July 31, 2025 2:37 pm
(WPXI) A man is accused of stealing a delivery driver’s truck, then dragging him the length of a football field on Pittsburgh’s South Side. Robert Howard, 27, is facing charges of aggravated assault, robbery, theft by unlawful taking, fleeing from police and more. The victim told police he ran inside while making a delivery along South 21st Street. When the victim came back out, he told police Howard was in his truck. The victim said Howard hit the gas as he grabbed one of the door handles and was dragged roughly 100 yards, according to the criminal complaint. Police tracked the truck using surveillance cameras – and eventually arrested Howard at gunpoint on Saint Thomas Street in the South Side Slopes. Howard was taken to the Allegheny County Jail, where he was unable to post bond.
July 31, 2025 2:15 pm
(WPXI) MCKEESPORT, Pa. — A man is dead and a woman is in critical condition after what police believe was an attempted murder-suicide in McKeesport early Thursday. Allegheny County Police said 911 was called around 12:29 a.m. for a shooting in the 2300 block of Grandview Avenue. When first responders arrived, they found a man and a woman shot inside a home. The woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The man was pronounced dead on the scene. The medical examiner’s office identified the man as 50-year-old Carlos Watts. Police said the preliminary investigation shows Watts shot the woman and then shot himself. Allegheny County Police continue to investigate.
July 31, 2025 2:11 pm
(AP) Delta Air Lines says a flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by serious turbulence, sending 25 people to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The airline says that first responders met the flight Wednesday evening. One passenger said people who weren’t wearing seat belts were thrown about the cabin. The plane was carrying 275 customers and a 13-member crew. Delta says seven crew members were treated at hospitals and released, as were customers who shared their status with the airline. Delta is cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board on an investigation.
July 31, 2025 5:18 am
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado dentist has been convicted of murder in the poisoning death of his wife and sentenced to life in prison without possible parole. Jurors found James Craig guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday. Prosecutors had accused Craig of repeatedly poisoning his wife Angela Craig, including by lacing her smoothies, over 10 days in 2023. When those attempts failed, prosecutors said, James Craig gave her a final dose of cyanide as she was hospitalized in suburban Denver. Craig stood in a hushed courtroom as the jury delivered guilty verdicts on murder and other charges. Afterward, the court heard emotional statements from the victim’s relatives before the judge sentenced Craig to life in prison.
July 31, 2025 5:18 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say the man who killed four people at a Manhattan office building bought the rifle he used in the attack and the car he drove across country from his supervisor at a Las Vegas casino. Police say Shane Tamura fatally shot four people in the building that houses the National Football League’s headquarters on Monday before killing himself. New York police said Wednesday that Tamura’s supervisor at the Horseshoe Las Vegas legally bought the AR-15-style rifle he sold to Tamura for $1,400. Police said a search of Tamura’s Las Vegas apartment turned up a psychiatric medication and other drugs that had been prescribed to him. Police say he believed he had a brain disease linked to contact sports and accused the NFL of hiding the dangers of playing.
July 31, 2025 5:17 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say a Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital killed at least six people including a 6-year-old boy. A Kyiv official said Thursday that at least 52 other people were wounded in the attacks. The official said that the number was likely to rise. A large part of a nine-story residential building collapsed after it was struck. Rescue teams were at the scene to search for people trapped under the rubble. Western leaders have accused Putin of dragging his feet in U.S.-led peace efforts in an attempt to capture more Ukrainian land.
July 31, 2025 5:15 am
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man newly hired as a schoolteacher in Arkansas has been arrested in the killings of a couple in front of their children at Devil’s Den State Park. Arkansas State Police arrested the man at a Springdale barbershop Wednesday and charged him with two counts of capital murder. Police would not discuss a motive. Authorities had pleaded with the public to look through their photos from weekend visits to the park to help find the attacker. Clinton David Brink and Cristen Amanda Brink were found dead Saturday on a walking trail at Devil’s Den. The Springdale district said the man was hired for the upcoming school year and had not yet met any families or students at the school.
July 31, 2025 5:14 am
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September, the latest development in a push against Israel’s Gaza policies. Carney convened a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday to discuss the situation there. Pressure to formally recognize Palestinian statehood has mounted since French President Emmanuel Macron announced his country will become the first major Western power to recognize a Palestinian state in September. The United Kingdom made a similar announcement on Tuesday. Though mostly symbolic, Canada’s recognition comes as part of a global shift against Israel and could increase diplomatic pressure for an end to the conflict. More than 140 countries recognize a Palestinian state, including a dozen in Europe.
July 31, 2025 5:14 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 48 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for food at a crossing in the Gaza Strip. That’s according to a hospital that received the casualties Wednesday. It was the latest violence around aid distribution came as the U.S. Mideast envoy was heading to Israel for talks. Shifa Hospital in Gaza City said the dead and wounded were among crowds massed at the Zikim Crossing, the main entry point for humanitarian aid to northern Gaza. It wasn’t immediately clear who opened fire. The Israeli military controls the crossing. Israeli strikes and gunfire had earlier killed at least 46 Palestinians overnight and into Wednesday, most of them among crowds seeking food, health officials said.
July 31, 2025 5:13 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the United States and India are still negotiating on trade despite new tariffs slated to begin in a few days. Trump told reporters Wednesday he’ll “see what happens.” India’s government says it’s studying the implications of Trump’s announcement he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of its purchasing of Russian oil. Trump intends to charge an additional “penalty” starting Friday as part of the launch of his administration’s revised tariffs on multiple countries. India’s Trade Ministry says it remains committed to negotiating a “fair, balanced and mutually beneficial” bilateral trade agreement.
