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Stock market’s wild ride becomes political football in race for White House
It took little time for this week’s wild stock market gyrations to turn political. With share prices tumbling Monday, former President Donald Trump seized on the free fall to bludgeon Vice President Kamala Harris, his rival for the White House, by calling the market woes a “Kamala Crash.” “Stock markets...
Pittsburgh man charged with defacing woman’s Israeli flag could enter probationary program
A man charged with vandalizing an Israeli flag outside a Jewish woman’s Pittsburgh home is hammering out a deal with prosecutors that would clear his record if he completes the terms of a probationary program. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Monday offered Mario Ashkar, 36, of Pittsburgh’s North...
Grove City College president to retire
Paul J. McNulty, whose tenure as Grove City College president has seen campus growth on multiple fronts, will retire after the 2024-25 academic year, school officials announced Tuesday. McNulty, a 1980 graduate of the Christian liberal arts and sciences college, returned to his alma mater after a 30-year law career...
Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers rousing speech at Kamala Harris rally after VP snub
PHILADELPHIA — Anticipation grew over the past several weeks that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would join Vice President Kamala Harris onstage in Philadelphia for Tuesday’s announcement of the new Democratic ticket running this fall for the White House. As expected, Shapiro was onstage, but not in the role many envisioned...
Hail heralds storm front across Western Pa. region, flash flood warnings issuedVideo
The National Weather Service Pittsburgh received a number of hail reports as a line of strong storms moved through the region Tuesday afternoon. The hail the storms produced lasted about 15 to 20 minutes, with hail measuring 1 to 2 inches in some places. Most reports were coming from northern...
Pakistani man with ties to Iran charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil
WASHINGTON — A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, the Justice Department said Tuesday in disclosing what officials say is the latest murder-for-hire plot to target American public figures. Asif Merchant traveled to New...
Why Walz won the Democrat veepstakes over Shapiro
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s centrist profile might have cost him a spot on the Democratic presidential ticket this November in favor of a more progressive politician, experts said Tuesday. Shapiro, considered a top contender to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate during a compressed vetting process, was passed over...
Tropical Storm Debby impacts vacationers from Western Pa.
Some Western Pennsylvanians hoping for picture-perfect vacation weather this week in the coastal Southeast are experiencing a Debby downer. Debby was downgraded to a tropical storm Tuesday but was a Category 1 hurricane when it slammed onshore Monday in Florida. Candi Stewart of Leechburg had the flight of her life...
Arnold Palmer airport to start $22M expansion
The first phase of a $22 million terminal expansion project at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport will start this fall. The project, which will expand the Unity airport’s terminal by 32,000 square feet, is meant to improve the passenger experience and meet new TSA requirements. It will expand the TSA screening...
Beechview program hits a bull’s-eye with young archers
Cora Wawrzyniak gripped a lime green compound bow and pulled back the string. She paused a moment, eyeing her target before letting the orange-tipped arrow fly. It stuck just to the left of the bull’s-eye. She immediately reached for another arrow, lined up her shot and fired, hitting the target...
What polling shows about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ new running mate
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate pick, will need to introduce himself to the vast majority of Americans. But his track record in his home state offers clues on what he might bring to the Democratic ticket. According to AP VoteCast, in 2022, he...
5 things to know about Tim Walz
MINNEAPOLIS — Vice President Kamala Harris has decided on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in her bid for the White House. The 60-year-old Democrat and military veteran rose to the forefront with a series of plain-spoken television appearances in the days after President Joe Biden decided not...
Trial opens for Latrobe man accused of raping 2 teens
Jurors are expected to begin deliberations Wednesday morning in a 2020 rape case against a former Latrobe man. Attorneys delivered closing arguments to the jury Tuesday afternoon following testimony from a woman who claimed Glenn D. Jones Jr., 25, now of Hostetter, raped her when she was 15. A second...
Suburban New York county bans wearing of masks to hide identity
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who cover their faces for health reasons or religious or cultural purposes. Supporters said the bill approved Monday by the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature on Long...
2 charged in card-marking scheme at Live Casino Pittsburgh
Two men were arrested Friday in connection with what state police said was a card-marking scheme that netted them $12,175 from Live Casino Pittsburgh at Westmoreland Mall. The two suspects turned over the cash to troopers after being confronted while playing Mississippi Stud, according to court papers. The security manager...
Kamala Harris, VP pick Tim Walz debut at Philadelphia rally
Vice President Kamala Harris ended weeks of speculation Tuesday by announcing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the presidential race, choosing him over a short list of Democratic candidates that included Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Harris announced on social media just before 10:30 a.m. that she had...
1 dead after being hit by train in Monaca
One person was killed following an incident involving a train in Beaver County. According to CSX spokesman Bryan Tucker, a CSX train came into contact with a person trespassing on the tracks around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the east end of a railroad bridge spanning the Ohio River near Atlantic...
Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Tropical Storm Debby drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina, stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets with waist-high floodwaters Tuesday in what is just the beginning of a prolonged storm that could dump staggering totals up to 25 inches of rain. Charleston and Savannah took the...
Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York...
Reports: Parent company of Kennywood, Idlewild & Soak Zone exploring sale of U.S. holdings
Western Pennsylvania’s landmark amusement and water parks — Kennywood in West Mifflin, Sandcastle Water Park in West Homestead and Idlewild & Soak Zone in Ligonier Township — may be up for sale as part of their Spanish corporate owner’s move to seek the value of all of its U.S. assets,...
Officials: Rocket attack at Iraqi military base injures U.S. personnel
WASHINGTON — Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. defense officials said Monday, in what has been a recent uptick in strikes on American forces by Iranian-backed militias. The attack comes as tensions across the Middle East are spiking following...
Just $10.5M remains of Westmoreland’s $105.3M pandemic relief allocation
Westmoreland commissioners have allocated nearly 90% of the $105.3 million in American Rescue Plan funds awarded to the county in 2022 as part of the federal government’s covid relief effort, according to a report released this month. County leaders will have until the end of this year to designate how...
The Fed’s high rates spur fear of slowdown, yet recession signals have so far proved wrongVideo
WASHINGTON — The turmoil shaking global financial markets reflects a sudden fear that the Federal Reserve may have held its key interest rate too high for too long, heightening the risk of a U.S. recession. Economists and Wall Street traders now expect the Fed to cut its benchmark rate, which...
Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped
PHOENIX — Former president Donald Trump’s campaign attorney Jenna Ellis, who worked closely with Rudy Giuliani, will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped against her in a fake electors case, the state attorney general’s office announced Monday. Ellis has previously pleaded not guilty to fraud, forgery...
Gruesome stabbing rocks quiet Arnold neighborhood
The scene early Sunday evening in Arnold could have been from a movie. In fact, Diana Rebold was known by neighbors to rent out her property on Liberty Avenue to filmmakers. On one occasion, more than 100 people — including actors playing police — crowded around the Cape Cod home,...
