Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jun 29 2024 15:00 (EDT)
AP news for this Saturday, June 29th, I'm Jackie Quinn. Tropical Storm barrel out in the eastern Atlantic is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the coming hours, threatening Barbados Sunday as a potential Category 3 hurricane. Hurricane watches issued for a good chunk of the Windward Islands. Senior hurricane specialist John Kanchalosi says it doesn't look like barrel will threaten the United States. A police officer in upstate New York has shot and killed a 13 year old boy, who allegedly pointed a weapon which turned out to be a pellet gun. And officers in Utica, they had tried to stop him in another teen on foot, Utica police chief Mark Williams on WKTV. The youth display would appear to be a handgun and a Utica police officer ultimately discharged his firearm once, striking the mail during a ground struggle. President Biden and his wife have been traveling in the New York area for two private fundraisers, not speaking with reporters. The president's strength for re-election remains an issue. After his stumbling performance during Thursday night's debate, some Democratic leaders and some voters are concerned. He was having a hard time finishing his sentences and losing his train of thought. You have one that lies and you had one that could barely even bring a whole coherent sentence together. At U.S. Pier in Gaza, it's back in use. Our Lawrence Brooks reports. The United Nations says workers have started moving tons of humanitarian aid in Gaza. It's an important step as the U.S. considers whether to reconnect the pier, whose functioning has been challenged by heavy seas. Meanwhile, U.S. authorities are pressing Hezbollah to dial down fighting with Israel in the north. Tributes coming in for comedian Martin Mull, he's died at the age of 80. This is AP News, a Catholic pilgrimage across the U.S. I'm Walter Ratliff with The Religion Minute. The paddleboat makes its way among the smokestacks and bridges of the city of Steubenville along the Ohio River. What makes this boat special to Catholic followers is what's aboard and the mission of the journey. Bishop Mark Brennan explains. At our Bishops Conference a few years ago, we were discussing some reports we had that in a lot of our own Catholic people were not so sure about the nature of Holy Communion. Those conversations sparked a national pilgrimage to promote what the Eucharist actually is, according to Catholic doctrine. It's a mystery because it still looks like bread, tastes like wine. Zoe Dongus has spent weeks on the pilgrimage. Visiting different parishes, getting to walk 15 miles a day, sometimes, getting to bring him to our country and let him bless our people. I'm Walter Ratliff. And I'm Jackie Quinn, AP News. [BLANK_AUDIO]