September 30, 2025 4:46 am
QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces. He’s suggesting U.S. military might be deployed against what he describes as the “invasion from within.” Addressing military brass abruptly summoned to Virginia on Tuesday, Trump outlined a muscular and at times norm-shattering view of the military’s role in domestic affairs. He was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who declared an end to “woke” culture and announced new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness. The messages underscored the Trump administration’s efforts not only to reshape contemporary Pentagon culture but to enlist military resources in the president’s priorities and in everyday American civic life.
September 30, 2025 4:44 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown has begun. And it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle of uncertainty. President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed and many offices will be shuttered. Trump vows to “do things that are irreversible, that are bad” as he seeks to punish Democrats. His administration has called for mass firings. Democrats picked this fight as they demand funding to save health care subsidies that are expiring and sending insurance costs soaring. Republicans have refused to negotiate. More voting is expected Wednesday.
September 30, 2025 1:36 am
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling, in a 4-3 vote, on Friday that says, voters that have flaws in their mail in ballots must be given the opportunity to cast a provisional ballot to allow their vote to be counted. The ruling states that the Washington County Board of Elections must inform voters of fatal flaws. That reverses the policy approved by The Washington County Board of Elections from April 2024. In a 2-1 vote the policy was established that no notice would be given to voters if their ballot contained a fatal flaw. Commissioner Chairman Nick Sherman is also the Chairman of the Board of Elections. He says that he is not positive that the decision has added any clarity to how faulty ballots should be handled. He points to Pennsylvania act 77 that says ballot curing is not allowed, but the Supreme Court says that voters must be given notice of the flaw and then decide if they will file a provisional ballot. Sherman says voters will be notified by email by Pennsylvania’s SURE system if flaws on their mail in ballot are identified. Those voters will then be given the opportunity to file a provisional ballot at their polling station. Sherman says that Washington County and other counties are seeking clarity from the legislature and the governor to put this issue to rest. Currently, a decision by the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals has been sent to the US Supreme Court to rule whether incorrect dates on ballot return envelopes render a ballot ineligible. The appeals court said they are not disqualifying errors. Sherman said the county will abide by the final decision of the court, state or federal. (Photo: AP)
September 29, 2025 3:14 pm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas have closed a majority of schools following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda drops heavy rain and unleashes flooding in the northern Caribbean, with one man killed in Cuba. A tropical storm warning was in effect Monday for parts of the northwestern Bahamas, including Eleuthera, the Abacos, Grand Bahama Island and the surrounding keys. Heavy rains also were forecast along the coastline of North and South Carolina. Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto churned in open waters nearby, which forecasters said would cause Imelda to abruptly turn to the east-northeast, away from the southeastern United States coast.
September 29, 2025 9:22 am
DUBLIN (AP) — Irish police say no formal complaint has been filed regarding an early morning incident in Dublin involving Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback Skylar Thompson and that they haven’t established if there was a robbery. The Steelers said the 28-year-old Thompson was involved in a weekend “situation” in the Irish capital, but neither the team nor police have confirmed reports in Irish media that the player was robbed early Saturday. The Irish Independent newspaper reported that “a number of males were involved in an assault on Thompson near the Temple Bar area” and that the player’s phone was stolen. Police didn’t comment on reports of an assault.
September 29, 2025 5:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for critical talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza and developing a U.S. plan on postwar governance in the war-battered Palestinian territory. The White House has just released a Trump plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war and Gaza governance. There’s no immediate word on whether Israel or Hamas has accepted 20-point plan. The plan was unveiled by the White House shortly before Trump and Netanyahu were to hold a press conference. It calls for a temporary governing board that would be headed by Trump and include former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
September 29, 2025 5:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown. But both sides have shown hardly any willingness to budge. If government funding legislation is not passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday night, many government offices will be temporarily shuttered and non-exempt federal employees will be furloughed. Republicans are daring Democrats to vote against legislation that would keep government funding mostly at current levels. But Democrats are holding firm and using one of their few points of leverage to demand action on extending health care benefits.
September 29, 2025 5:09 am
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk will have a court hearing Monday where he and his newly appointed legal counsel will decide whether they want a preliminary hearing where the judge will determine if there is enough evidence against him to go forward with a trial. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty. The hearing in Provo is open to the public, just a few miles from the Utah Valley University campus where many students are still processing trauma from the Sept. 10 shooting.
September 29, 2025 5:07 am
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan, opened fire and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police. At least four people were killed and eight wounded, and authorities were searching the building ruins for more victims. It happened in Grand Blanc Township, a community outside Flint. Law enforcement officials said the man got out of his pickup and started shooting, apparently using gas to start the fire. The attacker was identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, who served in the Marines and was from a nearby town. The FBI is investigating the attack as an targeted act of violence.
September 29, 2025 5:03 am
A Match 6 lottery ticket worth $1.05 million has been sold in Greene County. The ticket is for the September 25 drawing. Per the Pennsylvania Lottery, the jackpot-winning ticket was sold at Muhly’s Little Store (Holy Geeta LLC) in Clarksville Boro. It matched all six winning numbers, 11-12-13-22-30-35, to win the $1.05 jackpot. Muhly’s Little Store earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Winners aren’t known until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated. Match 6 winners have a year from the drawing date to claim prizes. The Pennsylvania Lottery advises winners to sign the back of their winning ticket immediately.
