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China agrees to boost trade for U.S. beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

WASHINGTON — China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, the White House announced Sunday, two days after President Donald Trump returned...
Israeli troops intercept vessels from a flotilla trying to breach the blockade of Gaza

ANKARA, Turkey — The Israeli military intercepted boats off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, part of the latest wave of flotilla activists attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. More than 50 vessels departed from the port in Marmaris, Turkey, last week in what the organizers of the...
Italy’s foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians dead in Maldives sea cave

ROME — Italy’s Foreign Ministry said Monday rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll. The searches had resumed on Monday after being suspended following the death of a local military diver during a perilous mission to...
Protesters light bonfires during public transport strike in Kenya over fuel prices

NAIROBI, Kenya — Protests erupted in Kenya’s capital Nairobi Monday as a nationwide public transport strike kicked off in protest at rising fuel prices. Commuters were stranded in various suburbs and the city center remained deserted. Drivers with private vehicles opted to stay home as protesters burned tires on major...
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put international health authorities on alert. The MV Hondius was still carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached...
Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case

MADRID — A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros ($64 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen Monday by The Associated Press said. The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: GuidesVideo

Pittsburgh nu metal band Guides released a new single, “Drain,” with two more on the way, all produced by Zac “ZROKK” Diebels from the band Simon Says. ”Simon Says was one of the first bands that I ever saw when I was 12. It was the moment that my rock...
Morning Roundup: Cooling centers activated; police search for Homewood shooting suspect

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, May 18: Cooling centers activated amid heat wave Five cooling centers have been activated “due to the expected heat wave,” according to Pittsburgh Parks & Recreation. In social media posts, CitiParks said the cooling centers, located at healthy...
Plum to launch program designed to teach students about disabilities

Plum School District will join a state program designed to teach students about the contributions of people with disabilities. Plum is one of 10 institutions statewide — and the only public school district in Southwestern Pennsylvania — to take part in the Disability Inclusive Curriculum pilot program. The program aims...
Alle-Kiski Emergency Services Authority expected to set ambulance fee in coming months

The newly formed EMS authority serving Brackenridge, Harrison and Tarentum is getting down to hiring an executive director and setting a fee for property owners to have ambulance service next year. But the decisions will take a little time. “We are in the process of reviewing materials and tweaking job...
Readers vent frustrations over potholes on busy Pittsburgh streets, highways

It’s the time of year when Thomas Bell typically gets calls about the poor condition of a road that isn’t his responsibility. “This really does seem like ‘The Year of the Pothole,’” said Bell, superintendent of streets in Greensburg. “I think we’ve used more cold patching material than in the...
Patients who need kidney transplants share their stories in hope of finding living donors

Dave Lackner remembered being on vacation in Stone Harbor, N.J., in 2007 when the phone call came in. “They had found a kidney for my dad,” Lackner, of Mt. Lebanon, said of that call nearly 20 years ago. The family scrambled to get the patriarch on a flight home for...
3 Finnish divers arrive in the Maldives to remap the search for the bodies of 4 Italian divers

MALE, Maldives — Three Finnish divers arrived in the Maldives Sunday to draw up a fresh plan in the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave. The initial search was suspended after a local military diver died during a perilous mission...
Four crew members ejected safely after 2 Navy jets crash during air show in IdahoVideo

BOISE, Idaho — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey...
Pittsburgh set to start week with near-record heat

A week after parts of the Pittsburgh region saw frost advisories and freeze warnings, near record heat is expected for the start of the new week. A high of 90-to-91 degrees is forecast for Monday, and a high around 90 is expected on Tuesday, National Weather Service meteorologist David Shallenberger...
The River Community Church hosts 20th annual car show in Lower Burrell

The River Community Church was blessed with warm weather and sunny skies for its 20th annual car show Sunday, its second since moving from New Kensington to Lower Burrell. While Nicky Magnelli, ministry coordinator for the church, estimated the count of cars parked on the lots and lawns around the...

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