Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 08 2024 10:00 (EDT)
This is AP News. I'm Rita Folle. New this morning, President Biden says it's time for the drama over his re-election campaign to end. Democrats are divided over whether he should drop his re-election bid after that poor debate with Donald Trump. President Biden is standing firm against calls for him to end his re-election bid. Many in his own party say the president needs to step aside after a dismal debate, but in a letter to congressional Democrats, the president says he declines. Men wants the intraparty drama to end. He writes Democrats have one job beating Donald Trump in November, and any weakening of resolve or lack of clarity only helps Trump. Questions about the president's future have been swirling for more than a week on Friday. I'm staying in the race. Yeah! I'll beat Donald Trump. And said he'll only step aside if the Lord Almighty comes and tells him to. Sagar Magani, Washington. Barrels stormed ashore as a Category 1 hurricane early this morning. The center of the storm hit about 85 miles southwest of Houston, knocking out power, flooding roads, canceling some flights. The National Hurricane Center's Jack Bevan. The impacts are going to be ongoing for several more hours. We are getting reports of strong winds along the coast in the area south and southwest of Houston. Heavy rains are going to spread well inland with the storm. There will be a chance of tornadoes as well. So barrels moving inland, but this is not the end of the story yet. Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two deadly crashes of 737 MAX jetliners. Bloomberg Philanthropies is gifting a billion dollars to make medical school free at Johns Hopkins University. For most of the students there, this is AP News. Something new at the theaters, the AP is Haya Panjiani. After a historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming. Hello, everybody! Drew, what's up? There's a minute. Three cars, one-wise, something is easy. Despicable Me 4, the Illumination Animation sequel, let ticket sales over the holiday weekend with $75 million in sales, Friday through Sunday, and $122.6 million since opening on Wednesday. That's according to studio estimates. The Independence Day weekend haul for Universal's Despicable Me 4 further extended the considerable box office reign of the minions, arguably the most bankable force in movies today, and it also kept a summer street going for Hollywood. Inside out to the year's biggest hit thus far came in second with $30 million. A quiet place day one dropped a third with $21 million. I'm Haya Panjiani. And I'm Rita Foley, AP News. An official message from Medicare. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. You may be able to 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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 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. Why wear a seatbelt? The math speaks for itself. You have a one in 40 chance of being in a crash this year. But wearing a seatbelt reduces your risk of serious harm by 50%. In a rollover crash, more than three out of five deaths are from those who weren't wearing theirs. Seatbelts save lives. Over 370,000, in fact, most passengers killed in crashes weren't buckled up. Nobody is above the laws of physics. Buckle up and shift into safe. A message from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Did you know a 2018 study showed half of prenatal vitamins tested had unacceptable levels of heavy metals? I'm Kat, mother of three and founder of Ritual. When I was four months pregnant, I couldn't find a prenatal I could trust. So I created my own. Ours is matraceable, third-party tested for heavy metals, and recently earned the Purity Award from the Clean Label Project. But don't just take my word for it. Get 25% off at virtual.com/podcast.