U.S. coronavirus death toll eclipses China’s
NEW YORK — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China’s official count. Elsewhere around the world, hard-hit Italy reported that the infection rate appears to be leveling off and new cases could start declining, but that the crisis is far from over. Spain struggled...
U.S. warship captain seeks crew isolation as coronavirus spreadsVideo
WASHINGTON — The captain of a Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members on shore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. In a memo to...
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo diagnosed with covid-19
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo revealed Tuesday he has been diagnosed with covid-19. The network reported it broke the news to employees in an internal memo. The anchor also tweeted the news himself. pic.twitter.com/e9Ym9jeT2R— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) March 31, 2020 “Soooo in these difficult times that seem to get more...
Un-baaaaa-lievable: Goats invade locked-down Welsh townVideo
LONDON — Un-baaaaa-lievable: This wild bunch is completely ignoring rules on social distancing. With humans sheltering indoors to escape the new coronavirus, mountain goats are taking advantage of the peace and space to roam in frisky clumps through the streets of Llandudno, a town in North Wales. Andrew Stuart, a...
How will we vote? Outbreak revives debate on mail-in ballots
OLYMPIA, Wash. — As the coronavirus pandemic knocks primary election after primary election off schedule, Democrats argue the outbreak shows the country needs to move toward one of their longtime goals — widespread voting by mail — to protect the November election. But Democrats’ hopes for using the crisis to...
Trump administration rolls back vehicle mileage standardsVideo
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration rolled backed ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards Tuesday, raising the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come and gutting one of the United States’ biggest efforts against climate change. The Trump administration released a final rule Tuesday on mileage standards through 2026....
Sen. Jim Brewster wants to exempt stimulus checks from state, local taxes
Stimulus checks, already exempt from federal taxes, would be exempt from state and local taxes as well under legislation state Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, expects to introduce Tuesday. Under the recently passed $2.2 trillion federal stimulus bill, individuals earning up to $75,000 a year will receive a $1,200 check sometime...
NYC reports 1st coronavirus death of a person under 18Video
NEW YORK — New York City reported its first coronavirus death of a person under 18 years old as the number of fatalities in the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak continued to rise rapidly. City officials announced Tuesday that 250 more ambulances and 500 paramedics and EMTs are headed to...
West Virginia hospital announces closure amid pandemicVideo
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The only hospital in a southern West Virginia county is closing after the coronavirus crisis disrupted attempts to sell the business, WOWK-TV reports. Williamson Memorial Hospital in Mingo County announced plans on Monday to close in three weeks. In a statement, hospital officials explained that they went...
Social distancing may have helped California slow the virus and avoid New York’s fateVideo
MILLBRAE, Calif. — For California and Washington, the coronavirus triggers came early. They pushed the two Western states to social distancing measures earlier than the rest of the country. In the San Francisco Bay Area, the warning came while the Grand Princess cruise ship, carrying infected crew and passengers, lurked...
Ships with people from ill-fated cruise beg Florida to dock
MIAMI — Two ships carrying passengers and crew from an ill-fated South American cruise are pleading with Florida officials to let them carry off the sick and dead, but Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida’s health care resources are already stretched too thin. As the Zandaam and its sister ship the...
5 shot at Philadelphia party; toddler, girl critically hurt
PHILADELPHIA — A shooting outside a Philadelphia home where a family party was being held left five people wounded, authorities said, including a toddler and a teenage girl who were critically injured. The shooting occurred shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, when a gunman opened fire on a crowd of people...
Pittsburgh couple’s virus song goes viral on YouTubeVideo
A Pittsburgh couple used their housebound time to fight back at coronavirus with a parody song. Claire and Mel Vatz based their “We’re All Home Bound” on the Simon & Garfunkel classic “Homeward Bound.” The couple sent the video to about 35 friends and family Sunday night. The YouTube video...
Assailant with ax, machete wounds man in southern Germany
BERLIN — An assailant armed with an ax and a machete threatened a woman and wounded a man who came to her help in southern Germany on Tuesday, police said. The suspect, a 27-year-old Tunisian citizen who lives in Augsburg, first broke the windshield of a bus taking bus drivers...
Royal no more: Harry and Meghan start uncertain new chapterVideo
LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan officially make the transition Tuesday from senior members of Britain’s royal family to — well, it’s unclear. International celebrities, charity patrons, global influencers? The royal schism that the couple triggered in January by announcing that they would step down from official duties,...
U.S. extends Iran nuclear cooperation sanctions waiversVideo
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday renewed several waivers on U.S. sanctions against Iran, allowing Russian, European and Chinese companies to continue to work on Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities without drawing American penalties. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed off on the waiver extensions but couched the decision as...
U.S. outlines plan for Venezuela transition, sanctions reliefVideo
MIAMI — The Trump administration is prepared to lift sanctions on Venezuela in support of a new proposal to form a transitional government representing allies of both Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido, U.S. officials said. The plan, which will be presented Tuesday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,...
Florida sheriff wants new leads following Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’Video
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida sheriff is asking for new leads in the disappearance of the former husband of a big cat sanctuary owner featured in the new Netflix series “Tiger King.” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister posted on his personal Twitter account Monday that the popularity of the seven-part...
EU launches new naval mission to police Libya arms embargoVideo
BRUSSELS — The European Union announced Tuesday the launch of a new naval mission in the Mediterranean Sea aimed at enforcing the U.N. arms embargo on Libya, after Italy blocked a previous operation claiming that the warships attracted migrants. The new operation, dubbed Irini, the Greek word for “peace,” will...
World coronavirus roundup: Spain records its highest number of new deathsVideo
Here’s the latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the world. From Spain Spain recorded on Tuesday 849 new coronavirus deaths, the highest number since the pandemic hit the southern European country, according to the country’s health ministry. With both new infections and deaths up around 11% each, to a...
Trump declares federal disaster in Pennsylvania over coronavirusVideo
HARRISBURG — President Donald Trump declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania late Monday night. Trump’s order allows for federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the coronavirus pandemic. “The President’s action makes Federal funding available to Commonwealth and eligible local governments and...
How dire projections, grim images dashed Trump’s Easter planVideo
WASHINGTON — The two doctors spread out their charts on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. The projections were grim: Even if the U.S. were to continue to do what it was doing, keeping the economy closed and most Americans in their homes, the coronavirus could leave 100,000 to...
Gov. Ron DeSantis opposes letting ship with 189 sick people dock in South FloridaVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Holland America cruise ship carrying nearly 200 sick people is on steady pace toward South Florida, traveling past the Panama Canal faster than expected. Passengers are anxious to finish their voyage, which has turned into a nightmare with the deaths of four people. But the...
FBI reaches out to Sen. Richard Burr over stock sales tied to coronavirusVideo
WASHINGTON — The FBI has reached out to Sen. Richard Burr about his sale of stocks before the coronavirus caused markets to plummet, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. The outreach suggests federal law enforcement officials may be looking to determine whether the North Carolina Republican exploited advance...
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....
