Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 08 2024 15:00 (EDT)
AP News. I'm Ed Donohue. President Biden wrote a letter to Democrats in Congress today. He also called into MSNBC. The message is the same. "I am not going anywhere." The pressure has been on the president to bow out after a dismal debate performance in Atlanta a week and a half ago. "All the data shows that the average Democrat out there who voted, the 14 million of them, had voted for me, still want me to be the nominee." First lady Jill Biden is also getting the message out. "For all the talk out there about this race, Joe has made it clear that he's all in." Meantime, the Republican National Committee's platform committee is adopting a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump's position, opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to the states. Beryl has weakened to a tropical storm after reaching land in Texas. Harris County Constable Mark Herman says at least two people, a man and a woman in his area, are dead after trees fell on their homes. "A 74 year old grandmother lost her life to a tree that had fallen into the house and basically cut the house in half, crushing her." The hurricane knocking out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses, fast rise in waters causing street flooding and water rescues near Houston, Rosenberg police captain Sunni Jugurta. "She called and said she had water going in her vehicle and so they went out there in the high water vehicles that we have and the officers helped her." She says there were several rescues, dramatic video shows people in chest high water being pulled out. I'm Julie Walker. The county medical examiner is investigating four suspected heat-related deaths in Portland, Oregon. The city is on track to break a daily temperature record for a fourth day in a row. Food heat has also hit parts of the south and the northeast. In late-day trading on Wall Street, stocks are mixed, the Dow is slightly lower. This is AP News. A new AP North Center poll finds Americans evenly split on whether former President Donald Trump should face prison time for his recent hush money felony conviction. 48 percent say Trump should do time. 50 percent say no. About four in ten of adults surveyed think he was treated very or extremely fairly. 46 percent or less than half approve of the conviction. The results underscored the partisan divide over the case with 81 percent of Democrats saying yes, he should serve time versus 32 percent of independence and only 8 percent of Republicans. Trump's sentencing has been delayed to September at the earliest. Meanwhile, the poll also found that about six in ten Americans believe Hunter Biden should serve time for his three felony convictions for lying about drug use when purchasing a gun. Jennifer King, Washington. An empty runaway boat speeding in circles on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipasanke was brought safely to a stop by a teenager who jumped aboard from a personal watercraft. I'm Ed Donohue, AP News. Even if you don't think you qualify, it pays to find out. 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.