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SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Two people are facing charges after a police chase happened on I-70 back on May 22. According to State Police, Troopers reported a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt failed to yield on I-70 westbound near mile marker 23.7 in South Strabane Township, prompting a pursuit. The chase continued until the vehicle crashed near Exit 21. That’s when, police say, Terrence Boyd, 38, of Washington, took off on foot. Troopers caught up with him and took him into custody. He faces charges of fleeing and eluding, flight to avoid apprehension, evading arrest on foot, DUI and other traffic-related offenses. Nikki Lash, 41, of Bentleyville, was also charged. Police said she gave them a false ID.  Boyd and Lash were taken to the Washington County Jail.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. —(WPXI)- Troopers are asking for help after a woman was seriously injured in a UTV crash in Washington County on Saturday night. According to a Pennsylvania State Police report, troopers were called to a crash in Kings Creek off of Clydes Road in Hanover Township around 8:30 p.m. The victim, only identified in the report as a 44-year-old woman, was first taken to a West Virginia hospital, then transferred to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. She was last listed in critical condition. Information gathered so far leads troopers to think that there were witnesses to this crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact PSP Pittsburgh at 412-299-1607.

Schools across the U.S. are starting to rethink the abundance of digital devices in classrooms. After pouring billions of dollars into laptops, tablets and learning apps, a growing number of schools say it is time to scale back. The Los Angeles public school system announced it will stop giving its youngest students devices, as part of a sweeping new screen policy in the nation’s second-largest school district. Concerned parents are driving the reforms. As one mother says: Her daughter came home from school “with a screen addiction in her backpack.”

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that 10 people — including a responding firefighter — were injured after a chemical tank imploded at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state. But they declined to immediately say how many workers had been killed or remained missing. In a joint statement, Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. and local law enforcement said Tuesday that the tank’s rupture caused “multiple critical injuries” as well as fatalities. Authorities said some victims had suffered burns or inhalation injuries. There was no immediate threat to the public. The statement, issued more than four hours after the tank imploded at 7:15 a.m., said crews were continuing recovery operations and that no identifying information would be released about victims pending notification of relatives.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has denounced the most recent U.S. strikes as a sign of bad faith as negotiations press on toward a possible deal to end the war. Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic began restoring internet access after a monthslong national shutdown. The U.S. military characterized Monday’s strikes in southern Iran as defensive, saying targets included missile launch sites and minelaying boats. American military officials said the U.S. acted with restraint in light of the weekslong ceasefire. On Tuesday, Iran’s foreign ministry called the strikes a ceasefire violation and warned that Washington would bear responsibility for all consequences, without elaborating.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices that have neared record levels. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index on Tuesday slipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, the first decline after three months of gains. Americans have soured on President Trump’s economic policies, polls show, potentially creating problems for Republicans heading into the midterm elections. Gas prices have soared to a nationwide average of $4.49 a gallon from $2.98 just before the war began at the end of February, and have been at or above $4.50 a gallon for nearly all of May.

PLANO, Texas (AP) — Texans are choosing a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate. The election brings to a close a bitter and expensive primary. President Donald Trump endorsed state Attorney General Ken Paxton last week over three-term Sen. John Cornyn. It’s the president’s latest effort to rid the GOP of leaders he views as less devoted to him. Cornyn is backed by Senate GOP leaders. The four-term incumbent and allies have spent roughly $90 million in advertising since last year. Most of it attacked Paxton. Cornyn risks becoming the first Republican senator in Texas history to seek the party’s nod and lose. The winner of Tuesday’s runoff will face Democrat James Talarico in November.