October 27, 2025 1:20 pm
Oct. 27, 2025, is a solemn day in the local Jewish community. It marks seven years since the mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue, the deadliest antisemitic attack on U.S. soil. There was an opportunity for community members to reflect on that tragic day and remember the eleven people who were killed. The commemoration ceremony was held at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill. The ceremony had song and prayer. The keynote speaker was Jason Lando, who was a Pittsburgh police commander at the time of the shooting. Efforts to honor those killed in the shooting began over the weekend, with a series of volunteering events – like polishing headstones and filling in holes at Jewish cemeteries or packing and shelving food for the Jewish Family and Community Services’ food pantry. (Photo: WPXI)
October 27, 2025 5:13 am
(AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on. The cutoff would expand the impact of the impasse to some of the Americans most in need unless a resolution is found in just a few days. The notice comes after the Trump administration said it will not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep the benefits flowing into November. The Trump administration blames Democrats, who say they won’t agree to reopen the government until Republicans negotiate with them on extending expiring subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
October 27, 2025 5:09 am
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it draws closer to Jamaica, where forecasters say it will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. The intensification happened Monday. At that strength, the system would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851. Melissa has been blamed for six deaths in the northern Caribbean as it heads toward the island. It was on track to make landfall Tuesday in Jamaica before coming ashore in Cuba later in the day and then heading toward the Bahamas. It was not expected to affect the United States.
October 27, 2025 5:06 am
Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun has called a special session and directed state lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts. The move announced Monday follows weeks of pressure from the White House to back President Donald Trump’s bid to help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House. Braun scheduled the session to start Nov. 3. Virginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly also is meeting in a special session as a first step toward congressional redistricting. Pressure for redistricting is also mounting in both Republican-led Kansas and Democratic-led Illinois. Redistricting already has been taken up by legislatures in Republican-led Texas, Missouri and North Carolina, as well as Democratic-led California.
October 27, 2025 5:05 am
TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump has met with Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, during his trip to Asia. Trump also took Takaichi with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier on Tuesday. Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, aims to solidify ties with Trump while protecting Japan’s economic interests. Trump seeks $550 billion in Japanese investment as part of a trade agreement. The leaders signed agreements to strengthen their alliance and secure critical minerals. Trump praised Takaichi and emphasized the U.S. commitment to Japan. They also discussed the war in Ukraine and North Korea. Trump is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea later this week.
October 27, 2025 5:05 am
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it draws closer to Jamaica, where forecasters say it will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. The intensification happened Monday. At that strength, the system would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851. Melissa has been blamed for six deaths in the northern Caribbean as it heads toward the island. It was on track to make landfall Tuesday in Jamaica before coming ashore in Cuba later in the day and then heading toward the Bahamas. It was not expected to affect the United States.
October 27, 2025 5:04 am
PITTSBURGH — A worker was critically injured after falling from the main scoreboard at Acrisure Stadium Saturday night. Officials say medics, fire and police responded to the stadium. First responders learned from other stadium personnel that a man had fallen around 50 feet from the main scoreboard to a mid-level catwalk area. In a statement, Acrisure Stadium officials say the man was installing production equipment in preparation for the Steelers’ Sunday Night Football game when he fell. Once medics and firefighters got to the man, they stabilized him and loaded him into a Stokes basket, then lowered him to an ambulance waiting below using a ropes system. The public safety official says the man suffered severe injuries, mainly to his lower extremities.
October 26, 2025 7:21 am
(WPXI) St. Maurice Church in Forest Hills will be the only remaining St. Joseph of the Worker Parish if the Bishop says it’s OK. The other seven Catholic churches are slated to close their doors due to significant financial constraints. Talk about closing St. Joseph the Worker Parish facilities started last October. Now, St. John Fisher Church in Churchill is set to close along with Sacred Heart, Saint Anselm, Madonna Del Castello, Good Shepherd, St. Jude the Apostle and St. Colman. Thursday, parishioners found out that St. Joseph the Worker Parish would recommend to Bishop Mark Eckman to close seven of its eight church buildings, leaving only St. Maurice in Forest Hills. The bishop is expected to make his decision in December. The closures would not begin until January of 2026.
October 26, 2025 7:19 am
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — An investigation is underway after Pittsburgh Police say an infant’s body was found in the trunk of a vehicle on Friday night. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says this investigation began after a woman from Ohio Township showed up at a Pittsburgh hospital after giving birth, but without a baby in her possession. When later questioned about the infant’s whereabouts, Ohio Township officers were led to a vehicle on Federal Street. That’s where they found the infant’s body, wrapped in clothing and placed in a plastic bag. The public safety spokesperson said at this point, the Pittsburgh Police Mobile Crime and Violent Crime Unit responded to Federal Street and a residence on the 100 block of Marshall Avenue. They say the woman is known to spend time at the Marshall Avenue residence, and detectives found evidence that a baby had likely been recently born there. The woman is currently being treated at the hospital and will be taken to police headquarters for questioning once medically cleared. The investigation is ongoing.
October 26, 2025 7:17 am
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Trade tensions between the United States and China appeared to cool ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Chinese government suggested Sunday that a mutual understanding had been reached between the world’s two largest economies and Trump indicated that both sides wanted to reach a deal. This came at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur. Thailand and Cambodia signed during the summit an expanded ceasefire agreement during a ceremony attended by Trump. This agreement follows Trump’s threats of economic pressure, which helped stop skirmishes along their disputed border earlier this year.
