Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 08 2024 06:00 (EDT)
This is AP News, I'm Rita Falle. Hurricane barrel made landfall on the Texas coast near Matagorda this morning, dangerous storm surge and strong winds. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says the state's priority is keeping people safe. Number one mission and your local mayors and your local county judges and officials is to save your life. That's number one. Property can be rebuilt, but lives cannot be. This has been preparing for this storm, which has already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean. Democratic lawmakers are deciding whether Wedge President Biden out of the race for the White House after that poor debate performance, but he is fighting back. President Biden enjoyed an exuberant welcome at a predominantly black church in Philadelphia where leaders urged him to stay in the race. President Biden is coming back. He's a comeback kid. With pastors and parishioners cheering him on, President Biden says he's worked hard for the black community, and there's more to do. Make housing affordable, help more black families build wealth and pass it on through the generation. To keep our community safe by getting weapons of war off our streets. He joked about his age. I know I'm almost like I'm 40 years old, but I've been around a little bit. Biden's attendance at church and a rally with union members are designed to project strength as a swell of Democrats alarmed by the president's debate performance suggest he drop out of the race. I'm Jackie Quinn. Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two deadly crashes of 737 MAX jet liners, says the Justice Department. Russian missiles hit a children's hospital in Kyiv, say officials in Ukraine. You know, immediate word on casualties. This is AP News. The war in Ukraine's got the attention of China's president Xi Jinping, the AP's Charles de Ledesma with the latest on this story. Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume dialogue and negotiations during a meeting with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Oban according to China's state broadcaster CCTV Oban made a surprise visit to China after similar trips last week to Russia and Ukraine to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine. Oban wrote in a Facebook post showing him shaking hands with Xi. Besides Russia and Ukraine, the end of the war depends on the decision of three world powers, the US, the EU and China. I'm Charles de Ledesma. Chinese President Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID, but she's tested negative. I'm Rita Foley, 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.