September 4, 2020 5:22 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has declared President Donald Trump “unfit” for the presidency, delivering an impassioned reaction to a report that Trump – who never served in uniform – allegedly mocked American war dead. Defending himself, Trump says the allegations published by The Atlantic are false. Biden is intensifying his efforts to frame the 2020 election as a referendum on the president’s character. The allegations, sourced anonymously, describe multiple offensive comments by the president toward fallen U.S. service-members, including calling World War I dead at an American military cemetery in France “losers” and “suckers” in 2018. áTrump calls it “Fake News.”
September 4, 2020 4:23 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed, with employers adding the fewest jobs since the pandemic began. The Labor Department says employers added 1.4 million jobs, down from 1.7 million in July. The U.S. economy has recovered about half the 22 million jobs lost to the pandemic. Friday’s report adds to evidence that nearly six months after the coronavirus paralyzed the country, the economy is mounting only a fitful recovery. From small businesses to hotels, restaurants, airlines and entertainment venues, a wide spectrum of companies are struggling to survive the loss of customers with confirmed viral cases still high.
September 4, 2020 4:21 am
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told residents in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that the turmoil their city has experienced following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, could help the nation confront centuries of systemic racism. The Democrat sought to draw a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump, who visited Kenosha earlier this week but concentrated on praising law enforcement and accusing protesters of “domestic terrorism.” Biden met Thursday with the Blake family and talked with the hospitalized Blake on the phone. Jacob Blake’s uncle said Biden’s visit was more unifying, and he noted Trump did not ask at all about his nephew.
September 4, 2020 4:19 am
DELRAY BEACH, FLa. (AP) – A new report details multiple instances of President Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military who have been captured or killed, including referring to the American war dead buried in a cemetery in France as “losers” and “suckers.” The allegations were first reported in The Atlantic. A senior Defense Department official with firsthand knowledge and a senior U.S. Marine Corps officer who was told about Trump’s comments confirmed some of the remarks to The Associated Press, including the 2018 cemetery comments. Trump says the story is “totally false.”
September 4, 2020 4:18 am
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – Seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude last spring in Rochester, New York, have been suspended by the city’s mayor, who said she was misled for months about the circumstances of the fatal encounter. Prude, who was Black, died when he was taken off life support March 30. That was seven days after officers who encountered him running naked through the street put a hood over his head to stop him from spitting, then held him down for about two minutes until he stopped breathing. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced the suspensions Thursday at a news conference.
September 4, 2020 4:17 am
LACEY, Wash. (AP) – A man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Oregon, last week was killed late Thursday as a fugitive task force tried to arrest him in Lacey, Washington. The U.S. Marshals Service said Friday that 48-year-old Michael Forest Reinoehl was killed as a federal task force attempted an arrest. Authorities say Reinoehl was a suspect in the killing of 39-year-old Aaron “Jay” Danielson, who was fatally shot Saturday night. Thurston County Sheriff’s Lt. Ray Brady says four members of the task force fired their weapons, including members from local city police and county sheriff’s departments.
September 4, 2020 4:15 am
LATROBE, Pennsylvania (AP) – President Donald Trump on Thursday honed the “law and order” message he intends to wield for the next two months against his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, stepping up attacks that his campaign believes are resonating with battleground state voters. Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania comes as his campaign is claiming signs of momentum in the state – a longtime Democratic stronghold that Trump won by less than 45,000 votes in 2016. Trump was speaking in front of a crowd of hundreds packed into an airport hangar, where people stood closely together and few were seen wearing masks, despite the continued pandemic. (Photo: TribLive)
September 4, 2020 4:09 am
Washington City Council had a quick and effective meeting Thursday night. Council gave final approval to an expansion project of the Get Go convenience store on Wylie Avenue. The approval is subject to several conditions such as permit and plan approvals from PA American Water, PennDot and WEWJA. They also approved a parking change on W. Maiden St. Parking from the corner of South Main to two parking spaces past the new TRIPL building will be eliminated. Twelve structures were added to the city’s demolition list. Mayor Scott Putnam credited the new code enforcement officer for his hard work in gathering the list. Putnam also alerted city residents to a rash of car break ins happening in the city. Putnam asks that everyone keep their cars locked and valuables out of sight. Vandals are looking for unlocked cars to steal valuable items. Council’s next meeting will be at 7:00 PM on October, 1.
September 4, 2020 2:25 am
State Police say two black men robbed the Kay Jewelers Store in the Washington Crown Center Mall in North Franklin Township just before six-thirty Wednesday evening. Troopers say the men, who were armed and wearing masks, each went to different display cases which were each manned by different employees. Once there, police say each man pulled up his shirt to reveal black handguns. They then gave each employee pillowcases and demanded jewelry be placed in them. Authorities say the entire robbery took about two to three minutes and the men got away with an estimated three to three-hundred and twenty-five-thousand-dollars worth of jewelry. State police say one robber was described as being in his 40’s and weighing about two-hundred pounds. He was wearing a blue plaid shirt and blue jeans. The other man was in his 20’s and weighed about 165 pounds, possibly wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. Police are asking anyone with information about the robbery to contact them at 724.223.5200 or 724.223-5228.
September 3, 2020 5:25 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dwayne Johnson is hoping his and his family’s bout with COVID-19 will serve as a cautionary tale for others. The actor who stars in the “Jumanji” movies says he, his wife and two young daughters all caught the disease that comes from the new coronavirus – but are better now. Johnson says he and his family got the virus from close family friends – who didn’t know where they got it. In a long video post on Instagram, Johnson says going through the illness has made him more cautious – and hopes it will for you, too. He says you should wear a mask, boost your immune system – and try to stay fit.
