Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 03 2024 12:00 (EDT)
AP News. I'm Ed Donogue. After last week's debate performance, President Biden meets tonight with Democratic governors in a closed-door meeting. Biden has signaled he has no intention of dropping out of the race. I can do this job. Top Democrats say they don't want a tiptoe around Biden's performance and a lack of transparency from his team. The blips of President Biden and the barrage of lying from President Trump. Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island was asked his concerns and interview for WPRI. People want to make sure that this is a campaign that's ready to go and win, that the president and his team are being candid with us about his condition, that this was a real anomaly. Representative Lloyd Dogget of Texas has called for Biden to withdraw from the race, praising Biden, but saying he has the opportunity to encourage a new generation of leaders. We want to turn the page on this. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. He's going to continue to be out there, he has been, and we understand how important that is. Jennifer King, Washington. The settlement tracking group says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades. It's a move that is likely to worsen already soaring tensions linked to the war in Gaza. Hurricane barrel is barreling toward Jamaica, with Islanders scrambling to make preparations. Andrew Holness is Jamaica's prime minister. An evacuation order on the direction of authorized officers is also in effect for flood-prone and landslide-prone areas, areas at or below sea level, and areas at or close to gullies or waterways. To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half million barreled owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins. This is AP News. A Russian attack hit a city in Ukraine. Ukraine officials say a Russian missile and drone attack on the eastern city of Nipro killed five civilians and injured dozens, including a 14-year-old girl, photos published by local officials, showed blasts, blew out some windows of a shopping mall, raining shards onto the street, also debris struck the intensive care unit of a children's hospital and a fire broke out in another hospital. A video posted on social media by President Volodymya Todensky showed a missile with a fiery trail streaking over buildings and debris flying into the air from its impact. I'm Charles D'Lithesma. American Coco Gough beat qualifier Anka Todoni to advance to the third round at Wimbledon. She is the tournament's number two seed and is another step away from last year's first round exit at the All England Club. I'm Ed Donahue, AP News.