June 17, 2025 5:19 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say a nighttime Russian missile and drone bombardment has killed at least 15 people and injured 116 others in Ukraine while they slept in their homes, with the main barrage centering on the capital Kyiv. The Kyiv City Military Administration says 14 people were killed and 99 others were injured in the capital as explosions echoed across the city for hours during the night. The bombardment demolished a nine-story residential building, destroying dozens of apartments. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months and came as two rounds of direct peace talks have failed to make progress on ending the war, now in its fourth year.
June 17, 2025 5:17 am
KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer say they have signed a trade deal that will slash tariffs on U.K. auto and aerospace industry imports, but they are still discussing how to handle steel production. The pair spoke to reporters Monday at the Group of Seven summit. Trump brandished the pages of what he said was the long-awaited agreement but then dropped them. He also at first said the United States had reached an agreement with the European Union when he meant the United Kingdom. The U.S. president nonetheless insisted the pact would “produce a lot of jobs, a lot of income.”
June 17, 2025 5:20 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors say the man charged with killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another had dozens of apparent targets, including officials in at least three other states. U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson says Vance Boelter made it to the homes of two other legislators on the night of the attacks, but one was not home and the suspect left the other house after police arrived. Boelter surrendered to police Sunday. He is accused of posing as a police officer and fatally shooting state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband in their home early Saturday. Federal prosecutors have charged Boelter with murder and stalking. He also says faces state murder charges. His attorney declined to comment.
June 17, 2025 5:48 pm
DENVER (AP) — A federal jury in Colorado has found MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed a former employee for a leading voting equipment company. Jurors reached the verdict Monday for Lindell, one of the nation’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists. He had called the employee for Dominion Voting Systems, Eric Coomer, a traitor. Lindell’s online media platform also streamed an event where a conservative podcaster accused Coomer of helping rig the 2020 election. During the trial in Denver, Lindell denied making any statements he knew to be false about Coomer. Coomer said his career and life have been destroyed as a result of the statements. Coomer’s lawyers said Lindell either knew the statements were lies, or conveyed them recklessly without knowing if they were true. (Photo: AP)
June 16, 2025 5:16 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump family company says it’s launching a mobile phone company, the latest in a string of ventures that have been announced while Donald Trump is in the White House. Eric Trump, one of President Trump’s sons, said Monday that the new company would build its own phones and maintain a call center in the U.S. The new business follows several real estate deals for towers and resorts in the Middle East, including a golf development in Qatar announced in April, and a $1.5 billion partnership to build golf courses, hotels and real estate projects in Vietnam.
June 16, 2025 5:06 am
A Langloth woman is dead and her son injured after a home invasion in Washington County early Monday morning. State police said that several men dressed in all black clothing and wearing masks entered the home around 1:15 a.m. on Eleanor Street in Smith Township. During an argument, state police said one of the suspects shot 37-year-old Renee Gill, and her son. Gill was pronounced dead at the scene. Her son was taken to a nearby hospital. The suspects fled the scene before troopers arrived. State police said the suspects most likely knew the victim, but troopers, along with the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, continue to investigate.
June 16, 2025 4:52 am
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed six people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews are out searching for two others who remain missing. Authorities on Sunday also were assessing damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure. Officials say 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County within about a half hour on Saturday night. Cars were washed away in swollen creeks and some people took refuge in trees. Ohio County emergency management director Lou Vargo says major damage to roads, highways and bridges delayed some rescue operations. Gov. Patrick Morrisey has declared a state of emergency.
June 16, 2025 4:56 am
SOUTH STRABANE, Pa. — Access to some South Strabane businesses is currently limited because of a massive sinkhole. The South Strabane Fire Department says the large sinkhole formed because of flood waters on Saturday. The sinkhole is blocking access to Oak Spring Plaza. The Eat’n Park in that plaza is also temporarily closed, as gas and water is shut off in the area. An official on scene said it could take a week for the sinkhole to be fixed. Fire Chief Jordan Cramer says the same water pressure that caused the sinkhole caused what’s happening in their parking lot. ponding was created after a pipe underneath the lot was crushed. Now, fire trucks, which are up to 30 to 60 thousand pounds, can no longer travel on top of the pavement safely. “We had a few inches of water that came through,” said Chief Jordan Cramer with South Strabane Township Fire and Emergency Services. “It was the first time that had ever happened in probably 30 years. I didn’t even know that that was possible because of the way that this building sits.” Chief Cramer said his crews were out saving flood victims from cars and houses until 4 o’clock in the morning. “Just a lot of things that were going on at the same time within one municipality, where those are some difficult instances to respond to on a regular day, let alone also simultaneously,” said Chief Cramer. Now their crews are working to make sure they can respond to emergencies, as even more rain is expected to move through the area this week. The station experienced extensive damage. Chief Cramer said his next step is to try and receive additional funding from the state.
(Photo: South Strabane Fire Department)
June 16, 2025 4:51 am
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — President Donald Trump would have unique influence over the operations of U.S. Steel under the terms of the investment being made by Nippon Steel. Administration officials over the past few days provided additional insight into the so-called golden share arrangement that the federal government made as a condition for supporting the partnership. Under the government’s terms, it would be impossible without Trump’s consent to relocate U.S. Steel’s headquarters from Pittsburgh, change the name of the company, “transfer production or jobs outside the United States,” shutter factories, or reincorporate the business overseas, among other powers held by the president. Officials also said it would require presidential approval to reduce or delay $14 billion in planned investments. The companies have not made public the full terms of Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel or the national security agreement with the federal government. On Sunday, the United Steelworkers, the labor union representing U.S. Steel employees, posted a letter raising questions about the deal forged by Trump, who during his run for the presidency had pledged to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel. The union said it was “disappointed” that Trump “has reversed course” and raised basic questions about the ownership structure of U.S. Steel.
June 16, 2025 5:11 am
KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — World leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Canada scrambled Monday to find a way to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. President Donald Trump repeated his belief that Tehran already had a chance for negotiations and needed to return to the bargaining table before it was “too late.” The U.S. president said that Iranian leaders would “like to talk” but they had “60 days” to reach an agreement to curb their development of nuclear weapons, but they failed to do so before an Israeli aerial assault began four years ago. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants a joint statement from Europe that would stress Iran cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons-capable material.
