January 31, 2024 4:57 am
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say 3 people have been killed and 9 were injured in a collapse of a hangar under construction on the grounds of the airport in Boise, Idaho. The city says in a statement released Wednesday night that five of those injured in the collapse are in critical condition. Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel says the initial scene was chaotic but that as of Wednesday evening everyone who had been at the site had been accounted for. Boise Airport operations were not impacted by the collapse. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.
January 31, 2024 4:56 am
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — (WPXI) – Century III LLC, the company that owns Century III Mall, has been indicted. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala announced the charges on Tuesday. Detectives charged the company with causing or risking catastrophe and making a public nuisance. “This is a monument to blight, if there is a better example of blight in western Pennsylvania I can’t find it. This is the poster board,” Zappala said Tuesday. The charges come along with a temporary restraining order. Zappala said he’s already working with Harrisburg to get the $12 million it will cost to demolish the mall. He said he plans to see shovels in the ground in the next 60 to 90 days. Zappala says the state is willing to put forth grants that can be paid back by the company. If not, the county can force a sale to pay back the grants and recoup the fines the company has yet to pay back. The land is valued at up to $40 million.
January 31, 2024 4:52 am
BLAINE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A Washington County woman shot her neighbor when he tried to break into her house, according to police. Court documents said James Milligan busted the back doors of his neighbor’s home in Blaine Township. The woman who lives in the home told police she shot Milligan in the thigh. Milligan allegedly threatened to kill his neighbor. Police said the woman was acting in self-defense. Milligan is facing multiple charges including burglary and criminal trespassing.
January 31, 2024 2:28 am
Catholic Schools Week is underway across the country. Since 1974, National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week through February 3rd. The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2024 is “Catholic Schools: United in Faith and Community.” Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. Here in Washington County, JFK’s celebration will culminate in an Open House on Saturday, February 3rd from ten a.m. until noon. Father Ed Yuhas, Pastor of Saint James and Katherine Drexel Parishes is inviting the public to tour the school and meet the students and teachers. (Photo: JFK Facebook Page)
January 30, 2024 5:22 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he has decided how to respond to the killing of three American service members in Jordan, noting that he does not want to expand war in the Middle East but demurring on the specifics of how the U.S. will proceed. U.S. officials say they are still determining which of several Iran-backed groups was responsible for the killings, the first since a wave of attacks on U.S. forces in the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on Israel. Biden has spoken with the families of the service members and will attend the dignified transfer of their remains at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware with the blessings of the families.
January 30, 2024 4:00 pm
JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital in the occupied West Bank and killed three Palestinian militants. Tuesday’s dramatic raid underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the territory from the war in Gaza. The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces opened fire inside the wards of the Ibn Sina Hospital in the town of Jenin. A hospital spokesperson says there was no exchange of fire, indicating it was a targeted killing. The military says the militants were using the hospital as a hideout, without providing evidence. It has alleged that one of those targeted in the raid transferred weapons and ammunition to others for a planned attack.
January 30, 2024 3:08 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actress who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and shrugged off a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday. She was 91. Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of “West Side Story” and was still dancing on Broadway with her trademark energy a half-century later in 2015’s “The Visit.” In August 2009, Rivera was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the U.S. can give a civilian. (Photo: AP)
January 30, 2024 12:22 pm
(AP) – UPS said on Tuesday that it will cut 12,000 jobs and released a revenue outlook for this year that sent its shares down sharply. The company also hinted that its Coyote truck load brokerage business may be put up for sale. UPS acquired the Chicago-based company for $1.8 billion in 2015. The Teamsters in September voted to approve a tentative contract agreement with UPS, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. The contract includes pay raises for full- and part-time union workers, the creation of 7,500 full-time jobs and the filling of 22,500 open positions, allowing more part-timers to transition to full-time. On a conference call Tuesday morning, CEO Carol Tome said that by reducing the company’s headcount UPS will realize $1 billion in cost savings. The job eliminations are anticipated to be among management roles and contractors, the company said. With Tuesday’s announcement, the company joined several others in announcing layoffs in the new year, including eBay, Wayfair, Macy’s, Amazon, Google and Meta. (Photo: AP)
January 30, 2024 5:07 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made it clear the U.S. will strike back after a deadly drone attack killed three service members and wounded more than 40 at a small base in Jordan over the weekend. What isn’t yet clear is who will be hit, where, and how hard. Biden has a wide array of options, but the U.S. must also walk a fine line: A weak response will do little to deter further attacks by Iran-backed militia groups, while a major assault risks expanding the turmoil in the Middle East and drawing America into a wider conflict.
January 30, 2024 5:04 am
Ukrainian strikes on a Russian border city, as well as attacks elsewhere on fuel facilities and arms producers, have damaged President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to reassure his countrymen that their lives have been largely untouched by the nearly 2-year-old war. As he ramps up his reelection campaign ahead of a presidential vote in March, the Kremlin wants to maintain an air of normalcy. The Dec. 30 missile attack on the city of Belgorod that killed 25 people and injured more than 100 marked a bloody escalation in the minds of many Russians. Residents in the city say they flinch at any loud noise these days and are afraid to venture outside.
