Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 01 2024 22:00 (EDT)
(dramatic music) - Hey P News, I'm Ben Thomas. Dr. Trump calls it a big win for democracy in the Constitution, but President Biden's blasting the Supreme Court ruling, granting broad immunity from prosecution to Trump and other presidents. - The president says the nation was founded on a fundamental principle. - There are no kings in America. - That everyone is equal before the law and nobody above it. - Not even the president of the United States. - He says that has now changed. - For all practical purposes, today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits or the president can do. - Calling it a dangerous president, ripping the high court for making it highly unlikely that Trump will stand trial before it November for his role in the Capitol in Surrection. - It's a terrible disservice to the people of this nation. - And leaves them with the choice. - Whether Donald Trump's assault on our democracy on January 6th makes him unfit for public office in the highest office in the land. - Sagar Megani, Washington. - Trump's lawyers have asked the judge who presented over his hush bunny trial to set aside his conviction and delay sentencing. The Israeli army's ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Gaza's second largest city. Joe Fetterman reports it to sign the war could drag on. - The latest order is a sign that Hamas has managed to regroup and we could soon see Israeli forces moving back into Hanunis and a resumption of heavy fighting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that Israel is close to dismantling Hamas as an organized fighting force. But he does say that operations will continue against what he calls remnants of the Islamic militant group. - A hurricane warning's been issued for Jamaica as hurricane barrel strengthens. It's already a category four. And in Florida, transcripts released of grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein's sexual assault case, indicating prosecutors knew he raped teenage girls before they cut a deal with him. This is AP News. A rather unique museum. - There's a lot of prehistoric data hidden in copper light, which is fossilized feces dating back some 70 million years ago. Here's an interesting place in Arizona to take the kids this summer vacation. - This is the museum. It's the world's largest collection of fossilized poop. Everything from the largest copper light from a Tyrannosaur all the way down to a little termite. - George Franson created the poosium with some 7,000 specimens. One believed to have come from a Tyrannosaurus Rex. He says they're full of biological information. - Prehistoric animal diet, physiology, environments and animal interactions. The poosium is located on Route 66 in Williams, Arizona. I'm Jackie Quinn. - And I'm Ben Thomas, AP News.