February 6, 2023 4:21 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – A person was found shot in the head inside a car in Pittsburgh’s North Side. According to Pittsburgh police, first responders were called to the 600 block of Chautauqua Street just before 1:15 p.m. for reports of a male found unresponsive inside of a car. Police said the victim was shot in the head. The victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Pittsburgh police say the victim later died in the hospital. There are no suspect descriptions at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
February 6, 2023 4:16 am
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Crews in Ohio began releasing toxic chemicals from five cars of a derailed train near the Pennsylvania state line on Monday afternoon to reduce the threat of an explosion. Flames and black smoke billowed high into the sky from the derailment site Monday afternoon. The Ohio Emergency Management Agency confirmed the controlled release was underway. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine earlier ordered residents near the site to evacuate. DeWine said residents need to leave the area because of the risk of death or serious injury. Officials believe most, if not all of the people, ordered to leave had already left before officials issued the warning.
February 6, 2023 4:12 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harry Styles won album of the year at the Grammy Awards, taking home the top honor on a night that Beyoncé dominated and became the ceremony’s most decorated artist. Beyoncé won her 32nd award Sunday, breaking a 26-year-old record. But as in years past, the album of the year honor eluded her. Styles took home three awards Sunday. Still, Beyoncé stands alone on her Grammy throne, surpassing surpassed the late composer Georg Solti with her 32nd career win. She thanked her husband Jay-Z and her family for supporting her. Bad Bunny opened the Grammy Awards with a festive, high-energy performance that brought many of the audience including Taylor Swift who rose to her feet and danced near her table.
February 6, 2023 4:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Democrats now think one term is plenty for President Joe Biden, despite his insistence that he plans to seek reelection in 2024. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It shows just 37% of Democrats say they want Biden to seek a second term, down from 52% in the weeks before last year’s midterm elections. While Biden has trumpeted his legislative victories and ability to govern, the poll suggests relatively few U.S. adults give him high marks on either.
February 6, 2023 4:09 am
BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the United States of indiscriminate use of force when the American military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon Saturday, saying it seriously impacted and damaged both sides’ progress in stabilizing Sino-U.S. relations. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng said he lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Embassy over the use of military force on the balloon. Xie repeated China’s insistence that the balloon was a Chinese civil unmanned airship that blew into the U.S. by mistake. He called the U.S. response an overreaction that “seriously violated the spirit of international law.”
February 6, 2023 4:06 am
ADANA, Turkey (AP) – A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more. It toppled thousands of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble or pancaked floors. Authorities feared the death toll would rise further as rescuers on both sides of the border searched Monday through tangles of metal and concrete for survivors. It’s a region beset by more than a decade of Syria’s civil war and a refugee crisis. Residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside in the rain and snow to escape falling debris, while those who were trapped cried for help. Major aftershocks continued to rattle the region.
February 6, 2023 2:53 am
CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — (WPXI) – Family and friends of a 13-year-old who was killed in a car crash hosted a memorial wrestling tournament in his honor. Jayden Andersen died in a single-vehicle crash in Washington County in April, 2022. Before he died he was a four-sport athlete at Beth Center Middle School. That is why the people who loved him decided to hold a wrestling tournament in his honor. The tournament was held at the Greater Pittsburgh Sports Complex in Coraopolis on Sunday. More than 250 wrestlers came to the competition. “It’s bittersweet that our son touched more people than he can even imagine. This is just awesome,” said Joe Anderson Sr., Jayden’s father. The tournament kicked off a scholarship fund to help send seniors to college and benefit local sports programs in need.
February 6, 2023 2:03 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $747 million after no one beat the odds and won the top prize in Saturday night’s drawing. The numbers drawn were: 2, 8, 15, 19, 58 and Powerball 10. The $747 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs Monday night is the ninth largest in U.S. lottery history and the latest in a string of huge lottery prizes. Someone in Maine won a $1.35 billion Mega Millions prize less than three weeks ago and a California player won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot last November.
February 5, 2023 8:08 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Going into Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden sees a nation with a glowing economic future. But Republicans take a far gloomier view. They say the nation is saddled with a crushing debt and that Biden is largely responsible for inflation. The reality is that the United States is on an economic tight rope. It’s trying to balance efforts to reduce inflation while trying to avoid falling into a recession. And that’s with the apparent contradiction of Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases and the unemployment rate at a near 54-year low. Neither side is really capturing the complete picture about the actual state of the economy.
February 5, 2023 8:06 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Democratic Party has approved the reordering of its 2024 presidential primary. Members of the Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to replace Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot. It’s part of a major shake-up meant to empower Black and other minority voters critical to the party’s base of support. Changes to the lineup are still possible throughout the summer and beyond. But it’s clear the start of the 2024 primary will look very different from the one in 2020. States with early contests have a major influence in determining the nominee. South Carolina is set to go first, followed three days later by New Hampshire and Nevada. Then Georgia and after that, Michigan.
