Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon kill 8 Hezbollah members, officials say
RAYAK, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight members of the militant Hezbollah group, including several local officials, two officials with the group said Saturday. The Lebanese Health Ministry put the death toll at 10, but did not distinguish between militants and civilians. The Hezbollah officials told...
EU says U.S. must honor a trade deal after court blocks Trump tariffs
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm requested “full clarity” from the United States and asked its trade partner to fulfill its commitments after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs. Trump has lashed out at the court decision and said Saturday that...
Jack Hughes scores in overtime as U.S. beats Canada for gold at the Olympics
MILAN — No miracle needed. The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century. Jack Hughes scored in overtime and the U.S. defeated Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday to earn the nation’s...
This 89-year-old is ‘King of the Volunteers’ at the Olympics and will star in the closing ceremony
VERONA, Italy — When Mario Gargiulo traveled to the 1956 Cortina Winter Games, his first trip to northern Italy from his hometown of Naples, the 20-year-old never imagined he’d return to the Olympics. But he has, 70 years later, this time as the so-called “King of the Volunteers.” He was...
The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs. Now comes the hard work of issuing refunds
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s biggest and boldest tariffs. But the justices left a $133 billion question unanswered: What’s going to happen to the money the government has already collected in import taxes now declared unlawful? Companies have been lining up for refunds....
Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service announced Sunday that an armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during this incident. First lady...
Injured captain Sidney Crosby out for Canada against the U.S. in the Olympic gold medal game
MILAN — Sidney Crosby will not play for Canada in the men’s gold medal hockey game against the U.S. at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, four days after suffering an apparent right knee injury. Crosby’s status was revealed just over an hour before puck drop when the lineups came out....
Burrell grows initiatives to support students experiencing grief
About 30% of Burrell School District students have experienced the loss of an immediate family member within the past year, according to Greg Egnor, the district’s director of pupil services. “The amount of grief that students in our district have experienced this year has been a lot,” Egnor said. “Trauma...
Here’s what to know about the ICE detention center in Clearfield County
Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a three-part series. PHILIPSBURG — When detainees first step into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center facility in Clearfield County, their risk level is quickly determined — and it shows in the color of their jumpsuit. Red marks those classified as...
Gilpin begins ‘preventative measures’ in regard to data centers
In the coming months, the Gilpin supervisors plan to be proactive by having conversations about how best to regulate potential data centers in the township. During a meeting Tuesday, the supervisors authorized township Solicitor Tim Miller to draft an amendment to the township’s zoning ordinances regarding data centers. “Right now,...
Editorial: Let’s see the receipts on data centers
Pennsylvania lawmakers are embroiled in the annual dance in balancing our collective checkbook — the state budget. At the same time, the Keystone State is offering a tax exemption to data center developers that the Department of Revenue acknowledges it cannot fully track. It’s an odd thing to justify. Qualifying...
East Deer scrap yard fire forces closure of Freeport Road, halt to train traffic
Vehicles and trains alike were not able to travel through East Deer for hours on Saturday because of a scrap yard fire at Pitt Penn Recycling. Freeport Road had to be closed and Norfolk Southern trains stopped because firefighters had to run a hose from a hydrant on the opposite...
Willie Colón, architect of urban salsa music, dies at 75
Willie Colón, the Grammy-nominated architect of urban salsa music and social activist, died Saturday. He was 75. Over his decades-long career, the trombonist, composer, arranger and singer produced more than 40 albums that sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. He collaborated with a wide range of artists, including the...
Trump approves disaster assistance to D.C. to help with sewage spill into Potomac River
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Trump’s approval on Saturday, allowing FEMA to provide equipment...
Family, friends of Jeannette native, Hempfield grad Jasmine Jones celebrate Olympics bronze medal winVideo
The only thing bigger than the excitement at a South Greensburg restaurant Saturday afternoon was the pride for Jeannette native Jasmine Jones, who will come home as an Olympic medalist. That, and the decibel level from the cheering. Jones, a 2014 Hempfield Area graduate, and her teammate, Kaillie Armbruster Humphries,...
JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump’s accounts after Jan. 6 attack
NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the U.S. Capitol, the latest development in a legal saga over the...
Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers days after California avalanche
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Crews recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in a California avalanche four days ago, authorities said Saturday, concluding a harrowing operation hindered by intense snowfall. A search team reached the bodies of eight victims and found one other who had been missing and...
U.S. ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East
TEL AVIV, Israel — Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East. Huckabee made the comments in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired Friday. Carlson said...
From Forbes Field to PNC Park, fans remember Pirates legend Bill MazeroskiVideo
Dave Sedor felt chills Saturday as he paced along a patch of grass at the remains of the Forbes Field outfield wall, thinking of the late Pittsburgh Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski. Sedor, of Madison, Wis., was in Charleroi celebrating his aunt’s 101st birthday when he heard Mazeroski had died. “I...
Tarentum teen charged in 2 shootings; gun linked to a 3rd
A Tarentum teen wanted in connection with multiple shooting incidents was taken into custody this week by Pittsburgh police. Marcell Fields, 18, was charged with attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, reckless endangering and multiple weapons charges. City and Pittsburgh Regional Transit police said Fields took part in shootings...
Speaker denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at Capitol, citing precedent
WASHINGTON — The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda after a request for the commemoration was denied by the House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office due to past precedent. Johnson’s office said it received a request from the family to have Jackson’s remains...
NASA moon rocket hit by new problem expected to bump astronauts’ lunar trip into April
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new moon rocket suffered another setback Saturday, almost certain to bump astronauts’ first lunar trip in decades into spring. The space agency revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March 6 for the Artemis II mission, humanity’s first flight to the moon in...
Supreme Court ruling offers little relief for Republicans divided on Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON — For a few hours on Friday, congressional Republicans seemed to get some relief from one of the largest points of friction they have had with the Trump administration. It didn’t last. The Supreme Court struck down a significant portion of President Donald Trump’s global tariff regime, ruling that...
Trump says he’ll raise tariffs to 15% after Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants a global tariff of 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day earlier after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of the far-reaching taxes on imports that he had imposed over the last year. Trump’s announcement on social...
Blizzard warnings issued for New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut as storm threatens East Coast
NEW YORK — Blizzard warnings were issued Saturday for New York City, New Jersey and coastal communities along the East Coast as a late-winter storm set to arrive on Sunday threatened to make a mess of the start of a new week. The National Weather Service increased its assessment of...
