February 26, 2024 8:56 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel says she will leave her post on March 8. She’s leaving the GOP’s national leadership as Donald Trump moves toward another presidential nomination and asserts new control over the party. Trump earlier in the month announced his preference for North Carolina GOP Chair Michael Whatley, a little-known veteran operative focused in recent years on the prospect of voter fraud. And he wants to install daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as the party’s co-chair.
February 26, 2024 5:24 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as avoiding a government shutdown next month. That’s according to a White House official, who spoke anonymously to discuss a meeting not yet publicly confirmed. The top four leaders include House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. The Republican-led House is facing lots of pressure to pass a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security priorities.
February 26, 2024 5:23 am
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Human Rights Watch says Israel is not complying with an order issued by the United Nations’ top court because it is failing to provide urgently needed aid to desperate people in the Gaza Strip. The rights group’s accusation comes one month after a landmark ruling in The Hague ordered Israel to moderate its war. In its ruling last month, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to follow six provisional measures. Israel denies it is restricting the entry of aid and has instead blamed humanitarian organizations operating inside Gaza.
February 26, 2024 5:22 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the impending trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas than for former President Donald Trump’s two trials, or maybe no time at all. The Republican-controlled House impeached Mayorkas Feb. 13 over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. Senate leaders have shown little interest in spending much time on it. Two-thirds of the Senate would be needed to convict Mayorkas, and no Democrats have signaled openness to voting to remove him from office.
February 26, 2024 5:11 am
One person was transported to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh after a one-vehicle crash early Monday morning in West Pike Run Township. Washington County 9-1-1 says the vehicle rolled over in the 800-block of Beallsville Road and the driver was entrapped for a short time. The crash also brought down utility lines and PennDot closed the roadway between McGirts and Oak Roads. No other information is currently available.
February 26, 2024 5:06 am
PITTSBURGH — No one won the growing Powerball jackpot Saturday night, but one lucky person in Pennsylvania still earned a substantial prize. According to Powerball’s Draw Results, someone in Pennsylvania is one of 20 people across the country who won $50,000 by matching four of five white balls and the Powerball. The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 3-8-40-53-58 and Powerball 3. The last time someone won the Powerball Jackpot was on Jan. 1. The Powerball drawing on Monday is now worth an estimated $391 million.
February 26, 2024 5:03 am
State Police Washington say Interstate-70 reopened about six hours after a crash Sunday evening involving a tractor trailer. Hazmat crews were called to the scene just after 6:30 p.m. near mile marker 14 and the Chestnut Street exit. Police say the truck was leaking Diesel fuel. The crash closed the eastbound lanes between Taylorstown and Chestnut Street. No injuries were reported.
February 25, 2024 7:23 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain have struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen. The strikes on Saturday answer a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. According to U.S. officials, American and British fighter jets hit sites in eight locations. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to provide early details of an ongoing military operation. This is the fourth time that the U.S. and British militaries have conducted a combined operation against the Houthis since Jan. 12. But the U.S. has also been carrying out almost daily strikes to take out Houthi targets.
February 25, 2024 7:19 am
“Oppenheimer” continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Lily Gladstone won for her leading performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Cillian Murphy won outstanding male actor in a leading role for his performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer, landing him his first SAG Award. Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph each won for their supporting performances, solidifying their status as Oscar favorites. The ceremony streamed live on Netflix.
February 25, 2024 7:16 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox are calling for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in American politics. Both spoke at the White House on Saturday night as the Democratic president hosted a black-tie dinner for the nation’s governors. Republican Cox is chairman of the National Governors Association. Biden says politics has gotten too personally bitter and is “not like it was” when he was first elected to public office in 1972. Cox says political danger shouldn’t be the price to pay for appearing with someone from the opposing party. Cox says his family prays for the president and his family every night.
