February 25, 2024 7:13 am
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has won South Carolina’s Republican primary, beating his last major rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, in her home state. Trump has now swept every contest that counted for Republican delegates, adding to previous wins in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A 2020 general election rematch against President Joe Biden is all but inevitable. The former president’s latest victory Tuesday will increase pressure on Haley, who was South Carolina governor from 2011 to 2017, to leave the primary race. But Haley has raised copious amounts of campaign funds and vowed to stay in the race despite increasing questions about where she might win any upcoming contests.
February 25, 2024 7:08 am
PITTSBURGH —(WPXI)-Those who braved the cold temperatures and even colder water at the Polar Plunge events at Acrisure Stadium helped set a fundraising record. Special Olympics Pennsylvania says for the first time in the non-profit’s history, a single fundraiser raised more than $1 million. The original goal was for the Pittsburgh Polar Plunge to raise $750,000. “Because of our incredible community, we achieved this remarkable milestone. Together, we have raised over a million dollars to support athletes all across the Three Rivers Region. This is what it’s all about,” Special Olympics Pennsylvania said. Money raised from polar plunge events across Pennsylvania each year supports Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes by funding operating costs.
February 25, 2024 7:06 am
PennDot is announcing the extension of single lane restrictions on Interstate 70 eastbound and westbound through the end of the week. Those lane restrictions will be in Rostraver Township between Exit 42 (North Belle Vernon) and Exit 46A (Rt. 51 South/Uniontown) eastbound and between Exit 46A (Rt. 51 South/ Uniontown) and Exit 42A Monessen westbound. Those restrictions will be in place from 6:00 AM through 6:00 PM daily through March 1. Additional lane restrictions prior to 6:00 AM will be in place as needed.
February 25, 2024 7:04 am
PennDot has announced a lane restriction that will take place on southbound Interstate 79 in Robinson Township. The lane restriction will take place on Monday and Tuesday, February 26-27 from 9:00AM to 3:00 PM weather permitting. The single lane restriction will be between the South 60 Crafton exit (Exit 60A) and the West 376 Pittsburgh International Airport/Beaver exit (Exit 59B). The purpose of the restrictions is to allow crews to conduct cleanup in the median.
February 25, 2024 5:19 am
PARIS (AP) — More than 20 European heads of state and government and other Western officials are gathering in a show of unity for Ukraine, signaling to Russia that their support for Kyiv isn’t wavering as the full-scale invasion grinds into a third year. French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the conference on Monday in Paris. He said he wants to discuss strengthening aid for Kyiv and ways to “give credibility to the fact that Russia cannot win in Ukraine.” A top French official said the conference isn’t aimed at making new commitments in terms of weapon deliveries and financial assistance but rather at better coordinating support and ensuring that aid promises are kept.
February 25, 2024 3:57 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI)-Police are looking for a woman who they say abandoned her emaciated dogs. Police arrested Kimbre Hatcher on Sunday after she was caught squatting inside a home in West Middletown Township with her two dogs. Investigators say Hatcher refused to surrender her animals but insisted they had food and water. After her release from jail several days later, she disappeared, abandoning the dogs which police say were starving. A neighbor who recently bought the home in an auction called police to check on the dogs which he didn’t know were living there before Sunday. The PA Humane officer who runs C.R.I.C.A.A.T, a non-profit animal rescue group, rescued both dogs. She entered the home with state police officers who said the two dogs were very emaciated, malnourished and dehydrated, with no food or water available. According to the criminal complaint, the dogs were found consuming plastic bottles in an attempt to eat. Neighbors who witnessed the rescue praised C.R.I.C.A.A.T, thanking the officer for her volunteer work and taking in the dogs. State police have a warrant out for Hatcher’s arrest. She’s facing multiple felony animal cruelty charges, including torture.
February 24, 2024 4:16 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and the European Union are heaping hundreds of new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation for the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. President Joe Biden says the U.S. is going to “continue to ensure that Putin pays a price for his aggression abroad and repression at home.” But while previous sanctions have increased costs for Russia’s ability to fight in Ukraine, they appear to have done little so far to deter Putin and it’s unclear that the latest big round will significantly alter that.
February 24, 2024 4:13 am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company says its moon lander is on its side near the lunar south pole. Intuitive Machines initially believed its spacecraft was upright when it landed Thursday. But officials said Friday it almost certainly tipped over on its side, covering up some antennas and hampering communications. Intuitive Machines is the first private business to pull off a moon landing, a feat previously achieved by only five countries. And it’s the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years.
February 24, 2024 4:10 am
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he would “strongly support the availability” of in vitro fertilization for couples and women who are trying to have a baby. And he’s calling on lawmakers in Alabama “to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of IVF” in the state. The comments come after a ruling by the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. Since then, several clinics in the state have announced pauses on IVF services. Nikki Haley steered clear of the IVF discussion as she campaigned before Saturday’s Republican presidential primary in South Carolina.
February 24, 2024 4:06 am
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have begun scrambling for ways to protect in vitro fertilization services after a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under state law. Three providers paused services in the wake of the ruling. Separate proposals were being prepared in the House and Senate that would seek to prevent a fertilized egg from being recognized as a human life or an unborn child until it is implanted in a woman’s uterus. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said the state wants to foster a culture of life and said that includes “couples hoping and praying to be parents who utilize IVF.”
