May 4, 2026 4:06 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has announced “Project Freedom” to help ships leave the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday. He says the project aims to assist “neutral and innocent” countries affected by the Iran war. Iran has rejected it. Trump also says ongoing discussions with Iran could lead to positive outcomes. Two ships around the strait were attacked on Sunday, according to the British military. Meanwhile, Tehran is reviewing a U.S. response to its proposal to end the war and says nuclear issues are not included.
May 4, 2026 4:02 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in an attempt to kill President Donald Trump struck a Secret Service agent. That word comes from the federal prosecutor overseeing the investigation. Jeanine Pirro said last week there was no evidence the agent was hit by friendly fire during the incident at a Washington hotel on April 25. But the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia went beyond that Sunday in saying a shot from one of Cole Tomas Allen’s weapons hit the officer’s bullet-resistant vest. Allen was injured during the attack but wasn’t shot. The officer survived.
May 4, 2026 3:57 am
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others. The U.N. health agency, in a statement to The Associated Press on Sunday, said an investigation was ongoing but that at least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed. One of the patients was in intensive care in a South African hospital, the U.N.’s health agency said. The company that runs the cruise said it was trying to evacuate two crew members who were sick and still onboard. The outbreak happened on the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship.
May 4, 2026 3:54 am
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian man was killed and four others were seriously wounded during an Israeli military raid in Nablus on Sunday. The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the man as Nayef Firas Ziad Samaro. His wife was in labor at a local hospital when she learned of his death. The Palestinian Red Crescent said a 12-year-old was among the wounded. The raid occurred as schools were letting out, in an area crowded with civilians. The United Nations says at least 42 Palestinians have been killed since the year began. There has been worsening violence near Jewish settlements and outposts in the West Bank.
May 4, 2026 3:52 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has launched a wave of strikes against Russia’s oil export infrastructure, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and three tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude. A nighttime drone strike sparked a blaze at Russia’s largest oil exporting port on the Baltic Sea, according to Russian regional Gov. Alexander Drozdenko. The port of Primorsk lies over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from Ukraine. Elsewhere, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had hit two tankers in the Black Sea that had been used to transport Russian oil in violation of Western sanctions.
May 4, 2026 1:17 am
Monday is the last day to register to vote in the May 19th Primary Election. You will have until the end of the business day on Monday, to register to vote at your county’s elections office, or you can register online through the state’s website at www.pavoterservices.pa.gov. Only Democrats and Republicans may vote in the primary. Independents will be able to cast their votes in November’s general Election. There are many contested races this time around, including the state senate race. State Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll, is being challenged by fellow Republican Al Buchtan of Cumberland Township in the 46th Senate District. That district includes all of Washington and Greene counties, along with a slice of Beaver County. State Representative Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run, is being challenged by Benjamin Humble of Waynesburg. The winner in that Republican race for the 50th House District, which includes all of Greene County and several Mon Valley communities in Washington, will then face Democrat Lois Bower-Bjornson of North Bethlehem Township in the general election.
May 4, 2026 3:33 am
PennDot is reminding motorists in the City of Washington that single lane restrictions will continue on South Main Street and Rt. 18. Flaggers will be providing traffic control. These restrictions are anticipated to last until early June. Sewer line relocation is occurring at that intersection. It is all part of the South Main Street/Rt. 18 Over Catfish Creek Bridge Replacement Project.
May 4, 2026 3:34 am
Uniontown, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT’s) Engineering District 12, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), invites the public to participate in a Virtual Plans Display to review and provide feedback on the Route 19 Corridor Signal Upgrade Project in North and South Strabane townships, Washington County. This project involves upgrading traffic signal equipment, optimizing signal timings and providing American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant features at 11 intersections encompassing approximately 3.5 miles of Route 19, beginning at Route 1045 (Oak Springs Road/Raymond Boulevard) and ending at Meadowbrook Drive. The purpose of this Virtual Plans Display is to provide information on the Route 19 Corridor Signal Upgrade Project covering the improvements, impacts, traffic control, and anticipated schedule. To participate in the Virtual Plans Display visit PennDOT’s District 12 website under the Projects Near You and select Route 19 Corridor Signal Upgrade Project. The materials will be on the website for the duration of the project. The public comment period is May 1 through May 15. Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict12. (PHOTO: PennDot)
May 4, 2026 3:39 am
WHITEHALL, Pa. —(WPXI)- Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a teen girl they say is missing and endangered. Rylee Anderson, 14, was last seen in the 4900 block of Curry Road, Whitehall, at 11 a.m. on Sunday. State police say Anderson “may be at special risk of harm or injury.” She is described as 5 feet, 0 inches tall, weighing 100 pounds and having red hair and hazel eyes. Police do not have a clothing description for her. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Whitehall Borough Police Department at (412) 884-1100.
May 3, 2026 9:08 am
The Fayette County Coroner says 53-year-old Samuel Clinton Newman was arrested after State Police say they received a report that a 13-year-old girl had been the victim of multiple sexual crimes by an individual she referred to as “Uncle Sam.” Troopers say they were able to confirm her report through evidence gathered from Facebook, text messages, letters and video depicting the incidents. Police say they were able, with the help of the family, to set up a sting operation where Newman thought he was coming to pick up the girl to take her to a local park, but were met instead by State Police and arrested. Troopers say Newman was in possession of a bookbag containing two blankets and a hot pink sexual aid device. Newman is facing multiple charges including sexual abuse of children, statutory sexual assault and unlawful contact with minors.
