October 13, 2025 3:49 pm
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, with the likely aim of securing another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries. The plan announced Monday comes amid an emerging mid-decade battle nationally between Republicans and Democrats seeking advantage in the way U.S. House districts are drawn in several states for the 2026 session. North Carolina Republicans already created a map in 2023 that resulted in GOP candidates winning 10 of the state’s 14 U.S. House seats in 2024. That division compared to the 7-7 seat split between Democrats and the GOP under the map.
October 13, 2025 5:16 am
Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on. Vance spoke Sunday as the shutdown entered its 12th day. He warned that the new cuts would be “painful,” even as he said the Trump administration is working to ensure that the military would be paid and some services would be preserved for low-income Americans, including food assistance. Hundreds of thousands of workers have been furloughed in recent days. In a court filing on Friday, the White House said well over 4,000 employees would soon be fired. Vance said the new cuts would be “painful.”
October 13, 2025 5:15 am
A nor’easter is churning up the East Coast, prompting declarations of a state of emergency in New Jersey and parts of New York state. Another storm has struck farther south with heavy rain and flooding through the Carolinas. Across the continent in western Alaska, the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and catastrophic flooding to coastal communities, pushing entire houses off their foundations. Officials said Sunday that rescue crews headed to tiny Alaskan villages to respond to reports that up to 20 people might be unaccounted for. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says all efforts are being made to help storm victims.
October 13, 2025 5:14 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump has told Israeli lawmakers their country has no more to achieve on the battlefield and must work toward peace in the Middle East after two years of war against Hamas and skirmishes with Hezbollah and Iran. Trump also says Palestinians should focus on “building their people up” instead of attacking Israel. Trump on Monday addressed the Knesset, emphasizing the need to turn military victories into regional harmony. Trump plans to attend a summit in Egypt with more than two dozen nations. The U.S.-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas remains fragile, but Trump is optimistic about reshaping regional relations. Trump also urges the Israeli president to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges.
October 13, 2025 5:13 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas has released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza, as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, and had left scores of captives in militant hands. The 20 were to be reunited with their families and undergo medical checks. Over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel are also to be released as part of the deal. The bodies of the remaining 28 dead hostages are also to be handed over as part of the deal, although the exact timing remained unclear.
October 13, 2025 5:10 am
FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. — A woman is under arrest after police say she went on a robbery spree in Fayette County. Troopers were called to a store in the 1400 block of Memorial Boulevard in Connellsville Township on Friday for an attempted robbery, state police say Soon afterward, the same person robbed the Dunkin’ in Connellsville City, police say. Troopers saw the suspect’s vehicle fleeing south on U.S. Route 119. They reportedly stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver, 39-year-old Lori Rankin. Police say she confessed to committing both robberies, as well as another robbery in Uniontown on Thursday. Court records show Rankin is charged with robbery out of Connellsville Township and Connellsville, with additional charges of theft and receiving stolen property out of Connellsville. Rankin is last reported held in Fayette County Prison without bail.
October 13, 2025 5:06 am
PITTSBURGH — A man is dead after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats neighborhood. Public safety officials say police were called to the 1200 block of East Carson Street around 10:09 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Officers who were already in the area found the 33-year-old man who’d been shot in the neck, on the sidewalk. Officers gave him first aid, and medics took him to a hospital, but he died at 10:27 p.m. The investigation is ongoing.
October 13, 2025 5:01 am
The investigation continues into a fatal shooting early Saturday morning in the City of Washington. 20 year old Julian Lassic was killed. The shooting occurred around 3 a.m. in the alley next to Joe’s Bakery in the 100-block of N. Main Street. Lassic was transported to UPMC Washington Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A second victim has not been identified but was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital. Mayor Jo Jo Burgess says there were several witnesses to the shooting and is asking anyone with information to contact Washington Police. Police urge anyone with information to call the department’s anonymous tip line at (724) 223-4108, or email tips@washingtonpa.us.
October 12, 2025 7:10 am
LELAND, Miss. (AP) — High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night. Authorities report at least eight people dead and many others injured. In Leland, six people were killed and about 20 were injured after a football game. Four of the injured are in critical condition. State Senator Derrick Simmons described the scene as chaotic. No arrests have been made, and authorities are seeking information. In Heidelberg, two people were killed on a school campus during homecoming. Police are searching for an 18-year-old for questioning. Investigations in both towns are ongoing. (Photo: AP)
October 12, 2025 7:06 am
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A helicopter that was coasting above a Southern California beach suddenly lost control and began spiraling, eventually losing altitude and slamming into a row of palms as sunbathers and beachgoers looked on. Multiple videos posted online show the aircraft twirling clockwise above Huntington Beach, then plunging toward the edge of the beach, where it becomes wedged between palms and a staircase near Pacific coast Highway. The Huntington Beach Fire Department said five people were hospitalized, including two who were in the helicopter and were “safely pulled from the wreckage.” Three other people on the street were injured.
