September 17, 2024 4:55 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower ruling that rejected a bid to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the battleground state’s ballot for the November election. The courts sided Monday with the secretary of state’s office in rejecting West’s candidacy paperwork. The decision sets in motion the process for counties to issue mail-in ballots to voters who requested one ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The court case had been among a raft of partisan legal maneuvering around third-party candidates. Now, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris will appear on Pennsylvania’s ballot with the Green Party’s Jill Stein and the Libertarian Party’s Chase Oliver.
September 17, 2024 4:56 pm
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia voters are filling two vacant seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In both cases the Democratic candidates are the only ones on the ballot. Tuesday’s special elections are for positions vacated this summer when state Reps. Donna Bullock and Stephen Kinsey resigned. Keith Harris is seeking Bullock’s seat, and Andre Carroll is in line to succeed Kinsey. Harris and Carroll also face no opposition on the ballot in November for full two-year terms. The state House has a 102-101 Democratic majority, counting the Bullock and Kinsey seats. Polls are open from 7 in the morning until 8 at night.
September 17, 2024 4:57 am
Despite claims from some pundits and politicians, experts say noncitizens do not appear to be illegally voting in U.S. elections in large numbers. Federal law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, including races for president. Those who do can face fines, imprisonment or both. Noncitizens who are caught casting a ballot may also face deportation. Pennsylvania is among states that also prohibit noncitizens from voting in state and local elections. The Pennsylvania Department of State says noncitizens who attempt to vote in these races are also subject to severe penalties, but it’s unaware of this happening in any recent elections.
September 17, 2024 4:53 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is blaming rhetoric from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the apparent assassination attempt on him in Florida despite his own history of going after rivals. This year’s presidential campaign was among the most turbulent in American history even before Sunday’s incident in Florida. Trump was safe after the incident in Florida and praised the Secret Service for protecting him, but didn’t shy away from quickly blaming his opponents. By contrast, Biden steered clear of politics. He said Monday that “thank God” Trump is OK and said the Secret Service “needs more help.”
September 16, 2024 5:09 am
The FBI says former President Donald was the target of what appeared to be “an attempted assassination” at his West Palm Beach golf club in Florida. U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire Sunday after seeing a man with a firearm while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing. Officials say the man was apprehended after fleeing in an SUV. The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, was charged Monday with federal gun crimes. Additional and more serious charges are possible as the investigation continues and prosecutors seek an indictment from a grand jury.
September 17, 2024 5:11 am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a Florida golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours. That’s according to court documents filed Monday. The papers indicated that the suspect was lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire. Officials said Ryan Wesley Routh did not fire any shots, never had Trump in his line of sight and sped away after being shot at by an agent who spotted him. He was arrested in a neighboring county. The 58-year-old Routh appeared in federal court in West Palm Beach to face federal firearms charges. (Photo: AP)
September 17, 2024 5:06 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered held without bail in his federal sex trafficking case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky made the decision Tuesday after hearing lengthy arguments from prosecutors and Combs’ lawyers. Prosecutors wanted the music mogul held without bail. His attorneys proposed that he be released on a $50 million bond to home detention with electronic monitoring. Combs pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. An indictment accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of sexual crimes, coercing and abusing women for years while using blackmail and shocking acts of violence to keep his victims in line. (Photo: AP)
September 17, 2024 4:51 pm
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people — including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a young girl. Officials in Lebanon say more than 2,700 were wounded on Tuesday, 200 critically. Hezbollah officials tell The Associated Press that the explosions affected a new brand of pagers used by the militant group. The explosions occurred in the suburbs of Beirut and in other areas that are Hezbollah strongholds. Hezbollah blamed the explosions on Israel. AP has reached out to the Israeli military, which declined to comment.
September 16, 2024 5:12 am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The FBI says Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. It’s been just nine weeks since the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president says he’s safe and well, and authorities are holding a man in custody. Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Trump was playing noticed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course. A sheriff says an agent fired and the gunman dropped the rifle and fled, leaving it behind along with two backpacks, a scope used for aiming and a GoPro camera.
September 16, 2024 2:36 am
PennDot has several maintenance and paving projects occurring in the region. Beginning Wednesday September 18, and lasting through September 30, paving on Interstate 70 will occur between Exit 20 (Beau St.) and Exit 18 (North Junction-Pittsburgh). Only one lane will be open during the construction and motorists are advised to expect significant delays. Paving will begin on the westbound side on September 18 and last through September 23. Eastbound paving will begin September 25 and run through September 30. Additionally, pavement marker installation will begin on Interstate 70 from New Stanton to the West Virginia state line. It will also occur on Interstate 79 from the Allegheny County line to the West Virginia state line. This will be overnight work beginning on September 16 and lasting through early October.
