October 20, 2024 6:23 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says Republican former President Donald Trump was “cruel” for how he talked about the grieving family of a Georgia mother who died after waiting 20 hours for a hospital to treat her complications from an abortion pill. Harris on Saturday put combating restrictions on reproductive care at the center of her pitch to voters at a rally in Atlanta. Harris blamed Amber Thurman’s death on Georgia’s abortion restrictions that took effect after the Supreme Court in 2022, with three Trump-appointed justices, overturned Roe v. Wade. Harris said: “Donald Trump still refuses to take accountability, to take any accountability, for the pain and the suffering he has caused.”
October 20, 2024 6:17 am
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say at least seven people were killed Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island. Tyler Jones is a spokesman for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. He says the dock collapsed and sent people plunging into the water. Multiple people were taken to hospitals. Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, the McIntosh County Fire Department, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and others were searching for any other survivors. The collapse happened as crowds gathered on the island for a celebration of its tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.
October 20, 2024 6:13 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says 87 people are dead or missing after Israeli strikes on multiple homes in northern Gaza. It says another 40 people were wounded in the strikes on the town of Beit Lahiya overnight and into Sunday. Beit Lahiya, on the northern edge of Gaza, was among the first targets of Israel’s ground invasion nearly a year ago. There was no immediate comment on the strikes from the Israeli military, which said it was “continuing to operate across Gaza in both aerial strikes and ground operations.”
October 20, 2024 6:09 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Hollywood stars Julia Roberts and Zendaya bookended Saturday’s inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, giving a little stardust to an eclectic lineup that included pop icon Cher, heavy metal’s Ozzy Osbourne, hip-hop soul queen Mary J. Blige, soft rockers Foreigner and 83-year-old soul icon Dionne Warwick. It was a five-hour-plus show that also honored hip-hop trailblazers A Tribe Called Quest, punk pioneers the MC5, the hip-hop soul of Mary J. Blige, the effortless dance music of Kool & the Gang, the soft rock of Foreigner, the beach bum tunes of Jimmy Buffett and the jam band fusion of Dave Matthews Band.
October 20, 2024 6:00 am
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — His campaign suggested Donald Trump would begin previewing his campaign’s closing arguments in a final push to win over voters with Election Day barely two weeks off. But the former president spent more time at a raucous rally Saturday night talking about Arnold Palmer. He even praised the late, legendary golfer’s genitalia. Trump was campaigning in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where Palmer was born in 1929. Trump spent 12 minutes saluting Palmer and noted, “When he took the showers with other pros, they came out of there. They said, ‘Oh my God. That’s unbelievable,’” Trump said with a laugh.
October 20, 2024 1:58 am
The bridge that carries Pennsylvania Turnpike 576 over Pennsylvania State Route 980 just outside of McDonald was dedicated to a Presto Volunteer Fireman. The Terry D. Tackett, Jr. Memorial Bridge was named because of the heroics that Tackett performed to save a woman’s life in Pittsburgh after her car ran into a building leaving her bleeding and unconscious. The bridge is located just feet away from the home where he grew up. Tackett’s father, Terry D. Tackett, Sr. was emotional and humbled as he spoke of his son’s heroics that day and how he misses his son since he was killed in an automobile accident in 2022. Tackett, Sr. spoke of how he did battle with Matt Burd of the Turnpike Commission over flooding that occurred 17 times because of the bridge’s construction. He said he now considers Burd a friend and he looks at the bridge that he hated in a different light. Tackett said that Terry was not just a hero for the Presto Fire Department, Terry was his own personal hero. State Representative Jason Ortitay (R-46) was responsible for the legislative work necessary to have the bridge dedicated in Tackett’s honor.
October 19, 2024 4:40 am
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are both seeking support from Arab American voters as they campaign in Michigan, trying to lock down support in a battleground state that could decide the presidential race. Harris insisted it was time to “end the suffering” in the Middle East. Trump visited one of the nation’s only Muslim-majority cities on Friday, but avoided any specifics about his plans for the region. Michigan is unique with its significant Arab American population, which has been deeply frustrated by the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s offensive in Gaza following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
October 19, 2024 4:36 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judges punishing rioters for storming the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago fear the nation faces more political violence on the cusp of the next presidential election. Some judges at Washington’s federal courthouse frequently express those concerns during sentencing hearings for the hundreds of Capitol riot cases. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said during a recent hearing that he prays Americans accept the outcome of next month’s election. But the veteran judge worries that former President Donald Trump and his allies are spreading the same sort of baseless conspiracy theories that fueled a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
October 19, 2024 4:34 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government says a drone was launched toward the the prime minister’s house Saturday, with no casualties. Sirens wailed Saturday morning in Israel, warning of incoming fire from Lebanon, with a drone launched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in Caesarea, the Israeli government said. Neither he nor his wife were home and there were no casualties, said his spokesperson in a statement. The strikes into Israel come as its war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah — a Hamas ally backed by Iran — has intensified in recent weeks.
October 19, 2024 4:30 am
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it opened the probe on Thursday with the company reporting four crashes after Teslas entered areas of low visibility including sun glare, fog and airborne dust. The agency said that in addition to the pedestrian’s death, another crash involved an injury.
