June 22, 2026 12:48 pm
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. — A man is facing a homicide charge, accused of shooting and killing his uncle, whom he claimed “came at him” with a wooden child’s oar. The shooting happened before 11:45 a.m. Saturday on Low Street in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, according to a criminal complaint. The document says Joshua Lowry, 45, called police to tell them he shot his uncle. The uncle, who Pennsylvania State Police identified as Bruce Kasiewicz, was found shot in the chest and deceased in Lowry’s bedroom with blue latex gloves on his hands and a small wooden oar on the floor near his body. In an interview with police, the complaint states Lowry told police that he woke up to Kasiewicz knocking on his bedroom window to wake him up. Lowry then let Kasiewicz into the home and went back into the bedroom to get dressed. That’s when he says Kasiewicz put on the gloves and grabbed the wooden child’s oar, then stood in his doorway. Lowry claimed he thought Kasiewicz “was there to kill him,” so he grabbed his muzzleloader and fired once, hitting Kasiewicz in the chest. The complaint states that when investigators looked through the home, they found no physical evidence of a physical altercation or attempted physical altercation before the shooting. Lowry also lacked any injuries consistent with an altercation. Investigators also state in the complaint that the “physical evidence preliminarily examined did not support Lowry’s statements as to the chain of events that led to him shooting the victim.” Lowry is being held at the Westmoreland County Jail and was denied bail. He is set to appear in court again on July 1.
June 21, 2026 4:56 am
PITTSBURGH — Rain is expected Monday morning and will be steady to heavy at times with thunder. Travel will be impacted by heavy rain that will reduce visibility and create ponding on roads. Heavy rain could produce localized flooding through the day and evening. Scattered showers and storms are expected in the afternoon. According to our news partners at WPXI, there is a chance for isolated severe storms south and east of Pittsburgh. Severe storms could produce damaging winds and frequent lightning. An isolated tornado chance is very low but can’t be ruled out; mainly south and east of Pittsburgh. Comfortable conditions are expected Tuesday and Wednesday with a mix of sun and clouds; highs will be in the upper 70s. Increasing humidity is expected later in the day on Thursday, with showers at night. Highs will get back into the 80s late week and into the weekend.
June 22, 2026 5:05 am
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Senior negotiators from the U.S. and Iran wrapped up a lengthy round of initial talks on Monday aimed at solidifying a permanent end to the war between the countries. The initial mediation was rocky but also led to some agreements by the two sides. The talks hit turbulence after President Donald Trump made remarks that Iran called insulting, prompting a temporary pause, according to Iranian state media. Key sticking points include Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions relief and frozen assets. The interim agreement gives both sides 60 days to negotiate a broader settlement. A ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah also appeared to be holding ahead of further talks Monday.
June 22, 2026 8:42 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100. He died on Monday from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell. In his 18½ years at the helm of the Fed, Greenspan presided over a sustained era of American growth and prosperity, yet one that ended with devastating consequences in 2008, two years after he had left the central bank. Greenspan was so respected during his many years as head of the world’s most influential central bank that by the time he stepped down in 2006, he was widely celebrated as the “Oracle’’ and “Maestro.’’
June 22, 2026 4:59 am
JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa. — A man is dead after being stabbed multiple times in Jefferson Hills. Allegheny County dispatchers said the incident began on the 100 block of Arnoni Drive at 3:58 p.m. on Saturday. Detectives with the Allegheny County Police Department said the initial call reported that someone had been shot at that scene. When they arrived, police found a person unresponsive inside a house. They were pronounced dead at the scene. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office later identified the victim as Alhaji Buhari, 69. Officers also learned that Buhari had not been shot, but had instead been stabbed multiple times. Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Tips can be left anonymously.
June 22, 2026 5:05 am
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces he is stepping down as Labour Party leader. Starmer says he will remain as caretaker prime minister until a new leader is chosen. He made the announcement Monday after facing pressure to hand over to a new leader who can revive the government’s fortunes. Starmer led Labour to a landslide victory in July 2024, but his popularity has since plummeted. His departure follows Andy Burnham’s victory in a special election last week. Burnham, a popular ex-mayor, planned to challenge Starmer for leadership. Starmer is the sixth prime minister in a decade to announce a premature departure.
June 22, 2026 5:08 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism. He offered no details to back that up in social media posts Friday night and Saturday, except to say there have been multiple arrests. David Hearn, a 67-year-old Bethesda, Maryland, man, said he stopped by the pool during a bike ride, touched a partially detached strip of paint in the water, and was arrested. He told The Associated Press he did not peel off paint. The president ordered the pool redone to get rid of algae that’s plagued it for more than 100 years. But the algae came back.
June 22, 2026 5:04 am
NEW YORK (AP) — “Toy Story” still has a friend in moviegoers. The fifth installment in the Pixar series debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That easily set a new franchise record and notches the biggest opening weekend of the year. Launching 31 years after the original “Toy Story” first landed in theaters, “Toy Story 5” far surpassed the previous series-best debut of $120 million for “Toy Story 4” in 2019. Internationally, it was just as successful, with $152 million in opening-weekend sales, for a worldwide haul of $312 million. Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” slipped to second place with $17 million in its second weekend.
June 21, 2026 7:34 am
(AP) – U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in Switzerland for talks to work on key details of their interim agreement to end the Iran war. A team led by U.S. Vice President JD Vance will meet Iranian negotiators, including Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, on Sunday. Officials from Pakistan and Qatar are serving as mediators. Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Lebanon. The interim deal between the U.S. and Iran is meant to stop fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tolls in the strait if a final deal isn’t reached in 60 days.
June 21, 2026 7:36 am
(AP) – Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea have suspended civilian gasoline sales as Ukraine increases attacks on fuel supplies. The Kremlin-appointed head of Crimea said Ukrainian strikes killed four people and wounded 28 others overnight. He said local gas stations will now only sell fuel to government agencies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attacks as part of Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions” against Russia’s energy infrastructure. The Crimean peninsula is facing its worst energy crisis since its 2014 annexation by Russia. Social networks are filled with requests for fuel, and some speculators are selling gas at double the market price.
