June 17, 2024 5:22 am
NEW YORK (AP) — “The Outsiders” became the essence of a Broadway insider on Sunday as the gritty adaptation of the classic American young adult novel won the Tony Award for best new musical. Sunday night also saw theater history made for women as Broadway directors and score writers. Danya Taymor won a directing award for “The Outsiders.” Then Shaina Taub won for best score, for “Suffs.” “Stereophonic” took home best play, and “Appropriate” best play revival. The musical of “Merrily We Roll Along” also won big, nabbing the revival award as well as trophies for Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff. The night included surprise appearances from Jay-Z and Hillary Clinton.
June 16, 2024 7:00 am
(AP) – Much of the U.S. is bracing for extreme weather — especially high temperatures — this weekend and into next week. A heat wave is already affecting many southern states, while the Pacific Northwest will experience unseasonably cold weather and there is a potential for late-season snow in the Rocky Mountains on Monday. Forecasters are warning of the potential for severe thunderstorms developing in between hot and cold fronts. Meanwhile flood waters continue to recede in Florida after days of intense rainfall. A plume of tropical moisture will reach the central Gulf Coast in the next couple of days. (Photo: AP)
June 16, 2024 7:01 am
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in Michigan say nine people have been injured in a shooting at a splash pad in the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills. Two young brothers and their mother are among the victims. The 8-year-old boy and the mother are in critical condition, while the 4-year-old child is stable. The other six victims are also said to be in stable condition. Police say a suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a nearby home. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard says the gunman had no known connection to the victims. The splash pad is at a city park and includes gentle fountains and water sprays for children to play in.
June 16, 2024 7:06 am
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge could soon decide on a trial date for a man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students who were killed more than a year and a half ago. Bryan Kohberger was arrested roughly six weeks after the bodies of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were found at a rental home near the Moscow campus Nov. 13, 2022. A judge entered a not guilty plea on Kohberger’s behalf the following spring. Now a scheduling hearing is set for June 27. The judge says attorneys should be ready to set several deadlines for the case, including a date for the trial. (Photo: AP)
June 16, 2024 7:03 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has announced a “tactical pause” in its offensive in the southern Gaza Strip to allow the deliveries of increased quantities of humanitarian aid. The army said Sunday the pause would begin at 0500 GMT and remain in effect until 1600 GMT. It says the pauses are to take place every day until further notice. The pause is aimed at allowing aid trucks to reach the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing, the main entry point for incoming aid, and travel safely to a nearby highway to deliver supplies to other parts of Gaza.
June 16, 2024 6:44 am
SPEERS BOROUGH, Pa. (WPXI) — A vehicle left major damage to a house in Washington County after smashing into it. Members of the Charleroi Fire Department said they were called to Arlington Avenue in Speers Borough Saturday evening after a vehicle hit a pole and then ricocheted into a nearby house. When they arrived on scene a woman was still trapped inside the vehicle. Firefighters were able to rescue her and say she was not injured. The majority of the damage was done to the garage attached to the home. The vehicle also went under a concrete patio which was jostled and appeared slightly out of place. When the pole was hit a power line was knocked loose, causing a power surge which triggered an unrelated alarm at a nearby business, firefighters said. The Charleroi Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash. There were no reported injuries.
June 16, 2024 6:53 am
(WPXI) – Multiple people were injured after a crash in North Strabane Township on Saturday. Washington County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the intersection of Washington Road and Fulton Road at around 4:05 p.m. North Strabane Township firefighters say the crash involved three passenger vehicles. One person had to be rescued from a vehicle by emergency crews and was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. Investigators say three other people were injured but the extent of their injuries is unknown at this time. The intersection was closed for a period of time.
June 16, 2024 6:51 am
(WPXI) – A man was injured after a motorcycle crash in Washington County. Washington County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the 1800 block of Henderson Avenue in Chartiers Township at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. A man was found unconscious on the road when emergency crews arrived. He was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. Investigators say only the motorcycle was involved in the crash. The driver is not believed to have been wearing a helmet.
June 16, 2024 6:48 am
(WPXI) – From music and dancing to even moments of social activism, Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Parade pulled out all the stops in celebration of culture, black history and freedom. “I always say some of my proudest moments of being black in Pittsburgh is being at Juneteenth. It’s such a positive atmosphere, kids, adults seniors, white and black people and Hispanic,” said Tim Stevens, Chairman of the Black Political Empowerment Project. “When they passed that big celebration for the 4th of July that didn’t include black people. So that was not liberation for us. In 1865, we got our freedom. So that’s why Juneteenth is a very significant time for us,” said B Marshall, Founder & Producer of Stop the Violence Pittsburgh. The parade route started on Freedom Corner in the Hill District, a neighborhood home to some jazz greats. “George Benson, Stanley Turrentine all from this area, and they played here and they were phenomenal and went on to go national,” said Marshall. Marshall has hosted this Juneteenth celebration for 11 years. “We do these events to try to unify the community and bring children out to see this. Because they don’t see this type of stuff in their lives,” said Marshall. “I think everybody did a nice part in the whole thing. Especially the horses, the horses are so cool,” said parade visitor Briona Williams.
June 15, 2024 9:12 am
LONDON (AP) — Britain has put on a display of birthday pageantry for King Charles III with a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales’ first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis early this year. Bystanders cheered as Kate joined other members of the royal family on a Buckingham Palace balcony at the end of the King’s Birthday Parade. Kate disclosed in March that she was undergoing chemotherapy for an unspecified form of cancer. The king, who is also being treated for cancer, inspected the troops at Saturday’s event known as Trooping the Color. It’s a spectacle involving 1,400 soldiers, 250 military musicians and more than 200 horses.
