September 2, 2024 4:33 am
BERLIN (AP) — The Alternative for Germany party’s success in two state elections has piled new pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s fractious government and left the country’s main opposition party facing political contortions to find a way to govern a pair of eastern regions without involving the far right party. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, became the first far-right party to win a state election in post-World War II Germany in Thuringia on Sunday. In neighboring Saxony, it finished only just behind the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union, which leads the national opposition. Voters punished the three parties in Scholz’s governing coalition, which took well under 15% of the vote between them.
September 2, 2024 4:29 am
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A rare call for a general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held in Gaza led to closures and other disruptions around the country, including at its main international airport. But Monday’s strike was ignored in some areas, reflecting deep political divisions. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis had poured into the streets late Sunday to vent grief and anger after six hostages were found dead in Gaza. The families and much of the public blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying they could have been returned alive in a cease-fire deal with Hamas. But others support Netanyahu’s strategy of maintaining relentless military pressure on Hamas, whose Oct. 7 attack into Israel triggered the war.
September 2, 2024 4:08 am
The City of Washington Police Department reports that a suspicious object was the reason for the closure of the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Wylie Avenue on Sunday afternoon. An officer arrived at the scene and found an object in the roadway that appeared to be a possible explosive device and immediately shut down the roads. The Allegheny County Bomb Squad was called to detonate the device. They determined that the device was not an explosive. They will attempt to determine exactly what the object was. Roads were closed for approximately three hours.
September 2, 2024 4:25 am
Washington County 9-1-1 confirmed a one vehicle accident in South Franklin Township Monday morning. A pick up truck rolled over on its side in the 800 block of Lagonda Road at approximately 3:45 a.m. The driver escaped the vehicle and was treated for minor injuries at the scene. Pennsylvania State Police handled the incident.
September 2, 2024 4:11 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden are co-headlining a campaign event in Pennsylvania for Labor Day. The two will attend Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade on Monday and offer some remarks. It will be the first time the two have shared a speaking slot on the political stage together since the surprising election shakeup that provided a fresh jolt of Democratic enthusiasm to the 2024 election. Harris’ campaign has said that Pennsylvania voters are newly energized since Harris moved to the top of the ticket and that tens of thousands of new volunteers have signed up to canvass for her with just over two months until Election Day.
September 2, 2024 4:02 am
NORTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP, Pa.—(WPXI)- A police vehicle was involved in a crash in North Fayette Township. Allegheny County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the 400 block of Home Drive at 3:40 p.m. on Sunday. A police cruiser and a passenger car were both towed from the scene. The airbags in the passenger car had deployed. There were no reported injuries.
September 1, 2024 8:03 am
(AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris says former President Donald Trump “disrespected sacred ground” in his recent appearance at Arlington National Cemetery, where the Republican nominee took and distributed images despite a federal prohibition on campaign activity on the grounds. Harris on Saturday cited reports that Trump’s campaign aides created an altercation with a cemetery staffer and proceeded to take photographs and film the former president, including at the graves of Afghanistan war veterans, after being warned about rules at the site. Harris described the actions as disrespectful and said in a social media statement that she would never politicize U.S. service members who die on the nation’s behalf. (Photo: AP)
September 1, 2024 8:00 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza. They include a young Israeli-American man who became one of the most well-known captives held by Hamas as his parents met with world leaders and pressed for his release. The news sparked calls for mass protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom many of the families of hostages and much of the wider public blame for failing to bring them back alive in a cease-fire deal with Hamas. Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, and four of the other hostages were seized by militants at a music festival during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war in Gaza.
September 1, 2024 8:01 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies have begun a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory that has been ravaged by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Authorities plan to vaccinate children in central Gaza until Wednesday before moving on to the more devastated northern and southern parts of the strip. The campaign began with a small number of vaccinations on Saturday and aims to reach about 640,000 children. Israel has agreed to limited pauses in fighting to facilitate the campaign, according to the World Health Organization. Hospitals in Deir al-Balah and Nuseirat confirmed that the campaign had begun on Sunday.
September 1, 2024 8:04 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Officials say a juvenile suspect is in custody after allegedly shooting San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in the chest during an attempted robbery in San Francisco. Police Chief Bill Scott says Pearsall, 23, is in stable condition after he and the suspect were transported to a hospital Saturday. Scott says Pearsall was walking alone shortly after 3:30 p.m. when the suspect attempted to rob him and they both were shot during a struggle. Police have identified the suspect as a 17-year-old male resident of Tracy, California. The 49ers issued a statement saying Pearsall was hit by a bullet in the chest. “He’s good,” 49ers teammate Deebo Samuel posted on X. Pearsall was drafted by the team in April from the University of Florida.
