April 11, 2025 4:23 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is betting that a beleaguered Iran is so vulnerable following a tumultuous 18 months in the Middle East that it might finally be ready to abandon its nuclear program. The renewed push to solve one of the most delicate foreign policy issues facing the White House and the Mideast will begin in earnest Saturday. That’s when Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi gather in the Middle East sultanate of Oman. Trump says he prefers a diplomatic solution, even as he warns Iran it will face “great danger” if talks don’t go well. He says, “They can’t have a nuclear weapon.”
April 12, 2025 4:32 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is siding with the Trump administration in allowing immigration agents to conduct enforcement operations at houses of worship despite a lawsuit filed by religious groups over the new policy. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington on Friday refused to grant a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs, more than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans. The judge found that only a few such operations have been conducted in or around churches and attendance declines reported by the faiths could be due to more general increased immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.
April 11, 2025 5:54 pm
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Officials say three people were killed and one was injured when a small plane crashed Friday morning in South Florida near a major interstate highway and pushed a car onto railroad tracks. Boca Raton Fire Rescue officials say the plane crash that killed all three people on board emitted a fireball when it hit the ground, injuring a person in a nearby car. Several roads near the Boca Raton Airport will remain closed near Interstate 95. The FAA says the Tallahassee-bound Cessna aircraft went down about 10:20 a.m. after departing from Boca Raton Airport..
April 12, 2025 1:52 am
CHARLEROI, Pa. — (WPXI) – The Correlle Brands glass plant in Charleroi will officially close on Friday, April 10th. A last batch of glass will be made at 7 a.m., ending a 132-year business, known globally for making Pyrex. Last year, the parent company of Anchor Hocking, a previous competitor, acquired the Charleroi plant. In September, it announced plans to move all glassmaking from Charleroi to its plant in Lancaster, Ohio. Workers at the factory were experiencing a mix of emotions, from sadness to anger. “Angry. Everybody hates Anchor Hocking here. Nobody will buy Anchor Hocking. Nobody will buy Pyrex ever again because it’s not the same quality, it’s completely different,” said Danielle Byrne. Bryne’s grandfather worked at the plant for fifty years. She’s now their union rep. The closure had been pushed back multiple times, reportedly to continue making Pyrex orders. Workers say there will never be a Pyrex made like theirs again, and you’ll never see that trademark blue tint on the glass. Corelle Brands recently reacquired their former lunch horn that rang at noon in the community for decades, and they have plans for it on the last day of operations. “We’re going to ring the lunch horn for 132 seconds for 132 years making glass here.”
April 11, 2025 4:54 am
Canon-McMillan School Board members and administrators confirmed that excavation and construction for the new Wylandville Elementary School will officially begin next month once the Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection approves the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit application from the district. Director of Facilities and Transportation, Jurdon Maier, said that preparation work can still be done such as setting fencing and clearing foliage while waiting for the permit’s approval. Alongside the new elementary school, the high school refresh project is set to pick up again this summer. Maier noted that the ongoing renovations will include infrastructure updates aimed at improving the outdated building. Another project mentioned during the meeting was the installation of a new air conditioning system at Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School—a major improvement for the building, which previously lacked any air conditioning. The project, which began last summer, was completed recently, providing an upgrade for students and staff. The board also discussed new developments in curriculum, particularly in technology education. Dr. Ken Crowley, Assistant Superintendent for Grades 7–12, spoke about the district’s exploration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) courses for high school students.The district aims to equip students with foundational AI skills while maintaining a strong emphasis on teacher-led learning. In a shift aimed at minimizing classroom disruption, the Keystone Exams will now be administered in-person while students not taking the exams will learn asynchronously. This change condenses the testing schedule from six days to three, giving teachers more time for instruction.
April 11, 2025 4:58 am
Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration to restore access to federal pandemic relief funding for schools. A coalition led by New York Attorney General Letitia James says the Education Department’s decision to abruptly halt hundreds of millions of dollars of promised aid will force cuts to vital services. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court in Manhattan by 16 Democratic attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania. It claims the Trump administration’s action violates federal law because it reversed a prior decision to allow states to access the money through March 2026.
April 11, 2025 5:02 am
BEIJING (AP) — China has announced countermeasures by raising tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% starting Saturday. The U.S. and China have escalated trade war by raising tariffs even as U.S. President Donald Trump hit a pause on tariffs for other countries. Trump’s universal tariffs on China total 145%. When Trump announced Wednesday that China faced 125% tariffs, he did not include a 20% tariff on China tied to its role in fentanyl production. The rates have climbed, in a back and forth with no end in sight.
April 11, 2025 5:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says the Trump administration must work to bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal. The court acted Thursday in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who had an immigration court order preventing his deportation to his native country over fears he would face persecution from local gangs. The administration has conceded that it made a mistake in sending him to El Salvador, where he is being held in a notorious prison, but also argued that it no longer could do anything about it.
April 11, 2025 5:08 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans narrowly got their budget plan over the finish line this week. Now comes the hard part. They’ll seek to craft a final bill with enough spending cuts to satisfy those on the right while not jeopardizing the reelection prospects of more vulnerable lawmakers whose constituents rely on key safety net programs such as Medicaid and nutritional assistance. House Speaker Mike Johnson had to pull the resolution from a Wednesday vote because more time was needed to win over some of the the chamber’s biggest deficit hawks. Sen. Chuck Schumer said the struggles Republicans have faced so far are only a glimmer of what’s to come.
April 11, 2025 5:05 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, before heading home for a two-week recess. Caine was nominated in February after Trump abruptly fired Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as part of his administration’s campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks. Caine is a decorated F-16 combat pilot who served in leadership in multiple special operations commands, in some of the Pentagon’s most classified programs and in the CIA.
