT)
AP News. I'm Ed Donahue. It's the middle of July, so it shouldn't be any surprise temperatures are high and it feels even hotter in many parts of the country from coast to coast. Philadelphia 94, New York City 94, Raleigh 95. A lot of the bigger heat though is still out west, especially across the interior valleys of California. Temperature is 105 to 110. Looks like Las Vegas is going to be 118. Palm Springs 119. Bob Oravick at the National Weather Service says the hot weather trend is expected to continue through the weekend. The remnants of Hurricane Barrel spawned at least one tornado in Indiana and threatened flooding as the system moved toward the northeast. Barrel reached land as a hurricane in Texas and left millions in the Houston area without power. At the NATO Summit in Washington, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine is moving closer to joining NATO. "To invite a new ally we need consensus and all allies agree that Ukraine will become a member, but it's too early to say exactly when that will happen." The U.S. and some other countries have opposed membership for Ukraine while the conflict with Russia continues to avoid allies being drawn into a larger war. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi says it is up to the president to decide if he should stay in the race despite President Biden's insistence he is still running. The Israeli military urged all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south, pressing ahead with a fresh offensive across the north, south, and center of the embattled territory that has killed dozens of people over the past 48 hours. A mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that was widely criticized abroad sentenced 43 people to life in prison while others received other prison terms. Police in Britain are hunting for a man believed to be armed with a crossbow after three women were killed in a house near London. This is AP News. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 15 points that's less than one-tenth percent. The NASDAQ composite was adding four-tenths percent to its own record. Big technology companies were leaving the way again after a major chip supplier reported how much its revenue jumped in June. A frenzy around artificial intelligence technology has been a major reason the stock market has climbed direct highs this year as of hopes for coming cuts to interest rates. Treasure yields held steady in the bond market. Seth Soutone, New York. Under a new law, California fast food workers now earn $20 an hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours. Experts say it's still too early to tell the long-term impact of the wage hike on fast food restaurants. Past wage increases have not necessarily led to job losses. I'm Ed Donahue. AP News. An official message from Medicare. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. Maybe you can save too. With Medicare's extra help program, my premium is zero and my out-of-pocket costs are low. Who should apply? Single people making less than $23,000 a year or married couples who make less than $31,000 a year. Even if you don't think you qualify, it pays to find out. Go to ssa.gov/extrahelp. Paid for by the US Department of Health and Human Services. After countless steps and more than a few miles, our dog drives you forward one last time to make that final climb. And as the rising sun peeks out from the horizon, you know incredible happens here because it starts here with a fuel that makes it all possible. Proplan Sport. Discover advanced nutrition made to fuel strength and stamina and active dogs like yours at proplan sport.com. So the quarterly projections are in the red area there and these numbers, I guess, should be higher.