October 10, 2019 4:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans are following impeachment proceedings closely – and are slightly more likely to approve than disapprove of the inquiry itself. But the public is more closely split over whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office. Several polls published since the start of an impeachment inquiry show a shift in views from earlier this year as the House investigates whether Trump violated his oath of office in asking the government of Ukraine to investigate a political opponent. A Fox News poll conducted Sunday through Tuesday found 51% of Americans now say Trump should be impeached and removed from office, up from 42% who said that in July. Likewise, a Washington Post-Schar School survey conducted in October shows 58% of Americans are supportive of the decision to initiate an inquiry.
October 10, 2019 4:08 am
BEIRUT (AP) – A Kurdish news agency and a war monitor say Turkish troops have bombarded a convoy of vehicles taking residents of the northern city of Raqqa to a border town, inflicting casualties among them. The Kurdish Hawar news agency said the Thursday’s attack on the road leading to the border town of Tal Abyad killed three people and wounded several others.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Turkish airstrike occurred when a convoy carrying a tribal leader reached the entrance of Tal Abyad. It said several people were wounded but that no one was killed. Such contradictions in casualties’ figures are common in the aftermath of attacks. Turkish troops have been bombarding the town of Tal Abyad since the start of their ground offensive against Kurdish fighters on Wednesday.
October 10, 2019 4:06 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Philadelphia jury has decided that Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals should pay $8 billion over an antipsychotic drug that the plaintiff’s attorneys say is linked to the growth of female breast tissue in boys. A law firm for the plaintiff released a statement Tuesday saying the companies used an organized scheme to make billions of dollars while illegally marketing and promoting the drug called Risperdal. Johnson & Johnson says the jury’s award “is grossly disproportionate with the initial compensatory award in this case,” and that the company is “confident it will be overturned.”
October 10, 2019 4:04 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The mayor of West Virginia’s capital city quickly withdrew a decision to change the name of the annual holiday parade after intense backlash from church leaders. News outlets report Mayor Amy Goodwin announced on Monday that she planned to rename the “Charleston Christmas Parade” the “Charleston Winter Parade” to demonstrate that Charleston is an inclusive city. Officials from several churches quickly criticized the decision and said they wouldn’t attend. State Senate President Mitch Carmichael released a statement calling on the mayor to allow citizens to exercise their freedom of religion. Goodwin publicly reversed her decision on Thursday. In a Facebook post, she said “the kind of vitriol that has come forth” over the name change has been “disappointing and hurtful.”
October 10, 2019 3:49 am
An elderly Belle Vernon woman was killed Wednesday morning when her car collided with a tri-axle truck on Route 51 north in Rostraver Township. Authorities say 86-year-old Anna Mae Selembo was killed when the two vehicles collided at Gallitin Road and Route 51 just before eleven o’clock. Police say the driver of the truck, 61-year-old Roy Waggoner of Monongahela, was not hurt. Authorities say their investigation indicates that Selembo’s car drove directly into the path of the truck. That section of the roadway was closed for about three hours.
October 10, 2019 3:29 am
(WPXI) – The man accused of vandalizing the Washington County Fairgrounds turned himself into authorities on Wednesday. Robert Glass is now facing charges for damaging the county fairgrounds in Chartiers Township on Sept. 29th. According to a police criminal complaint, Glass used his car to ram six garage doors at the fairgrounds. He then broke a window to get into the office and damaged other windows and doors. In addition, police said he used a fire extinguisher to break through a wall and tried to set papers on fire to burn the office, getting rid of any evidence He also allegedly tried to break into an ATM using a hammer According to police, Glass is accused of stealing nearly $1,000 in clothing and other items, even plastic crowns.
October 9, 2019 3:43 pm
BEIRUT (AP) – President Donald Trump says the U.S. does not endorse Turkey’s assault on northern Syria and has made it clear to Ankara that it’s incursion against Kurdish fighters who helped the U.S. battle the Islamic State is a “bad idea.” In a statement Wednesday, Trump said no American soldiers are in the area being invaded. Earlier, Trump ordered U.S. forces out of the area, prompting criticism that he was abandoning an American ally. Trump says he does not want the U.S. to fight “these endless, senseless wars.” He says he will hold Turkey to its commitment to protect civilians and religious minorities, including Christians, and ensure the invasion does not create a humanitarian crisis. He also says Turkey must make sure that IS fighters held captive in Syria remain detained.
October 9, 2019 10:55 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Kurd-held areas in Syria has led to a rare, near immediate result: Turkey launched a military operation on Wednesday against America’s Kurdish partners in the fight against the Islamic State. U.S. officials say it wasn’t supposed to end that way.
October 9, 2019 10:25 am
“The time for talk is over”. That’s according to N. Franklin Township Supervisor Bob Sabot who has announced that supervisors have voted unanimously to cite the landlord of the Rite Aid property along West Chestnut Street over persistant flooding that results following heavy rain. Sabot says they have directed their code enforcement department to begin proceedings against the landlord. He says the flooding is the result of a collapsed pipe on Rite Aid property and the citation will be for creation of a public nusiance. Sabot calls it “a danger to public safety and incredibly irresponsible”. The Township’s solicitor will also notify Canton Township officials of the action since the flooding has effected businesses on the Canton side of the roadway. West Chestnut has been closed or restricted through that area many times following rain storms. Sabot says it has been going on for three years.
October 9, 2019 8:53 am
BERLIN (AP) – A video broadcast by a German television station appears to show a man in a helmet and an olive-colored top firing shots in the eastern city of Halle. The clip shown by regional public broadcaster MDR shows the man getting out of a car and firing four shots from behind the vehicle from a long-barreled gun. It wasn’t clear what he was shooting at. Police say two people were killed in Halle on Wednesday but many details remain unclear.
