November 7, 2022 4:25 am
BOSTON (AP) – Elon Musk says Twitter will permanently suspend any account that impersonates another. The social media platform’s new owner issued the warning Sunday after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names – not their account names – to ‘Elon Musk’ in reaction to the billionaire’s decision to offer verified accounts to all comers for $8 month. Comedian Kathy Griffin had her account suspended on Sunday for switching her display name to Musk’s. Actor Valerie Bertinelli did the same before switching it back to her real name. But first, she posted a series of tweets in support of Democratic candidates.
November 7, 2022 4:23 am
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) – More than 100 world leaders are about to discuss a worsening problem that scientists’ call Earth’s biggest challenge, yet observers say it will be hard to make progress given all the other things happening in the world. Dozens of heads of states or governments Monday take the stage in the first day of “high-level” international climate talks in Egypt with more to come in following days. Much of the focus will be on national leaders telling their stories of being devastated by climate disasters. But leaders of China, India and Russia will be missing and the U.S. midterm elections will be grabbing headlines.
November 7, 2022 4:23 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Both President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, are hoping to provide their parties late boosts on the last full day of campaigning before midterm elections that could reshape the balance of power in Washington. Biden is holding a Monday evening rally in Maryland as Democrats eye retaking its governorship. Trump is set to stage his own event in Ohio, where his hand-picked Senate candidate, JD Vance, is running in a state that has turned more reliably red in recent cycles. Republicans are optimistic about winning enough seats to retake control of both the House and the Senate, while Democrats insist they are poised for a better night than many expect.
November 7, 2022 4:17 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI)- A Pitt football player is facing assault charges. According to court documents, police were dispatched to an apartment on East Hills Drive after dispatchers received a call of what appeared to be a struggle over the phone. Officers said a woman told them she had been fighting over the phone with her boyfriend and child of her father, 21-year-old Dayon Hayes. Court documents say Hayes allegedly grabbed a fistful of the woman’s hair and pulled her head back. The woman was able to free herself since she was wearing a wig. Hayes then allegedly began to force the woman’s head to the wall and hold her there. The woman told police she attempted to leave the room after Hayes let her go, but he refused to let her leave. Hayes allegedly slammed the door into the woman’s leg while trying to prevent her from leaving, court documents say. Hayes has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Nov. 22.
November 7, 2022 4:14 am
EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man was killed in an motorcycle crash in Westmoreland County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the crash happened on state Route 31 at residence 1291 in East Huntingdon Township at around 12:51 a.m. Police said the driver, identified as 28-year-old Timothy Lee Glover Jr., from Roscoe, was driving along state Route 31 when he lost control after negotiating a left curve. According to police, the motorcycle went onto the right shoulder traveling west, before driving through three yards and rotating in a counterclockwise direction. As the motorcycle rotated, it hit a utility pole, speed limit sign and mailboxes, police said. The motorcycle tumbled and stopped in the driveway at residence 1291, according to police. Glover Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene.
November 7, 2022 2:57 am
SOUTH STRABANE, Pa. — Officials went door to door in a Washington County neighborhood after two homes tested positive for methane last week. According to the South Strabane Fire Department, 42 homes along Scout Drive in South Strabane Township were metered after a confirmed methane release in two homes on the street. The department said they received no positive results in any of the other homes. Columbia Gas notified the fire department Friday gas was detected on Scout during a routine metering the week before. The gas company monitored the situation and noted positive readings inside a home. They notified Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and South Strabane Fire and Emergency Services. Columbia Gas sent samples for testing, according to the department, and they don’t believe it’s natural gas at this point. The samples are believed to include low levels of methane, a colorless, odorless, potentially explosive gas. The department said the state DEP will continue to investigate.
November 7, 2022 2:47 am
SMITH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Burgettstown man died Sunday after an early morning off-road vehicle crash. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says Cole Shergi, 20, was the operator of a side-by-side that lost control traveling east on Joffre Cherry Valley Road in Smith Township around 2:00 a.m. Reports say Shergi was not wearing the vehicle’s safety belt harness and was ejected during the crash. Another passenger in the side-by-side was taken to an area hospital for injuries. Ambulance and Chair Service was assisted by the Midway Fire Department and PennDOT. The accident is under investigation by the Smith Township Police.
November 7, 2022 2:41 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -The estimated $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot is nearly $400 million larger than the previous record jackpot and will keep growing until someone finally wins the prize. The jackpot started at $20 million back on Aug. 6 and over three winless months has grown to be 95 times as large ahead of Monday night’s drawing. That’s a long time without a winner but this is how the game is designed. With odds of 1 in 292 million, that means it’s unlikely anyone will win the prize until a growing jackpot attracts more players. And more ticket sales mean the lottery can raise more money for public programs, which is the point of the state lotteries.
November 7, 2022 2:39 am
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPXI) — One person is dead after a shooting near a shopping plaza in Westmoreland County. Westmoreland County dispatchers say police and medics were called to 203 Sara Way in Rostraver Township at around 7:20 p.m. Police say they are looking for a suspect but they do not believe there is any threat to the public. There were no other reported victims.
November 6, 2022 8:08 am
IDABEL, Okla. (AP) — Residents in southeastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas began assessing damage and working to recover Saturday after tornadoes tore through the region and killed at least two people. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt toured the town of Idabel Saturday where buildings were flattened and a 90-year-old man was killed in nearby Pickins. In Morris County Texas, County Judge Doug Reeder said one person died as a result of the storm. Oklahoma authorities say a 6-year-old girl drowned and a 43-year-old man is missing after their vehicle was swept off a bridge near Stilwell but the death has not yet been officially attributed to the storm that also produced hail from Dallas to northwestern Arkansas.
