September 18, 2025 10:17 am
AYLESBURY, England (AP) — After a day filled with royal pomp and pageantry, President Donald Trump is meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the final day of the U.S. leader’s state visit to Britain. The two leaders signed a major deal on tech investment. They are also expected to discuss steel tariffs and cover potentially tricky topics including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. On Wednesday, the president and first lady Melania Trump were feted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle with gold-trimmed carriages, scarlet-clad soldiers, artillery salutes and a lavish banquet.
September 18, 2025 5:11 am
AYLESBURY, England (AP) — President Donald Trump has ended his visit to the United Kingdom by expressing gratitude for the royal treatment he received. But difficult geopolitical issues were largely sidestepped during the trip. Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a tech agreement Thursday and praised one another during a news conference Thursday. They held private talks on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and disagreements were kept cordial. King Charles III and Queen Camilla went all out to welcome Trump at Windsor Castle a day earlier. At trip’s end, Trump’s helicopter carrying to the airport at Stansted make an unscheduled landing due to what the White House called a “minor hydraulic issue.” No one was injured. Trump later continued home on Air Force One.
September 18, 2025 4:55 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and lowered its short-term rate to about 4.1%, down from 4.3%. Fed officials, led by Chair Jerome Powell, had kept their rate unchanged this year as they evaluated the impact of tariffs, tighter immigration enforcement, and other Trump administration policies on inflation and the economy. The only dissenter was Stephen Miran, the recent Trump-appointee.
September 18, 2025 4:54 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez is warning senators America’s public health system is headed to a “dangerous place” under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine advisers. Monarez and ex-CDC official Debra Houry describe exchanges in which Kennedy or political advisers rebuffed data supporting vaccine safety and efficacy. Monarez told the Senate health committee Wednesday deadly diseases including polio are poised to make a comeback in the U.S. Monarez says Kennedy demanded she “preapprove” recommendations from a CDC panel or face termination. The panel is expected to vote on new vaccine guidelines this week in Atlanta. Kennedy denies Monarez’s accusations he ordered “rubber-stamped” vaccine recommendations.
September 18, 2025 4:53 am
AYLESBURY, England (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the second day of his state visit to Britain. After a day of royal pomp, the agenda on Thursday will turn to politics, as well as tech investments. The U.S. president and first lady Melania Trump were honored by King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday with military ceremonies, a private lunch and a grand state banquet at Windsor Castle. At the prime minister’s Chequers country retreat, Trump and Starmer are expected to sign a “tech prosperity deal” bringing jobs and investment in AI and nuclear energy. Starmer also faces potentially awkward discussions with Trump on Ukraine and the Middle East.
September 18, 2025 4:52 am
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing. The network’s decision came Nexstar announced its ABC affiliates would preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” indefinitely over his comments. A spokesperson for Kimmel did not immediately return a call for comment. Kimmel, like CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert, has consistently been critical of President Donald Trump and many of his policies on his ABC show. CBS said this past summer that it was canceling Colbert’s show at the end of this season for financial reasons, although some critics have wondered if his stance on Trump played a role.
September 18, 2025 4:46 am
NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have been investigating a shooting that killed three officers and wounded two more in rural southern Pennsylvania. The investigation was entering its second day Thursday. The shooter was killed by police. The officers were killed while following up on a domestic-related investigation that began on Tuesday. Police say the investigation will cover multiple locations in York County. Hours after Wednesday’s shooting, community members held American flags and saluted as police and emergency vehicles formed a procession to the coroner’s office. It was one of the deadliest days for Pennsylvania police this century.
September 18, 2025 2:53 am
Washington County farmers celebrated a milestone this week. The Washington County Farmland Preservation Program has grown to more than 50 farms that have committed to the program. According to Caroline Sinchar, Washington County Administrator for the program, farmers create a deed restriction easement that will commit their land to be a productive farm in perpetuity. Bill Iams is the owner of the Iams farm and he did that to continue his family’s legacy. He says that his grandchildren will be the eighth generation to operate his family’s beef cattle farm. Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding spoke during the celebration. He called the program a personal commitment by farmers unlike any other. He went on to say that the Farm Preservation Program is important not just for the food industry, but for the survival of natural resources such as ground water and wildlife. All three agree that the program is important in the sense that once an acre of ground is sold for development, that land is gone forever and a preservation program counteracts that. Washington County has 52 farms registered for the Farm Preservation Program. Statewide, 58 counties have 50 or more farms registered in their Farm Preservation Programs.(Pictured L-R, Russell Redding Secy. of Agr., Caroline Sinchar, County Program Adminstrator, Bill Iams, Owner Iams Farm and event host)
September 18, 2025 2:50 am
Washington County Commissioners were poised to authorize a work order for engineering services and a request for proposal for design and construction services for a miniature golf course at Mingo Creek Park. Those items were tabled for further research. According to Commissioner Chairman Nick Sherman, it was found that original funding for the park from the federal government prohibits any activity that would be used for profit. Any admission charge to use the golf course would be viewed as a for profit venture, so therefore prohibited. He likened it to the inability to install cell phone towers at the park. Those are also prohibited under the funding structure used to create the park. Sherman says that the county solicitor has been tasked to find a method that may be acceptable to federal officials to allow the golf course to be built.
September 18, 2025 2:50 am
A city teenager will face trial as an adult in a July shooting that occurred on Shannon Avenue. Tristan Lassic, 17 faces multiple charges felony and misdemeanor charges, but the district attorney withdrew the most serious charge, attempted homicide. To have that charge withdrawn, Lassic agreed to have his case waived to court instead of being held for court without a hearing. According to Deputy District Attorney Megan Faust, that arrangement has advantages for the commonwealth. According to charging documents, Lassic is accused of shooting Rashard Carter multiple times in front of Lassic’s home. Carter was found by police at the corner of East Hallam Avenue and Ridge Avenue with three gunshots to his back. Carter was ultimately flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. Lassic was supposed to be on an ankle monitor due to a previous gun case. A search of his home found the ankle monitor and a large knife on his bed. Lassic was later apprehended in Pittsburgh amid a SWAT standoff. Lassic is denied bail, he will be arraigned on October 23.
