What to know about breast self-awareness and how it fits into cancer prevention
NEW YORK — What does it mean to have breast self-awareness? It’s a more general, flexible approach to breast cancer prevention that involves staying familiar with how your breasts look and feel. It goes along with other early detection measures like getting regular mammograms. Doctors suggest breast self-awareness as an...
Northeast sees more snow from the tail end of a colossal winter storm; at least 13 deaths reported
The U.S. workweek opened with yet more snow dumping on the Northeast under the tail end of a colossal winter storm that brought ice and power outages, impassable roads, canceled flights and frigid cold to much of the southern and eastern United States. At least 13 weather-related deaths have been...
Winter storm across the U.S. in photos
A big winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, paralyzing air and road traffic while sending temperatures plunging. Power lines were draped in ice, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity. This is a...
Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered
JERUSALEM — Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire that stopped the Israel-Hamas war. Monday’s announcement came a day after Israel’s government said the military was conducting a “large-scale operation” in a cemetery in...
Federal judge is set to hear arguments on Minnesota’s immigration crackdown after fatal shootings
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on whether she should at least temporarily halt the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has led to the fatal shootings of two people by government officers. The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued the Department...
Interpol arrests more than 3,700 suspects in global trafficking crackdown
LAGOS, Nigeria — A global crackdown on human traffickers and migrant smugglers coordinated by Interpol led to the arrest of more than 3,700 suspects and aided over 4,400 potential trafficking victims around the world, the law enforcement organization said Monday. Interpol said 14,000 officers carried out Operation Liberterra III between...
Talks with U.S. and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were constructive but major challenges remain, Kremlin says
Negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are yielding apparent signs of progress, but major challenges remain on the path to a final settlement, a senior Kremlin official said Monday. Talks between envoys from Ukraine, Russia and the United States in recent days in Abu Dhabi were constructive and...
Indonesian marines among 80 missing in deadly West Java landslide
BANDUNG, Indonesia — Nineteen members of Indonesia’s elite marine force are among 80 people missing in deep mud after they were swept away or buried by a weekend landslide that tore through a mountainside in West Java province, killing dozens, officials said Monday. The marines were training in rugged terrain...
Westmoreland developments: Greensburg sandwich shop, Latrobe pizzeria under new ownership; Kings Family Restaurant closes Hempfield location
Michelle Maxson looks up and waves at her father each day as she walks into Henry’s Hoagies in downtown Greensburg. A Hometown Hero banner, emblazoned with her father’s face, hangs from a light post at the top of Second Street — pointing toward the sandwich shop Michelle took ownership of...
Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statementsVideo
Leaders of law enforcement organizations expressed alarm Sunday over the latest deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis while use-of-force experts criticized the Trump administration’s justification of the killing, saying bystander footage contradicted its narrative of what prompted it. The federal government also faced criticism over the lack of a...
A man is under arrest for allegedly assaulting U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY, Utah — A man was arrested Friday night at a party during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, for allegedly assaulting a Florida congressman. Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost wrote on X on Saturday that he was punched in the face by a man who told...
Trump, unbowed by backlash to Minneapolis shooting, blames Democrats for ‘chaos’Video
WASHINGTON — The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer touched off a fierce national debate and prompted some fellow Republicans to question President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration crackdown, but the president on Sunday night continued to blame Democratic officials. After remaining relatively quiet on Sunday,...
Trump says U.S. used secret weapon to disable Venezuelan equipment in Maduro raid
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the U.S. used a secret weapon he called “The Discombobulator” to disable Venezuelan equipment when the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro. Trump also renewed his threat to conduct military strikes on land against drug cartels, including in Mexico. Trump made the comments in an interview...
Federal judge orders ICE, DHS not to destroy or alter evidence in Minneapolis shooting
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order brought by Attorney General Keith Ellison against the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, preventing them from altering or destroying evidence related to the fatal shooting Saturday of Alex Pretti by DHS agents in Minneapolis. U.S. District Court Judge...
Ice from winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands of customers without power across the SouthVideo
A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and paralyzing air and road traffic. Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast were left...
Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funding bill. That increases the chance of a shutdown
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a 37-year-old Minnesota man, a stand that increases the prospect of a partial government shutdown by the end of the week. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, in a...
More than 11,400 flights canceled as massive winter storm sweeps across country
NASHVILLE — A massive winter storm made for a brutal travel day Sunday, with widespread cancellations and delays at some of the nation’s busiest airports. Widespread snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened nearly 180 million people — more than half the U.S. population — in a path stretching from the...
Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue free trade agreement with China as Trump threatens tariffs
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China. He was responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor went ahead with a trade...
Snow shoveling can be fatal. Here’s how to safely get snow off your sidewalk
That snow that dropped on Western Pennsylvania likely mixed with or changed to sleet, the National Weather Service in State College said. That will make it more difficult to clear snow off the driveways and walkways. The weather service suggested shoveling snow periodically during the storm to make shoveling easier,...
Protests inside churches are unusual despite long history of civil disobedience in the U.S.
American religious history is rife with protest movements and civil disobedience. Yet it is rare for political protests to happen inside a house of worship. That is part of what makes the new case against anti-ICE protesters in St. Paul, Minnesota, unusual. The group interrupted a service last Sunday at...
Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into the fatal Minneapolis shooting
WASHINGTON — A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, a sign that the accounting of events by President Donald Trump’s administration may face bipartisan scrutiny. The chairman of...
American rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes
TAIPEI, Taiwan — American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment. Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as he reached the top of the spire of the 1,667-foot tower about 90 minutes after he started. Wearing a red short-sleeve shirt,...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander warns the U.S. his force has its ‘finger on the trigger’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The commander of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, warned that his force is “more ready than ever, finger on the trigger,” as U.S. warships headed toward the Middle East. Nournews,...
France detains captain of suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker seized in Mediterranean
PARIS — The captain of a tanker intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea by the French navy on suspicion of shipping oil in violation of sanctions against Russia was reported Sunday as being held in custody for questioning. The ship’s Indian captain was handed to judicial authorities following the diversion of...
Photos of the day: Fresh snowfall blankets Western Pa.
Snowfall blankets streets and homes across the area, creating scenic winter views while reminding residents to slow down and take care on the roads....
