March 22, 2025 4:17 am
MIAMI (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month. The order applies to about 532,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States since October 2022. They arrived with financial sponsors and were given two-year permits to live and work in the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says they will lose their legal status on April 24, or 30 days after the publication of the notice in the Federal Register.
March 22, 2025 4:21 am
A lawsuit filed by Voice of America reporters, some unions and a press freedom group charged the Trump administration with unlawfully shutting down the news outlet. They said the demise of the agency, which has beamed news into countries around the world for decades, would be a boon to authoritarian regimes that back censorship. The administration, working largely through representative Kari Lake, has described the outlet as filled with “rot” that needs to be stripped to the core. Republicans have long complained that the agency, ordered by Congress to report news objectively, is instead dominated by liberal propaganda.
March 22, 2025 4:14 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing will build the Air Force’s future fighter jet. President Donald Trump announced the choice Friday. The Pentagon says the new jet fleet will have stealth and penetration capabilities that far exceed its current fleet and is essential in a potential conflict with China. Known as Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, the manned jet will serve as a quarterback to a fleet of future drone aircraft that would be able to penetrate China’s air defenses. But critics have questioned the cost and necessity of the program. The Pentagon is still struggling to fully produce its most advanced jet and its future stealth bomber will have many of the same advanced technologies.
March 22, 2025 4:12 am
Measles cases in West Texas are still rising two months after the outbreak began. Local public health officials say they expect the outbreak to last for at least several more months and the case number is likely an undercount. More people have received a measles, mumps and rubella vaccination this year in Texas and New Mexico compared to last year, though officials would like it to be higher. Pharmacies across the U.S., especially in Texas, are seeing more demand for MMR shots. University of North Carolina epidemiologist Justin Lessler says measles has a slow way of spreading that makes it especially hard to contain.
March 22, 2025 4:23 am
George Foreman has died, his family says. The fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before authoring an inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman was 76. A native Texan, Foreman began his boxing career as an Olympic gold medalist who inspired fear as he climbed to the peak of the heavyweight division by stopping Joe Frazier in 1973. His formidable aura evaporated a year later when Ali pulled off one of the most audacious victories in boxing history in Zaire, baiting and taunting Foreman into losing his belt in one of the greatest fights ever staged.
March 22, 2025 4:06 am
A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card was purchased by Dick’s Sporting Goods for $1.11 million after a two-week auction. There was a total of 64 bids on Skenes’ debut patch card, which is autographed and contains a patch that was on the pitcher’s jersey for his heralded major league debut in May. The final price announced by Fanatics Collect included a 20% buyer’s premium. The 22-year-old Skenes is slated to make $875,000 while in the major leagues this year with the Pittsburgh. Dick’s plans to display the card in a new collectors’ space at its House of Sport store at Ross Park in suburban Pittsburgh.
March 21, 2025 2:04 am
Last week at the Washington County Real Estate Expo, Washington County Commissioners highlighted the construction of a new Public Safety Building as a project to watch in 2025. Commissioners unanimously approved a contract to take that first step in construction. Adamo Demolition Co. from Detroit, Michigan was awarded a $1,555,700 contract to demolish the Courthouse Square building. According to Commissioner Chairman Nick Sherman, this company will use robotic technologies to demolish the building. Those technologies allowed a taxpayer savings of more than half of the $4 million budgeted for demolition. Sherman said that several local companies did bid the project, but those bids ran from $3.8 million to $4.2 million. Currently a radio antenna is being moved from Courthouse Square to the Crossroads Building and cabling is also being run. Once that project is finished, Sherman says that demolition could begin within a month.
March 21, 2025 4:54 am
The Canon-McMillan School Board has authorized the sale of the former Canonsburg Middle School at 25 East College Street. The Canonsburg Educational and Cultural Institute will buy the property on March 21 and transform the structure into a cultural center. The board also voted to include three new student-operated clubs into Canon-McMillan High School, to begin for the 2025-2026 school year. The Corn Hole Club will be based on the outdoor sport, giving students an active method of acquainting themselves with one another while creating teamwork and healthy competition. The Public Debate Club will target critical thinking, public speaking, and communication skills, the club will allow students to engage in debating social, political, as well as ethical issues, motivating them to build strong argumentative skills. The Public and Community Service Liaison Club will focus on awareness of the community and civic duty, this club will give students the option of developing public service projects and serving as a liaison between school and community organizations. As a part of the agreement, each of the clubs will be run by a volunteer sponsor for the 2025-2026 school year. If the clubs are successful in their campaign, the administration will fund a paid sponsor for each club in the following year, as envisioned by the Canon-McMillan Educational Association (CMEA) contract.
March 20, 2025 2:40 am
Washington School District Superintendent George Lammay tells WJPA News that there was never a threat made against the high school Thursday afternoon, but police did contact him to make him aware of a possible threat at the post office, which is across the street from the school. Lammay says he issued a call to parents and guardians notifying them of the situation and there was no official lock-down. He tells us that the school is essentially on lock-down every day, as they keep all doors locked and secured. There’s been no word from police on the situation at the post office, but Lammay says he was notified that the event was over.
March 21, 2025 4:58 am
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. — (WPXI) – A train derailed in Fayette County on Thursday. A CSX official said the crash happened near Crawford Street in Connellsville at 8:59 p.m. Three empty intermodal cars derailed and downed power lines. Nine homes lost power as a result. No injuries have been reported. CSX said there were no leaks or spills. Investigators are working to learn what caused the derailment.
