June 6, 2022 4:24 am
Tropical Storm Alex is heading for a close pass by Bermuda on Monday after deluging parts of Florida and causing three deaths in Cuba. It became the Atlantic hurricane season’s first named storm early Sunday as it reached tropical storm strength when it moved out over the Atlantic after passing across South Florida, where it left streets flooded and motorists stranded in some cities Saturday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Alex has strengthened a bit, with maximum sustained winds reaching 70 mph by late Sunday. It was centered about 245 miles west of Bermuda and moving to the east-northeast at 28 mph. The storm is is expected to pass just north of Bermuda on Monday.
June 6, 2022 4:22 am
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a no-confidence vote, securing enough support in his party to remain in office despite a rebellion that will likely weaken him as a leader and casts a shadow over his future. Known for his ability to shrug off scandals, the charismatic leader has struggled to turn the page on revelations that he and his staff repeatedly held boozy parties that flouted the COVID-19 restrictions they imposed on others. Support among his fellow Conservative lawmakers has weakened as some see the leader, renowned for his ability to connect with voters, increasingly as a liability rather than an asset in elections.
June 6, 2022 4:21 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West not to send longer-range rocket systems to Ukraine. The warning comes as Russian forces claim to have destroyed Western military supplies Sunday in their first such airstrikes on Ukraine’s capital in more than a month. U.S. has announced plans to deliver $700 million of security assistance for Ukraine that includes medium-range rockets. Moscow also accuses the West of closing off lines of communication by forcing Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s plane to cancel a trip to Serbia for talks on Monday. A Serbian paper reports that neighboring countries Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro closed their airspace to Lavrov’s plane.
June 6, 2022 4:19 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Authorities say one person is in custody and and another is being sought in the multiple shootings that killed three people and wounded 11 in a popular Philadelphia entertainment district over the weekend – but no charges have yet been filed in any of the fatal shootings. Prosecutors say Quran Garner is charged with aggravated assault and aggravated assault on law enforcement officers. An attempted murder arrest warrant has been approved for another individual who wasn’t named. Authorities say an altercation on busy South Street led to an exchange of gunfire and other shooting along the street. Police say two of the people killed and many of those wounded are believed to have been innocent bystanders.
June 6, 2022 4:16 am
Pennsylvania State Police report that missing Mya Campbell was recovered and is safe. The Amber Alert has been canceled. An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 2-year-old girl. Springettsbury Township police said the girl was in the backseat of a car that was stolen from the Royal Farms on Mount Zion Road. According to the Amber Alert, the stolen car was a silver Suzuki XL7 with a Pennsylvania license plate LXG5500. Officers say the theft happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
June 6, 2022 4:14 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI)- Pittsburgh police have made a second arrest in the shooting death of an 18-month-old baby in downtown Pittsburgh last month. According to a release from police, a joint operation by Pittsburgh police, U.S. Marshals and Allegheny County Police resulted in the arrest of Markez Anger for the drive-by shooting death of De’Avry Thomas on May 29. Twenty-three-year-old Anger was taken into custody in Turtle Creek early Sunday morning. He was charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy, possession of a firearm prohibited, and firearm not to be carried without a license. According to a criminal complaint, the suspect police first arrested, 26-year-old Londell Falconer, told investigators he was the driver in the shooting. Police said the investigation is ongoing.
June 6, 2022 2:00 am
ROSTRAVER, Pa. — One patient was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash near a Sunoco gas station Saturday night in Westmoreland County. According to officials, the accident took place along Rostraver Road. After the two vehicles collided, one struck the fuel island. Rostraver Central Fire Department worked the scene along with North Belle Vernon. Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services took an individual to an area hospital. There is no word on what caused the crash or the identities of those involved. (Photo: Rostraver Central Fire Department Facebook Page)
June 5, 2022 8:08 am
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least 38 people and injured more than 100 others, officials and local media reported Sunday, as firefighters struggled to get the blaze under control. The fire at the BM Inland Container Depot, a Dutch-Bangladesh joint venture, broke out around midnight Saturday following explosions in a container full of chemicals. The cause of the fire could not be immediately determined. The depot is located near country’s main Chittagong Seaport, 216 kilometers (134 miles) southeast of the capital, Dhaka. At least five firefighters were among the dead, according to Brig. Gen. Main Uddin, director general of the Bangladesh fire service and civil defense. Another 15 firefighters were being treated for burns, he added.
June 5, 2022 8:07 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple locations toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, extending a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion. Possibly setting a single-day record for North Korean ballistic launches, eight missiles were fired in succession over 35 minutes from at least four different locations, including from western and eastern coastal areas and two inland areas north of and near the capital, Pyongyang, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. It said the missiles flew 110 to 670 kilometers (68 to 416 miles) at maximum altitudes of 25 to 80 kilometers (15 to 56 miles). Hours later, Japan and the United States conducted a joint ballistic missile exercise aimed at showing their “rapid response capability” and “strong determination” to counter threats, Japan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
June 5, 2022 8:06 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia took aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine with airstrikes in Kyiv on Sunday that it said destroyed tanks donated from abroad, as President Vladimir Putin warned that any Western deliveries of long-range rocket systems to Ukraine would prompt Moscow to hit “objects that we haven’t yet struck.” The cryptic threat of a military escalation from the Russian leader didn’t specify what the new targets might be, but it comes days after the United States announced plans to deliver $700 million of security assistance for Ukraine that includes four precision-guided, medium-range rocket systems, helicopters, Javelin anti-tank weapon systems, radars, tactical vehicles, spare parts and more. Military analysts say Russia is hoping to overrun the embattled eastern Donbas region, where Russia-backed separatists have fought the Ukrainian government for years, before any weapons that might turn the tide arrive. The Pentagon said earlier this week it will take at least three weeks to get the precision U.S. weapons and trained troops onto the battlefield. Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm. Ukraine’s nuclear plant operator, Energoatom, said one cruise missile buzzed the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant, about 350 kilometers (220 miles) to the south, on its way to the capital — citing the dangers of such a near miss.
