June 2, 2025 5:02 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia’s territory, Ukraine’s Security Service said Sunday, while Moscow pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones just hours before a new round of direct peace talks in Istanbul. A Ukrainian official told The Associated Press the attack took more than a year and a half to execute and was personally supervised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He said the operation involved drones transported in containers carried by trucks deep into Russian territory. Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed the attacks on five airfields.
June 2, 2025 5:00 am
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%. The race had Poland on edge since a first round of voting two weeks earlier, revealing deep divisions in the country along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union. An early exit poll released Sunday evening suggested Trzaskowski was headed to victory before updated polling began to reverse the picture hours later.
June 2, 2025 4:58 am
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The FBI says a man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and hurled an incendiary device into a crowd that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Eight people were injured in the attack Sunday in Boulder, Colorado, that the FBI says it’s investigating as an act of terrorism. The suspect was identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman and officials believe he acted alone. The burst of violence at the popular Pearl Street pedestrian mall unfolded against the backdrop of a war between Israel and Hamas that has contributed to a spike in antisemitic violence in the United States.
June 2, 2025 4:55 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America’s fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing has spurred states to dangle incentives in hopes of landing an economic bonanza. It’s also eliciting pushback in places where an influx of data centers has caused friction with neighboring communities. Activity in state legislatures — and competition for data centers — has been brisk. Many states are offering financial incentives or tax breaks worth tens of millions of dollars. In some cases, those incentives are winning approval only after a fight or efforts to attach riders that require data centers to pay for their own electricity or meet energy efficiency standards.
June 2, 2025 4:51 am
A tractor-trailer was destroyed by flames on I-79 in Washington County on Sunday. PennDOT said the vehicle caught on fire on I-79 northbound between Exit 33 (U.S. 40 – Laboratory) and Exit 34 (I-70 East – New Stanton) at 4:40 p.m. Photos shared by the South Strabane Fire Department show the cab of the vehicle completely engulfed in flames. Firefighters said a lane restriction was in place while Bujanowski Towing worked to take the vehicle away. There were no injuries. (PHOTO: South Strabane Fire Department)
June 2, 2025 1:00 am
The investigation continues into the death of a Washington man over the weekend. 51 year old Steven Elliot was found in the 800-block of Jefferson Avenue around 12:30 a.m Saturday. According to the Washington County coroners office, a motorist believed that they had struck and animal in the roadway. When the motorist went to check they realized it was actually a person and called 9-1-1. A cause and manner of death are pending. No other information is being released at this time.
June 1, 2025 8:02 am
(WPXI) – Multiple people are facing criminal charges after a missing girl from Beaver County was found safe in Ohio. Isabella Phillips was reported missing from New Sewickley Township on Friday. The New Sewickley Township Police Department said she was walking in the area of Glen Eden Road and Zeigler Road on Friday at 11 a.m. when she was last seen. Saturday night, at 11:30 p.m., the department said she was found in central Ohio and was reunited with her family. The search effort for her was massive and police say they are filing charges against multiple people because of that. At this time, their names have not been released.
June 1, 2025 7:58 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America’s fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing has spurred states to dangle incentives in hopes of landing an economic bonanza. It’s also eliciting pushback in places where an influx of data centers has caused friction with neighboring communities. Activity in state legislatures — and competition for data centers — has been brisk. Many states are offering financial incentives or tax breaks worth tens of millions of dollars. In some cases, those incentives are winning approval only after a fight or efforts to attach riders that require data centers to pay for their own electricity or meet energy efficiency standards. In Pennsylvania, lawmakers are writing legislation to fast-track permitting for data centers. The state is viewed as an up-and-coming data center destination, but there is also a sense that Pennsylvania is missing out on billions of dollars in investment that’s landing in other states. “Pennsylvania has companies that are interested, we have a labor force that is capable and we have a lot of water and natural gas,” said state Rep. Eric Nelson. “That’s the winning combination. We just have a bureaucratic process that won’t open its doors.”
June 1, 2025 7:53 am
(AP) – The Food and Drug administration has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna but with limits on who can use it. Moderna’s new option is a lower-dose version that is a step toward next-generation coronavirus vaccines. The company said in a statement Saturday that it expects to offer both the new vaccine and its existing COVID-19 shot this fall. The FDA approved the new vaccine for all adults 65 and older, and for people age 12 to 64 who are at higher risk from the coronavirus. That’s the same limit that the FDA set in licensing another vaccine option from Novavax. (Photo: AP)
June 1, 2025 7:51 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy. State and local health departments responsible for invisible but critical work including inspecting restaurants, monitoring wastewater for new and harmful germs, responding to outbreaks — and a host of other tasks to protect both individuals and communities — are being hollowed out. The Trump administration is cutting health spending on an unprecedented scale, pulling $11 billion of direct federal support and laying off tens of thousands of workers at national health agencies that support local public health work. It wants billions more slashed. (Photo: AP)
