July 26, 2019 4:53 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – President Donald Trump is vowing to slap tariffs on Apple’s Mac Pros if the company shifts production of the computer from Texas to China. The pledge made in a Friday tweet rebuffs Apple’s attempt to shield its products from taxes being imposed on goods made in China as part of Trump administration’s trade war with the world’s most populous country. Apple recently sent a letter to the Trump administration warning that the U.S. economy and its ability to compete will hurt if its products are hit with the tariffs. The Cupertino, California, company has been assembling its Mac Pros in Austin, Texas since 2013, but a report surfaced last month that Apple plans to shift production to a factory near Shanghai. Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
July 26, 2019 4:29 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) – T-Mobile CEO John Legere says he’s hoping to engage with state attorneys general who have sued to block its $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint. Legere says he believes the deal can close by the end of the year. The Justice Department approved the deal on Friday, clearing a major hurdle for a deal set to transform the telecom industry. To win approval, T-Mobile and Sprint agreed to sell some prepaid businesses and airwave rights for wireless service to satellite-TV company Dish. But many critics say that’s not good enough. Democratic attorneys general from 13 states have sued to stop the takeover, citing consumer harm. New York Attorney General Letitia James says having Dish as a smaller rival “will not address the merger’s harm to consumers, workers, and innovation.”
July 26, 2019 1:04 pm
The Washington County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force, Washington Regional SWAT and the East Washington Police executed a search warrant at six a.m. at 102 South Wade in East Washington, closing a multi-month investigation into suspected drug trafficking. Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone says the raid was in response to the suspected sale of crack cocaine. Vittone says when authorities arrived they found numerous people staying in the house. Two people were arrested on probation violation warrants and another was picked-up on a outstanding Pennsylvania State Police criminal warrant.
July 26, 2019 12:35 pm
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPXI) – The tram system at Pittsburgh International Airport was down for about an hour late Thursday night, creating a backlog for people getting off their flights. According to an airport spokesperson, the south train was out of service for regularly scheduled maintenance when the north train unexpectedly went down. The outage, which officials believe was caused by a mechanical or electrical problem, lasted from about 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. “Per airport protocol, the airport bussed passengers between terminals for that hour. Additionally, the pedestrian tunnel was opened for passengers who chose to walk. Airport staff were on hand to direct passengers,” the spokesperson said in a statement. Video shows people walking shoulder to shoulder, filling a hallway as they make their way to the tunnel.
July 26, 2019 4:17 am
SEATTLE (AP) – There’s a rise in cyberbullying nationwide, with three times as many girls reporting being harassed online or by text message than boys. That comes from the latest survey released this month by the National Center for Education Statistics. It shows an uptick in online abuse, though the overall number of students who report being bullied stayed the same. The survey says about one in five students reported being bullied, ranging from rumors or being excluded to threats and physical attacks in the 2016-17 school year. That’s unchanged from the previous survey, done in 2014-15. In that two-year span, cyberbullying increased from 11.5% to 15.3%, with 21% of girls reporting being bullied online or by text, compared with less than 7% of boys.
In the earlier survey, about 16% of girls said they were bullied online.
July 26, 2019 4:16 am
TOKYO (AP) – North Korea says its latest missile test that included a new type of a tactical guided weapon was meant as a “solemn warning” to South Korea over its weapons development and plans to hold military exercises with the United States. The message Friday was carried on state media and released in the name of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It was directed to “South Korean military warmongers” and comes as U.S. and North Korean officials struggle to set up working-level talks after a recent meeting on the Korean border between Kim and President Donald Trump seemed to provide a breakthrough in stalled nuclear negotiations. North Korea is infuriated over U.S.-South Korean plans for drills that the North says are invasion rehearsals and proof of the allies’ hostility to Pyongyang.
July 26, 2019 4:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department’s announcement that it will begin executing federal death row inmates for the first time since 2003 raises the political stakes of an issue that has rarely been a strength for Democrats. The party is now unified in its opposition to capital punishment more than in years past. Only one of the two dozen candidates seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination supports preserving capital punishment in some cases. But a majority of Americans continue to support the death penalty. And support is strongest among Republicans, who constitute President Donald Trump’s base heading into his reelection bid. So, while Democratic presidential hopefuls have already begun rushing to draw strong contrasts between themselves and Trump on capital punishment, the strategy may not resonate with many would-be voters.
July 26, 2019 4:14 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Military officials have arrested 16 Marines following an investigation into human smuggling. The Marine Corps said the arrests at Camp Pendleton, California, were carried out during a battalion formation Thursday morning at the base, north of San Diego. It is about 55 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. The Marine Corps said in a news release that information gained after two Marines were arrested on human smuggling charges earlier this summer led to the arrests. Officials say the Marines are charged with various illegal activities ranging from human smuggling to drug-related offenses. Another eight are being questioned about their alleged involvement in drug offenses as part of a separate investigation. The military says none of the Marines were involved in helping to enforce border security.
July 26, 2019 4:13 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles police say a gunman who killed two of his family members and an acquaintance has been linked to another killing. Police said Thursday they arrested 26-year-old Gerry Dean Zaragoza after he shot and killed a man on a bus in Van Nuys. Earlier in the day, police said Zaragoza killed the two members of his family and wounded a third person at an apartment complex in the Canoga Park area. Multiple media reports said Zaragoza fatally shot his father and brother and wounded his mother. Police would not immediately confirm that information. Police say Zaragoza also shot two people at a gas station in North Hollywood, killing a woman believed to be an acquaintance and critically wounding a man.
He also has been linked to an attempted robbery.
July 26, 2019 4:09 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania state official says a judge for years misclassified civil complaints about unpaid bills as theft. As a result, hundreds of people have undeserved criminal records. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale (pictured) said Thursday a review of the district judge office in Corry, Pennsylvania, found over 800 theft-of-services convictions for offenses that are not crimes under state law. They include failure to pay fines on overdue library books, bills for plumbing repairs and credit union fees. The auditor general says then-District Judge Brenda Williams Nichols misclassified cases from 2014 through 2017. She lost a bid for re-election in 2017. DePasquale is urging the court system to expunge the records at no cost to those involved. No phone listing could be found for Nichols, and a message left at a relative’s home seeking her comment was not returned.
