March 29, 2026 7:00 am
As tens of thousands of protestors gathered on Saturday, across the country and in some places like London, Paris and Rome, downtown Washington was also participating. The downtown was filled with hundreds of protestors who gathered in front of the county’s courthouse, and lined the street nearly downtown to Maiden, at noon. The No Kings protest targets policies of Donald Trump, while rising inflation and fuel prices are also stoking anger. The Iran conflict is also adding a new sense of urgency. This is the third major No Kings protest wave since 2025, with each one growing in numbers.
March 29, 2026 7:43 am
Police in McDonald are investigating cats that were left in a sealed box. In a social media post Saturday, officers said the box contained a mother cat and kittens. The box was found at the East End Ballfield, where police say a vehicle was seen leaving the area at 6:54 a.m. Thursday. Anyone with information is asked to call 724-926-2105. (Photo: McDonald Police Department)
March 29, 2026 7:49 am
(WPXI) – A man was shot and killed in Pittsburgh’s South Side overnight. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, members of the South Side Entertainment Patrol responded to two separate ShotSpotter alerts totaling eight rounds at the intersection of S. 18th Street and East Carson Street. Those officers arrived to find a man down in the street, shot multiple times. The spokesperson says officers rendered aid on scene, including applying chest seals, until medics arrived and took him to an area hospital in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Violent Crime Division detectives are investigating.
March 29, 2026 7:50 am
PITTSBURGH — Two people were hurt in an early morning hit-and-run at the Rivers Casino Parking garage. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says police, fire and medics responded to the fourth floor of the Rivers Casino parking garage around 4 a.m. for a reported collision into the building. First responders found that a vehicle had crashed through the glass doors by the elevators, injuring a man and a woman. The victims were taken to an area hospital in stable condition. The spokesperson says a Silver Jeep fled the scene.
March 29, 2026 7:00 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have joined “No Kings” protests across the U.S. and in Europe against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions. Minnesota took center stage Saturday because of its resistance to Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement. Thousands of demonstrators stood packed shoulder-to-shoulder on the Minnesota Capitol lawn and surrounding streets in St. Paul. The event’s headliner was Bruce Springsteen, who sang “Streets of Minneapolis” to honor Minnesota’s resistance and two residents shot to death by federal agents. Washington, New York, London, Paris and Rome had protests, but there also were rallies in smaller cities and towns. One spokesperson for Trump’s Republican Party derided the events as “Hate America Rallies.” (Photo: AP)
March 29, 2026 7:31 am
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt are meeting in Pakistan to push for an end to the Iran war, but strikes keep coming. Pakistan’s prime minister has held talks with Iran’s president. The U.S. and Israel are staying out of the meeting in Islamabad on Sunday. The war has killed thousands and shaken energy markets. Iran has rejected a U.S. peace framework and has floated its own proposal through state media. Iran’s parliament speaker dismissed the talks as a cover while the U.S. dispatches additional troops to the Middle East. He warned against any ground invasion and said Iran was ready to set American troops “on fire.”
March 29, 2026 7:34 am
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV says no one can use God to justify war and he’s praying especially for Christians in the Middle East. He used his Palm Sunday homily to call Jesus the “king of peace” who rejects violence. He says God does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has recently invoked his faith to cast the Iran war as a Christian nation trying to vanquish its foes with military might. Leo will also bring back the Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual in the Lateran basilica. He will then lead major Good Friday and Easter liturgies. (Photo: AP)
March 27, 2026 10:50 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Organizers of Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstrations across the country predict the rallies against President Donald Trump could add up to one of the largest protests in U.S. history. Washington’s begin at 12 o’clock in front of the county courthouse and continues until 1. Organizers say more than 3,100 events have been registered in all 50 states and several other countries, with more than 9 million people expected. Organizers have designated the rally at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul as the national flagship event, in recognition of how the state became the epicenter of resistance to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Headlining that observance will be Bruce Springsteen, who’s expected to perform “Streets of Minneapolis” in tribute.
March 28, 2026 11:47 am
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers. Whether that translates into shorter wait times for passengers at airport security lines remains to be seen. Friday’s signing comes at a busy travel time of the year with spring breaks at school districts and colleges and the upcoming Passover and Easter holidays. Some passengers with very early flights Saturday reported having little problem getting through airport security lines. But that may have been an anomaly. Others at some of the busiest airports wrote on social media that security lines were growing exponentially longer by the hour.
March 28, 2026 4:16 am
JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Officials say Tiger Woods has been released on bail hours after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Officials say his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side. The sheriff’s office says he was released from jail late Friday. Florida law required that he spend at least eight hours in jail before he could post bail. He was not injured in the crash. Sheriff John Budensiek says Woods had been traveling at “high speeds” on a residential road and after the crash showed “signs of impairment.” Woods’ manager at Excel Sports did not immediately respond to a text message seeking comment.
