November 3, 2020 2:52 am
(AP)- Conservative commentator Wendy Bell is falsely claiming that the administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is attempting to “silence voters” by ordering people who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus to stay home on Election Day. Bell made the claim on Facebook on Monday. The reality is that no one is trying to disenfranchise a voter who’s been exposed to the coronavirus. State health officials have never taken legal action against any Pennsylvania resident for breaking quarantine. What’s more, Pennsylvania has a workaround for voters who intended to cast their ballot in person on Election Day, but who no longer can because of an unexpected illness.
November 3, 2020 1:00 am
Washington County Commissioners Chairman and Election Board Chair Diana Irey-Vaughn is in quarantine. The Republican says she is showing symptoms of COVID-19 and out of an abundance of caution will isolate. She reportedly has twice tested negative for the coronavirus. This comes less than a week after fellow Republican Commissioner Nick Sherman tested positive. Both Irey-Vaughn and Sherman will handle their Election Board duties on election day over the phone. Democratic Commissioner Larry Maggi says he has tested negative and is not showing any signs of symptoms.
November 2, 2020 4:35 pm
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – If things had gone differently nearly two decades ago, Nikki McKibbin would have won the first season of “American Idol.” But she finished third in 2002, behind winner Kelly Clarkson and runner-up Justin Guarini. McKibbin has died. Her husband says she suffered a brain aneurysm last week – and was taken off life support yesterday. She was 42. McKibbin tearfully hugged her fellow contestants after being voted off Idol’s first season, prompting judge Simon Cowell to console her by saying, “out of 10,000 people, you are third. This is not a time for tears.” In a statement, “American Idol” says it’s “deeply saddened” by news of her death – and that McKibbin was “an incredible talent.”
November 2, 2020 4:27 pm
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) – Eddie Hassell is dead. The actor known for his work on the NBC show “Surface” died after a shooting in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, Texas. Police say the shooting happened early yesterday. They say officers responded to a report of a shooting – and found Hassell suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Grand Prairie police say they are trying to pin down a motive, though the actor’s rep tells Variety the shooting appears to be linked to a carjacking. Hassell – who was 30 – was also in the 2010 movie “The Kids Are All Right.”
November 2, 2020 12:15 pm
(WPXI) – A Baltimore Ravens player has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from the team. The Pittsburgh Steelers visited the team on Sunday when they beat them 28-24. The player, who was not identified by the team, immediately began to self-quarantine and is now in the NFL’s intensive protocol, according to a statement. Marlon Humphrey, however, a cornerback, confirmed he was the player. He tweeted Monday: “I got the Rona hopefully I’ll be back healthy soon.” Meanwhile, the Steelers have released a statement, saying they will begin taking “precautionary measures at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.”
November 2, 2020 6:52 am
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine officials say at least 16 people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the country over the weekend, and about 13,000 shanties and houses were damaged or swept away in the eastern island province that was first hit by the powerful storm. Goni blasted into Catanduanes province at dawn Sunday as a super typhoon with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. But the ferocious storm weakened considerably after making landfall and shifted to spare the capital, Manila, before blowing out Sunday night into the South China Sea. The Office of Civil Defense said Monday that at least 16 people were killed in Catanduanes and nearby Albay province, where three others remain missing.
November 2, 2020 6:50 am
PETERS TOWNSHIP – The Peters Township School District is investigating allegations that members of its marching band wore black face. The allegations claim it happened during Friday night’s home football playoff game against Woodland Hills. The district released the following statement in regards to the allegations; “Peters Township School District does not condone or permit discrimination. The District is investigating the student costume choices from Friday night’s football game and reviewing the actions or inactions on behalf of District staff present at the game.” (Photo: Facebook)
November 2, 2020 4:12 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump suggested the FBI should stop investigating an incident in which his supporters were seen surrounding a Biden campaign bus in Texas, leading Democrats to cancel planned events there. The president’s tweet on Sunday came hours after the FBI confirmed that it was “aware of the incident and investigating.” Trump retweeted a screenshot of the FBI statement, adding, “In my opinion, these patriots did nothing wrong.” He suggested the agents should instead be investigating protest-related violence in cities run by Democratic mayors. Videos posted online on Friday showed a group of cars and pickup trucks — many adorned with large Trump flags — riding alongside the Biden campaign bus as it traveled from San Antonio to Austin.
November 2, 2020 4:10 am
IZMIR, Turkey (AP) – Rescue teams in Turkey have brought two girls out alive from the wreck of their collapsed apartment buildings in the coastal city of Izmir, three days after a strong earthquake centered in the Aegean Sea hit Turkey and Greece. The overall death toll in Friday’s quake reached 85 after teams discovered more bodies amid toppled buildings in Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city. Close to a thousand people were injured. The earthquake was centered in the Aegean northeast of the Greek island of Samos. It also killed two teenagers on Samos and injured at least 19 other people on the island.
November 2, 2020 4:09 am
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Tropical Storm Eta has powered up to near hurricane strength heading for Central America as forecasters warn it could bring a dangerous storm surge, damaging winds and the threat of floods and mudslides from heavy rains. Eta is expected to be a hurricane before dawn Monday and is predicted to be closing in on Nicaragua’s coast by early Tuesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph early Monday was centered about 185 miles east of the Nicaragua-Honduras border and heading westward at 13 mph. Forecasters said central and northern Nicaragua into much of Honduras could get 15 to 25 inches of rain. Heavy rains also are likely in eastern Guatemala, southern Belize and Jamaica.
