November 17, 2019 8:23 am
WAVERLY, Iowa (AP) – Elizabeth Warren pushed back against critics of her newly-released plan to phase in implementation of a single-payer health care system, insisting Saturday that she is “fully committed” to Medicare for All and that she plans to first build on existing health care programs because “people need help right now.” Warren said her commitment to Medicare for All is all the way.” She was responding to critics who’ve questioned the timing behind the release of her implementation plan. Asked after a campaign event in Iowa if her decision to delay passage of a single-payer plan until the third year of her presidency was an acknowledgement of the political challenge she’ll face in enacting such a plan, Warren insisted “I don’t see it that way at all.”
November 17, 2019 8:22 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iranian state TV says the country’s supreme leader supports the government’s decision to increase gasoline prices and calls those setting fire to public property “bandits” backed by the enemies of Iran. The comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were reported by the state TV on Sunday, a day after protesters angered by Iran raising government-set gasoline prices by 50% had blocked traffic in major cities and occasionally clashed with police. That came after a night of demonstrations punctuated by gunfire, in violence that reportedly killed at least one person.
November 17, 2019 8:21 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Testimony in the House impeachment investigation is tying President Donald Trump more closely to the allegation that he held up military aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations of his political rivals. A National Security Council aide said that Ambassador Gordon Sondland told a Ukrainian official that the assistance would be delivered once a Ukraine official announced an investigation into the gas company for which Joe Biden’s son worked. Lawmakers released a transcript of Tim Morrison’s testimony on Saturday. Morrison also recounted that Sondland told him he was discussing the Ukraine matters directly with Trump. Both Morrison and Sondland are scheduled to testify publicly next week. Holding up aid to Ukraine for political purposes is the central charge from Democrats investigating impeachment.
November 17, 2019 8:19 am
BETHEL PARK, Pa. – A man is charged in the disappearance of a Bethel Park woman who hasn’t been seen since Sept. 15. The family of Jaime Feden, 33, contacted police Thursday night to report her missing. John Chapman, 39, is in custody and facing several charges, including kidnapping. Chapman’s family told Channel 11 he met Feden at either a high school or college for students with special educational needs and that he often had a lot of close friends. Police said Chapman would often stay at Feden’s Bethel Park townhome. Channel 11 obtained the criminal complaint that said Chapman drove Feden to Las Vegas in late September, telling her they were taking a trip. At some point around September 25, according to court paperwork, Chapman convinced her to drive into the desert for a photo shoot. He allegedly told police he bound Feden’s hands and feet with zip ties and tied her to a signpost. Chapman also allegedly duct taped her mouth and nose, causing her to suffocate and die, according to police. A criminal complaint says Chapman then removed the tape, the zip ties and Feden’s clothing and left her near the signpost in Nevada before driving back to Bethel Park. According to police, while she was missing, the victim’s family said someone reached out to them from her Facebook messenger account pretending to be her. Police said Chapman was on the other end. Chapman’s stepmother told Channel 11 he is married to another woman and has been for about a year. His family thought he was going on a work trip to Las Vegas when the alleged incident happened. Allegheny County detectives have since contacted authorities in Las Vegas, who confirmed they found a woman’s body matching many of Feden’s physical characteristics. Detectives said they will be working with authorities in Nevada to positively identify the woman’s remains. At this point, Chapman has not been charged with homicide. Police said if he is eventually charged, he will likely be extradited to Las Vegas.
November 17, 2019 8:14 am
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The outbound side of the Fort Pitt Tunnels are closed Sunday morning as police investigate a fatal crash. The medical examiner is on the scene. State police told our news partners Channel 11 just before 5:30 a.m. Sunday, a 45-year-old man was walking on the outbound lanes of the Parkway West by the Ft. Pitt Tunnels when he was hit and killed by a car. The driver of that vehicle stayed at the scene, police said.
November 16, 2019 9:28 am
SACABA, Bolivia (AP) – Bolivia’s political crisis turned deadly after security forces opened fire on supporters of Evo Morales in a central town, killing at least five people, injuring dozens and threatening the interim government’s efforts to restore stability following the resignation of the former president in an election dispute. Most of the dead and injured Friday in Sacaba near the city of Cochabamba suffered bullet wounds, said hospital director Guadalberto Lara, calling it the worst violence he’s seen in his 30-year career. Angry demonstrators and relatives of the victims gathered at the site of the shootings, chanting: “Civil war, now!” Morales, who was granted asylum in Mexico after his resignation Sunday, said on Twitter that a “massacre” had occurred. Protesters said police fired when demonstrators tried to cross a military checkpoint.
November 16, 2019 9:25 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon for a former U.S. Army commando being charged with murder, undermining military justice proceedings. A court-martial for Maj. Mathew Golsteyn had been scheduled for December at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, but was postponed until February. The former Green Beret is accused of killing a suspected bomb-maker while deployed in Afghanistan. Golsteyn has argued that the Afghan was a legal target because of his behavior at the time of the shooting. The case attracted Trump’s attention. He tweeted that Golsteyn is a “U.S. Military hero” who could face the death penalty “from our own government.”Trump also issued a full pardon late Friday for Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance and ordered a promotion for Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Edward R. Gallagher.
November 16, 2019 7:51 am
Officials from 911 report that a structure fire in the 400 block of Deems Park Road in West Pike Township has sent one female to the hospital. She was sent from the scene by life flight to a hospital in Pittsburgh. Four fire companies responded to the fire, Bentleyville, Richeyville, Ellsworth and California. WJPA will bring updates as they become available.
November 16, 2019 4:06 am
DETROIT (AP) – Members of the United Auto Workers union at Ford Motor Co. have voted to approve a new contract with the company. The union says in a statement Friday night that 56.3% of workers who voted were in favor of the deal. The four-year agreement reached Oct. 31 gives workers a mix of pay raises and lump-sum payments as well as a $9,000 ratification bonus. The company also promises $6 billion in U.S. factory investments. Ford gets to close an engine factory near Detroit but its 600 workers there will get jobs at a nearby plant. The deal is similar to one ratified by General Motors workers after a bitter 40-day strike. On Monday, the union will focus bargaining on Fiat Chrysler, the last of the Detroit Three automakers to settle.
November 16, 2019 4:02 am
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) – The death of a 16-year-old boy who killed two students and wounded three others at his Southern California high school has left investigators struggling to discover what prompted the deadly attack. Friends and neighbors described Nathaniel Berhow as bright, funny, quiet and above all normal before he pulled a gun from his backpack Thursday and in 16 seconds shot five students at random before saving the last bullet for himself. With his mother present, Berhow died Friday afternoon from a head wound. Authorities say Berhow had shown no signs of violence and didn’t appear to be linked to any ideology or terrorist group. Investigators haven’t found any manifesto, diary, suicide note or other writings to explain his actions at Saugus High School in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita.
