July 31, 2025 3:05 pm
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — A water main break along Arlington Avenue in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes has shut off the water for some residents. Neighbors say it’s the third water main break this summer, and they are growing frustrated living without water. Two of the water main breaks, including Thursday’s, were lines from Pennsylvania American Water. The first was on June 17. “It’s the cost of no water. My wife and I are both disabled, so it makes things a lot more difficult, especially when we have to carry water in for drinking,” said Donald Dieterle. Neighbors said that during the last water main break, there was a sinkhole in the middle of the road. Around 100 customers are impacted by this break, and water is expected to be restored this afternoon.
July 31, 2025 5:13 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the United States and India are still negotiating on trade despite new tariffs slated to begin in a few days. Trump told reporters Wednesday he’ll “see what happens.” India’s government says it’s studying the implications of Trump’s announcement he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of its purchasing of Russian oil. Trump intends to charge an additional “penalty” starting Friday as part of the launch of his administration’s revised tariffs on multiple countries. India’s Trade Ministry says it remains committed to negotiating a “fair, balanced and mutually beneficial” bilateral trade agreement.
July 30, 2025 2:24 pm
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Pakistan say they have reached a trade agreement that is expected to allow Washington to help develop Pakistan’s largely untapped oil reserves and lower tariffs for the South Asian country. Pakistani officials did not specify where the exploration would take place, but most of Pakistan’s reserves are believed to be in the insurgency-hit southwestern province of Balochistan, where separatists oppose any foreign investment. Early Thursday, U.S. President Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “We have just concluded a deal with the country of Pakistan, whereby Pakistan and the United States will work together on developing their massive oil reserves.” Pakistan’s premier also hailed the agreement.
July 31, 2025 5:14 am
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September, the latest development in a push against Israel’s Gaza policies. Carney convened a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday to discuss the situation there. Pressure to formally recognize Palestinian statehood has mounted since French President Emmanuel Macron announced his country will become the first major Western power to recognize a Palestinian state in September. The United Kingdom made a similar announcement on Tuesday. Though mostly symbolic, Canada’s recognition comes as part of a global shift against Israel and could increase diplomatic pressure for an end to the conflict. More than 140 countries recognize a Palestinian state, including a dozen in Europe.
July 31, 2025 5:14 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 48 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for food at a crossing in the Gaza Strip. That’s according to a hospital that received the casualties Wednesday. It was the latest violence around aid distribution came as the U.S. Mideast envoy was heading to Israel for talks. Shifa Hospital in Gaza City said the dead and wounded were among crowds massed at the Zikim Crossing, the main entry point for humanitarian aid to northern Gaza. It wasn’t immediately clear who opened fire. The Israeli military controls the crossing. Israeli strikes and gunfire had earlier killed at least 46 Palestinians overnight and into Wednesday, most of them among crowds seeking food, health officials said.
July 31, 2025 5:17 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say a Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital killed at least six people including a 6-year-old boy. A Kyiv official said Thursday that at least 52 other people were wounded in the attacks. The official said that the number was likely to rise. A large part of a nine-story residential building collapsed after it was struck. Rescue teams were at the scene to search for people trapped under the rubble. Western leaders have accused Putin of dragging his feet in U.S.-led peace efforts in an attempt to capture more Ukrainian land.
July 31, 2025 5:15 am
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man newly hired as a schoolteacher in Arkansas has been arrested in the killings of a couple in front of their children at Devil’s Den State Park. Arkansas State Police arrested the man at a Springdale barbershop Wednesday and charged him with two counts of capital murder. Police would not discuss a motive. Authorities had pleaded with the public to look through their photos from weekend visits to the park to help find the attacker. Clinton David Brink and Cristen Amanda Brink were found dead Saturday on a walking trail at Devil’s Den. The Springdale district said the man was hired for the upcoming school year and had not yet met any families or students at the school.
July 31, 2025 5:18 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say the man who killed four people at a Manhattan office building bought the rifle he used in the attack and the car he drove across country from his supervisor at a Las Vegas casino. Police say Shane Tamura fatally shot four people in the building that houses the National Football League’s headquarters on Monday before killing himself. New York police said Wednesday that Tamura’s supervisor at the Horseshoe Las Vegas legally bought the AR-15-style rifle he sold to Tamura for $1,400. Police said a search of Tamura’s Las Vegas apartment turned up a psychiatric medication and other drugs that had been prescribed to him. Police say he believed he had a brain disease linked to contact sports and accused the NFL of hiding the dangers of playing.
July 31, 2025 5:18 am
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado dentist has been convicted of murder in the poisoning death of his wife and sentenced to life in prison without possible parole. Jurors found James Craig guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday. Prosecutors had accused Craig of repeatedly poisoning his wife Angela Craig, including by lacing her smoothies, over 10 days in 2023. When those attempts failed, prosecutors said, James Craig gave her a final dose of cyanide as she was hospitalized in suburban Denver. Craig stood in a hushed courtroom as the jury delivered guilty verdicts on murder and other charges. Afterward, the court heard emotional statements from the victim’s relatives before the judge sentenced Craig to life in prison.
July 31, 2025 2:11 pm
(AP) Delta Air Lines says a flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by serious turbulence, sending 25 people to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The airline says that first responders met the flight Wednesday evening. One passenger said people who weren’t wearing seat belts were thrown about the cabin. The plane was carrying 275 customers and a 13-member crew. Delta says seven crew members were treated at hospitals and released, as were customers who shared their status with the airline. Delta is cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board on an investigation.
