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Army warns about fraudulent text messages about a military draft

The Army has issued a fact check on fake texts. The Army released a statement this week saying it has been made aware of fraudulent text messages that have informed people they have been selected for the military draft, even though the United States did away with the draft in...
Ag secretary announces $1 million grant program at Pa. Farm Show

If agriculture is to remain one of Pennsylvania’s top industries, then farms have to succeed as businesses. That was the message at the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s Public Officials Day in Harrisburg, where Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced the latest grant to be funded by the 2019 Farm Bill. The $1...
6 island birds at the National Aviary that will make you forget about wintertime in Pittsburgh

In January, with the holidays behind us, the gray reality of winter sets in. It’s a time when many people dream of an escape to a tropical island paradise. If that’s not in the cards this year, there’s a little piece of the tropics on Pittsburgh’s North Side that can...
Red Cross blood donors can qualify to win Super Bowl trip

With a post-holiday, critical need for donations, the American Red Cross is asking donors to begin the new year by giving blood or platelets. As a sign of appreciation and a special incentive, those who donate blood or platelets through Jan. 19 will be entered in a chance to win...
Trump vows new sanctions on already heavily sanctioned IranVideo

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will immediately impose new economic sanctions on Iran in response to Iranian missile strikes on U.S. bases in Iraq. “As we continue to evaluate options in response to Iranian aggression, the United States will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on...
Want to know snow, ice conditions at a Pennsylvania state park? Here’s how

Winter is upon us, and despite the occasional warmup, snow- and ice-related activities are out there. Let’s say you’re in the mood to head out to a nearby Pennsylvania state park for a day of, say, cross-country skiing. How would you check on the conditions? Well, the state has made...
Teacher in Kentucky pleads guilty to filming students in school bathroom

MURRAY, Ky. — A former teacher at a Kentucky high school admitted to filming students in a bathroom. Mark Allen Boggess, 54, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Calloway Circuit Court to eight counts of possessing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and eight counts of voyeurism, the Murray Ledger...
Celebrity basketball game will benefit scholarships for Hispanic students

The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host its second annual Celebrity Basketball Game to raise money for scholarships supporting the region’s Hispanic community. The game will be at 2:30 p.m., Jan. 11 at the Wunderley Gymnasium at Penn State’s Greater Allegheny campus in McKeesport. The game will...
Survey: Fewer Pa. households entered 2019-20 winter without heat

Fewer Pennsylvania households entered the current winter season without heat than in the two previous years, according to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. More than 18,350 households across the state entered the winter season without heat-related utility service or using unsafe heating sources, PUC said in its 2019 Cold Weather...
U.S. sanctions South Sudan’s vice president over abuses

JOHANNESBURG — The United States has imposed sanctions on South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, citing his involvement in serious human rights abuses. The statement Wednesday is one of the sharpest actions taken by the United States against the South Sudan government amid Washington’s frustration over the country’s...
Injured man walking to Philadelphia hospital is killed in hit-and-run

PHILADELPHIA — A man who was walking to the hospital after he was stabbed during a dispute was struck killed by a hit-and-run driver in Philadelphia, authorities said. Karon Underwood, 36, was struck around 10:20 p.m. Monday just blocks from the hospital. One driver saw him and was able to...
Prosecutor won’t seek death penalty in Waffle House shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing four people at a Tennessee Waffle House. Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk’s office said in a court filing that it would seek life in prison without the possibility of parole for Travis Reinking, The...
Trump declares emergency for Puerto Rico after earthquakeVideo

GUANICA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Cars, cots and plastic chairs became temporary beds for hundreds of families who lost their homes in southwest Puerto Rico as a flurry of earthquakes struck the island, one of them the strongest in a century. The magnitude 6.4 quake that struck before dawn on...
Trump: Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ after strikeVideo

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran appears to be “standing down” and said no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran’s Tuesday ballistic missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops. Speaking from the foyer of the White House, Trump announced that the U.S. will immediately...
Man shot, killed while working at his family’s grocery store in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — A man found shot and wounded at his family’s grocery store in Philadelphia has died from his injuries, authorities said. The 31-year-old victim was found around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday by a customer at the JD Hoyu Grocery store. The man was working at the store, which is owned...
Takata recall of 10M inflators could be last of air bag saga

DETROIT — Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. The recall is the last one the bankrupt company agreed to in a 2015 settlement with the U.S. safety regulators. It could bring...

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