North Huntingdon businessman believed in family, community
C. Gary Dinsel believed in setting goals and sticking to them. He set four big goals over the course of his life: finishing high school, finishing college, raising a family and making a difference in the world as a businessman. He accomplished all four, according to his wife, Barbara Dinsel....
CBO: Trump’s budget would add trillions more to deficit, and that doesn’t even include coronavirus spendingVideo
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s fiscal 2021 budget request would add $5.4 trillion more to the cumulative 10-year deficit than the White House originally estimated, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released Monday. That would mean increased deficits during the next decade to roughly $11 trillion, though neither the...
Virus cases, deaths continue upward creep in GeorgiaVideo
ATLANTA — Confirmed infections and deaths from the coronavirus in Georgia continued to increase Monday as traveling to Savannah on the coast and into neighboring Florida became more cumbersome and one expert predicted Georgia’s daily toll will keep escalating until late April. The Georgia Department of Public reported Monday that...
Spate of gun violence kills at least 5 in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHA — Gunfire killed at least five people and wounded others in recent days in Philadelphia, including a man found shot to death on a transit train, authorities said. A 33-year-old man died minutes after he was shot in the face and neck while sitting in his vehicle in north...
Florida megachurch pastor arrested for violating rules amid virus outbreak
TAMPA, Fla. — Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. According to jail records, Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne turned himself in to authorities...
Va. governor halts on-campus teaching in move likely aimed at Liberty
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s governor on Monday ordered all higher education institutions to stop any in-person instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move likely directed at Liberty University. The evangelical college in Lynchburg led by President Jerry Falwell Jr. has faced intense criticism over its decision to welcome students back...
Coronavirus is mutating and now has 8 strains, doctors say
The novel coronavirus is mutating, as viruses do, and eight strains are now making the rounds globally, medical experts say. The good news is that the mutations are not more lethal, said Trevor Bedford, whose website, NextStrain.org, is tracking the virus’s genome from samples provided to him from throughout the...
Pa. state prisons under quarantine following inmate covid-19 diagnosis
Inmates in Pennsylvania’s 25 state prisons were quarantined to their cells following the first diagnosis of covid-19 in an inmate at State Correctional Institution at Phoenix, located near Philadelphia. Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced the quarantine at 10 p.m. Sunday. It is the latest move to contain and...
Police seize liquor in Erie in probe of illegal sales
Pennsylvania State Police liquor enforcement officers seized 59 bottles of liquor during a search on Saturday afternoon of an east Erie residence in a probe of possible illegal alcohol sales. A 24-year-old man accused of offering the bottles for sale on social media will face criminal charges in the incident,...
Grandma separation: Coronavirus keeps kids from older family
SALT LAKE CITY — A few weeks ago, Debbie Cameron saw her grandsons most days, playing the piano, making after-school snacks or singing nursery rhymes with the baby in her Chandler, Arizona, home. Then the cornavirus crisis hit and the boys were suddenly gone. Cameron is 68 and has asthma,...
Hungary approves extra government powers, with no end dateVideo
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s parliament on Monday approved a bill giving Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government extraordinary powers during the coronavirus pandemic, without setting an end date for their expiration. The bill was approved by Orban’s Fidesz party and other government supporters by 137 votes in favor to 53 against....
Philippines grounds company’s aircraft after deadly fireVideo
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine aviation officials on Monday grounded all aircraft belonging to a company that owns a plane that caught fire while taking off from Manila’s airport, killing all eight people on board. All of Lionair Inc.’s aircraft will remain grounded during the investigation of the burning of its...
Philadelphia train passenger fatally shot during apparent robbery
PHILADELPHIA — A man riding on a train in Philadelphia was shot and killed early Monday during an apparent robbery, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 12:50 a.m. on a westbound elevated Market-Frankford line train near the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority station at Kensington and Allegheny avenues. The 41-year-old victim...
Medical fetish company donates entire stock of scrubs to U.K. hospitalVideo
The shortage of medical equipment in this time of the coronavirus pandemic has made hospitals desperate for help — no matter the source. In the United Kingdom, a hospital in the National Health Service even sought out help in procuring scrubs from a medical fetish company, Newsweek reports. Luckily for...
Ohio prison worker tests positive; inmate sues for releaseVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio prison employee tested positive for the coronavirus, the state reported Sunday night, marking the first such occurrence in Ohio at a time of growing national fears about the impact of the virus in crowded jails and prisons. The employee at Marion Correctional Institution in north-central...
How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?Video
NEW YORK — A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They are struggling to breathe, and a ventilator could save their lives. But who gets one when there aren’t enough to go around? Health care workers...
Navy hospital ship set to arrive in New York City harborVideo
NEW YORK — A Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds is scheduled to arrive Monday morning in New York Harbor to help relieve the coronavirus crisis gripping the city’s hospitals. The USNS Comfort, which was sent to New York City after 9/11, will be used to treat non-coronavirus patients while...
Dutch museum says Vincent van Gogh painting stolen in raidVideo
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch museum says that a painting by Vincent van Gogh was stolen in a raid overnight. The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam says “Spring Garden” by the Dutch master was stolen in the early hours of Monday. Police are investigating the break-in at a...
Dozens still without power around Cleveland after severe weather hits
CLEVELAND — A few hundred utility customers remained without power early Monday after severe weather spawned what forecasters called a “100-year flood” in Cleveland and led to a number of water rescues. Meanwhile, flood warnings issued by the National Weather Service remained in place for some rivers, including the Black...
North Korea says U.S. clearly doesn’t want nuclear talksVideo
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Monday that “reckless remarks” by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made it clear that Washington has no intention of resuming nuclear talks, and warned that it is now compelled to pay back “the pains the U.S. has imposed on our people.” After...
Prisoners riot in Iran; Netanyahu goes into self-quarantineVideo
TEHRAN, Iran — Prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage during a riot, state media reported Monday, the latest in a series of violent prison disturbances in the country, which is battling the most severe coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East. Israel meanwhile announced that Prime Minister...
Wolf administration lays off about 2,500 state employees amid coronavirus outbreakVideo
HARRISBURG — The Wolf administration has laid off about 2,500 part-time and seasonal employees and interns as the financial fallout from the coronavirus deepens, straining Pennsylvania’s cash flow, Spotlight PA has learned. The affected workers, which include temporary clerical staff and employees who help out in departments across state government...
World coronavirus roundup: Airline crews to work hospitals, Spain tops China in infectionsVideo
Here’s the latest news from around the world on the coronavirus pandemic. In England Britain’s health service is asking airline cabin crew who have been laid off during the coronavirus pandemic to go to work in temporary new hospitals being built to treat covid-19 patients. The National Health Service says...
Phoenix police officer killed, 2 others wounded in shootingVideo
PHOENIX — A Phoenix police commander was killed and two other officers were wounded Sunday night as they responded to calls about a dispute between roommates. Cmdr. Greg Carnicle, a veteran officer and father of four, was killed. The other officers, both women, were hospitalized, the department said. Sgt. Mercedes...
Storms, tornadoes damage homes, businesses in Midwest, SouthVideo
Strong storms that brought tornadoes, high winds, hail and rain to parts of the Midwest and South caused extensive damage in some areas but no deaths, officials said Sunday. Tornadoes were spotted in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin as thunderstorms swept through the area Saturday. Strong wind and a possible...
