Trump says impeachment drive a plus, but he tweets with fury
NEW YORK — Fifty-eight floors above Manhattan, President Donald Trump watched his legacy change and his political future grow more uncertain. The president, back in his hometown of New York for the U.N. General Assembly, was taking “executive time” at his Trump Tower penthouse late Tuesday afternoon when Speaker Nancy...
Emmett Till cousin on inquiry: ‘What is the holdup?’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The government is still investigating the brutal slaying of Emmett Till, a black teenager whose death helped spur the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago. A Justice Department report issued to Congress about civil rights cold case investigations lists the 1955 slaying of 14-year-old Emmett...
Dallas officer on trial had no drugs, alcohol in system
DALLAS — A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor in his apartment last year had no drugs or alcohol in her system at the time, a police detective testified Tuesday. Detective Eddie Ibarra’s testimony during the second day of Amber Guyger’s murder trial marked the first...
Texas man accused of forging wife’s name on divorce papers shows up to court with new wife
The Houston-area man who authorities were looking for last week under allegations that he forged his wife’s signature on divorce papers showed up to court Monday with — his new wife. According to television station KCPR in Houston, Paul Nixon, 51, appeared at the Harris County Criminal court with not...
Why now? How House Democrats shifted to favor starting impeachment proceedings
WASHINGTON — For months, House Democrats who represent swing congressional districts had largely resisted calls from party activists to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. But in a matter of four days, the news that Trump had spoken with the leader of Ukraine and asked him to investigate a...
Greensburg woman served country in World War II
When Henrietta Speakman heard her husband, David, had been captured by German forces in Africa during World War II, she decided she needed to do more to help the war effort. She joined the Women’s Army Corps while she waited for word of her husband. Mrs. Speakman did clerical work...
Man tosses tortilla 54 feet, 5 inches to break world recordVideo
A tortilla tosser in Toronto topped 54 feet to break this particular food-flinging record. David Rush from Idaho threw a flour disc farther than anyone at the Science of Guinness World Records Exhibit in Toronto on Saturday. Prior to the event, 30 feet, 1 inch was the farthest a 10-12...
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says teen climate activist ‘ill-informed’
LOUISVILLE — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin touted the reliability of fossil fuels and called teen climate activist Greta Thunberg “remarkably ill-informed” during a conference on energy. Bevin was asked about the 16-year-old Swedish activist on Tuesday after he gave a keynote address at the annual meeting of the Southern States...
Nancy Pelosi orders impeachment probe: ‘No one is above the law’Video
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, acquiescing to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election year clash between Congress and the commander in chief. The probe centers on whether Trump abused his...
NASA says 1969 moon landing lab to be demolished next year
NASA says the Houston building where Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong and his colleagues emerged from quarantine after their 1969 moon mission has fallen into disrepair and will be demolished. The Houston Chronicle reported Tuesday that the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at Johnson Space Center hasn’t been used for two years...
Gun debate revived in Pennsylvania statehouse
The debate over guns was revived Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Legislature after a year of shocking violence, although Democrats went away frustrated and warning the process could end up actually loosening gun laws. The day marked the start of a two-day Senate committee hearing on gun violence and a slate...
Monroeville expo focuses on healing for mind, body, spirit
At least 110 vendors and service providers will participate in the third annual Mind Body Spirit Healing Expo on Sept. 28-29 in the Monroeville Convention Center. Set for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. both days in the center’s south hall, the expo will feature exhibits, mini-lectures, seminars and attractions. Practitioners and vendors...
Fox News apologizes for ‘disgraceful’ comment about Greta ThunbergVideo
NEW YORK — Fox News has apologized for a guest who called environmental activist Greta Thunberg mentally ill, and said he would never appear on the network again. Michael Knowles of “The Daily Wire” made the comment Monday during a segment on a Fox evening newscast, also saying Thunberg was...
Trump ordered aid frozen; more Democrats want impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump personally ordered his staff to freeze nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine a few days before a phone call in which he pressured the Eastern European nation’s leader to investigate the family of political rival Joe Biden, a revelation that comes as more Democrats...
‘Greta’: A young activist’s moment, praised and criticized
UNITED NATIONS — She stepped onto the biggest of global stages to face the most diverse of audiences, and she made it count. “How dare you?” she kept saying to some of the world’s most powerful people. “You are failing us,” she told them. Sometimes, a moment and a person...
Boy, 11, drives 3 hours for Snapchat meeting, gets lost
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Police in South Carolina say an 11-year-old boy took his brother’s car and drove alone for three hours to meet someone he met on Snapchat. Charleston Police spokesman Charles Francis says the boy pulled up to an officer around 12:30 a.m. Monday and said he was lost....
Trump attacks globalism, while putting pressure on Iran
UNITED NATIONS — Facing growing calls for his impeachment, President Donald Trump addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and delivered a roaring defense of nationalism and American sovereignty even as he tried to rally a multinational response to Iran’s escalating aggression. The president implored the world’s leaders to prioritize...
‘Way too extreme’: Some Democrats warn against moving left
BEAVER — The Democrats of Beaver County crowded onto the steps of a local courthouse, dozens of union men protesting a looming power plant closure that would put their livelihoods at risk. The crowd was overwhelmingly white and male, and few had college degrees. Left unsaid, at least from the...
Milk, no sugar: Health groups establish new guidelines for kids drinks
Parents confused about what exactly their young children should be drinking just got help from several large health organizations, which have issued a common set of recommendations. Breast milk or formula, plain cow’s milk and water are encouraged; sweetened drinks — including most plant-based milks — are not. Individual organizations...
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Bone marrow transplants save lives — more donors are needed
Dear Mayo Clinic: Who can be a bone marrow donor? What’s the process for becoming one? Answer: In general, anyone between the ages of 18 and 60 who’s in good health can be a bone marrow donor. To be considered, all you need to do is join the national registry...
Health happenings for the week of Sept. 23
Blood drives • American Red Cross will host these blood drives: — Noon-5:30 p.m., Wednesday , First United Methodist Church of Irwin, 310 Oak St. — 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 2, University of Pittsburgh Smith Hall Lounge, 150 Finoli Drive, Hempfield Appointments: 800-733-2767 or redcrossblood.org; walk-ins welcome Screenings • Excela...
Senate Republicans to look into whistleblower complaint about Trump pressuring UkraineVideo
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday the Senate Intelligence Committee will look into a whistleblower’s complaint that reportedly alleges President Donald Trump pressured the Ukrainian leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a possible Trump opponent in the 2020 presidential race. But only a handful of...
Fake court dates are being issued in immigration court. Here’s why
MIAMI — When a Key West woman finally got her notice to appear in immigration court, she prepared for a grueling trek to Miami. The Russian immigrant — a domestic violence victim who works as a scooter mechanic — took unpaid time off from work, hopped on a bus to...
Orlando officer fired after arresting elementary school students
ORLANDO, Fla. — A police officer who arrested two 6-year-old students at a Florida elementary school last week has been fired. Orlando police Chief Orlando Rolon announced Officer Dennis Turner’s termination Monday afternoon. He says he reminded other officers of department policy that prohibits arrests of children under 12 without...
Oklahoma prosecutors clear officers in death of naked teen
EDMOND, Okla. — A prosecutor declined Monday to file criminal charges against police officers in an Oklahoma City suburb for the fatal shooting of a black teenager who was naked and unarmed. Edmond Police Department Officer Denton Scherman “was acting pursuant to Oklahoma statute” in an effort to protect himself...
