May 23, 2025 4:52 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Security is ramping up in Pittsburgh’s Jewish community in response to a deadly shooting in Washington, D.C. A young couple, employed at the Israeli Embassy, were gunned down after leaving an event at a Jewish museum. The suspect reportedly yelled “Free, free Palestine” after being arrested. Pittsburgh is home to the deadliest attack on Jewish people in American history. The incident in D.C. comes days after antisemitic fliers were dropped in Squirrel Hill and a week after a woman pleaded guilty to vandalizing a synagogue.
May 23, 2025 2:14 am
GASTONVILLE, Pa. — The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down in Washington County during severe storms on Wednesday. NWS meteorologists said the strong winds came in a straight line from Finleyville. The tornado was an EF-1 and estimated to have reached a peak wind speed of 90 m.p.h. “We’ve seen damage from a tornado. We see uprooted and snapped trees, shingle damage, actually the most structural damage we’ve seen in our survey today,” said NWS meteorologist Matthew Kramar. The Chartiers Township Fire Department posted on Facebook that their department responded to multiple reports of trees and wires down. The majority of the damage was on Silver Maple, Green, Walnut and Locust Streets. Two other tornadoes were confirmed in Butler County.
May 22, 2025 3:04 pm
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The music agency Sound Talent Group said Thursday that three of its employees died on the private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood. The talent group says the dead include Dave Shapiro, the agency’s co-founder. Shapiro is listed as the owner of the plane and has a pilot’s license. Sound Talent Group has represented artists including Hanson, Sum 41 and Vanessa Carlton. The agency didn’t share the names of the other two employees who died. The private jet crashed early Thursday into a neighborhood of U.S. Navy-owned housing in San Diego during foggy weather, igniting at least one home and numerous vehicles parked on the street. Members of one family were taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. (Photo: AP)
May 22, 2025 2:58 pm
Macy’s has recalled more than 16,000 infant footed pajamas because they could hurt a child. The elastic on the Holiday Lane pajama ankles can be too tight and restrict blood flow. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the pajamas were sold in infant sizes 0-3 months, 3-6 months and 6-9 months, exclusively at Macy’s. The pajamas were sold at Macy’s, Macy’s Backstage and online from March 2024 through January 2025 for about $27. The CPSC said if you have the pajamas, you should not use them and contact Macy’s for a refund. You should not return them to stores. Instead, you will need to fill out a recall form, and then you will be sent a pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope to return the pajamas for free. Once they are returned, you will receive a check for $26.60 as a refund. For more information, contact Macy’s by phone at 833-963-1708 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, by email or online.
May 22, 2025 2:48 pm
(WPXI) SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is now on display in Shaler Township. You can see the “Wall That Heals” at Anderson Field at Shaler Area High School over Memorial Day weekend, along with a mobile education center. “The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is pleased to bring The Wall That Heals mobile exhibit to Shaler Township to allow local veterans and their family members a chance to experience The Wall,” said Jim Knotts, president and CEO of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. “Hosting The Wall That Heals provides an opportunity to honor and remember all those who served and sacrificed in the Vietnam War and educate visitors on the continuing impact of the Vietnam War on America.” The wall is transported in a 53-foot trailer. When it arrives, the trailer opens with the exhibit built onto its sides. It is 375 feet in length and 7.5 feet high at its tallest point. It will be open 24 hours a day through May 26 at 2 p.m. Admission is free. The last time the wall was in Pittsburgh was in 2019.
May 22, 2025 2:22 pm
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — This year’s Picklesburgh festival will be the biggest celebration yet. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced plans for the 10th anniversary of Picklesburgh on Thursday. The festival returns July 11-13, with what PDP calls its most ambitious footprint to date. The festival will now span two of Pittsburgh’s iconic Sister Bridges, Allegheny Landing, Fort Duquesne Boulevard, PPG Plaza, Market Square, Sixth Street and Heinz Hall Garden. If you’re looking to take a memorable selfie, the iconic giant pickle balloon will soar above the Sixth Street Bridge this year. “Picklesburgh brings tens of thousands of people to Downtown each year, and has raised Pittsburgh’s profile as a summer destination,” said Jeremy Waldrup, President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. “With this expanded footprint, featuring two of our city’s most iconic bridges and beautiful PPG Plaza, we can’t wait to DILL-iver the best festival experience possible. As a signature event for Pittsburgh and the region, with fans from near and far, it’s exciting to see the festival continue to grow and evolve.”
May 22, 2025 2:18 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out. That word comes from a Treasury Department official who wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the news. An immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs is expected by stopping penny production, according to the official. In February, President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered his administration to cease production of the 1-cent coin. The Treasury says there are about 114 billion pennies currently in circulation in the United States — that’s $1.14 billion — but they’re greatly underutilized. (Photo: AP)
May 22, 2025 5:06 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package. Speaker Mike Johnson defied the skeptics within his ranks and muscled President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday. Last-minute concessions and a stern warning from Trump appeared to win over the hold outs to salvage what he calls the “big, beautiful bill.” The outcome caps an intense time on Capitol Hill, with days of private negotiations and public committee hearings. Democrats, without the votes to stop Trump’s package, tried to stall it. The Congressional Budget Office says the tax provisions would add $3.8 trillion to federal deficits.
May 22, 2025 5:01 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out. That word comes from a Treasury Department official who wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the news. An immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs is expected by stopping penny production, according to the official. In February, President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered his administration to cease production of the 1-cent coin. The Treasury says there are about 114 billion pennies currently in circulation in the United States — that’s $1.14 billion — but they’re greatly underutilized.
May 22, 2025 4:58 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge says the White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic nation of South Sudan. The Trump administration says it expelled eight immigrants convicted of violent crimes in the United States but refused to reveal where they would end up. Judge Brian E. Murphy in Boston said the eight migrants aboard the plane were not given a meaningful opportunity to object that the deportation could put them in danger. He ordered a new set of interviews with the migrants, either back in the U.S. or abroad. Before Wednesday’s hearing, administration officials accused “activist judges” of advocating the release of dangerous criminals.
