August 26, 2024 5:06 am
Iran’s foreign minister again has referenced his country’s planned retaliation over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Abbas Araghchi said late Sunday he made the remark in a conversation with Italy’s foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, by telephone. “Iran reaction to Israeli terrorist attack in Tehran is definitive, and will be measured & well calculated,” Araghchi wrote on the social platform X. “We do not fear escalation, yet do not seek it — unlike Israel.” Meanwhile, a round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a cease-fire and hostage deal to at least temporarily end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ended Sunday without a final agreement.
August 26, 2024 5:08 am
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police and officials in Pakistan say gunmen in the country’s restive southwest have killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks. Twenty-three people were fatally shot on Monday morning after being taken from buses, vehicles and trucks in Musakhail, a district in Baluchistan province. Police say the attackers burned at least 10 vehicles before fleeing. In a separate attack, gunmen killed at least nine people, including four police officers and five passersby, in Qalat district also in Baluchistan. Insurgents also blew up a railway track in another district in the province. Baluchistan has been the scene of a long-running insurgency in Pakistan, with an array of separatist groups staging attacks.
August 26, 2024 5:01 am
PITTSBURGH — A department within the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Pharmacy is facing cuts as part of restructuring. The university tells Channel 11 that the Program Evaluation and Research Unit is losing about 40% of its staff in “necessary restructuring” to ensure long-term sustainability. “While this was a difficult decision, be assured that it was made with careful consideration to maintain the quality and integrity of PERU ongoing projects and future endeavors. PERU remains fully committed to its mission of facilitating optimal health, well-being, recovery, and choice for patients and community members through their research and evaluation work,” a statement from Pitt reads in part.
August 25, 2024 4:51 am
A spokesperson says Dr. Anthony Fauci spent time in the hospital with a case of West Nile virus and is now recovering at home. He is expected to make a full recovery. The virus is commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. CBS News’ chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jonathan LaPook, says in a social media post that he spoke with Fauci by phone Saturday, and that Fauci spent about a week in the hospital after likely being infected from a mosquito bite that he got in his backyard. As chief White House medical adviser, Fauci was the public face of the government during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 25, 2024 4:49 am
NASA says it won’t use Boeing’s Starliner capsule to bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth. Saturday’s decision is another black eye to Boeing’s reputation and another setback for the company’s troubled defense and space business. Boeing is better known for building passenger airplanes. But lately it has been getting even more revenue from its defense and space division. That business is struggling, however, because of losses from fixed-price government contracts like the one Boeing got from NASA for Starliner. The company is on the hook for delays and cost overruns in the space capsule program.
August 25, 2024 4:42 am
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat says that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has “not provided the necessary public evidence” to prove he was the winner of July’s elections. Josep Borrell, the high representative of the EU, made the comments in a statement on Saturday. It comes days after the country’s Supreme Court backed the government’s disputed claims of victory. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro also said in a joint statement that the “credibility of the electoral process can only be restored through the transparent publication of disaggregated and verifiable data.” The two leaders also warned against repression as the Venezuelan government has jailed thousands and met protests with violence.
August 25, 2024 1:43 am
A court order has come down on the ballot curing issue for Washington county voters. Judge Brandon Neuman has ordered the board of elections to notify people with deficiencies on their ballot to contact them about such errors. During the primary 259 voters had their ballots cast aside due to minor clerical issues such as lack of signature of dates. Neuman also ruled the voters will be able to cast a provisional ballot in the event of such errors. The motion to cure ballots with mistakes has been denied.
August 25, 2024 4:36 am
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is offering an online method to apply and pay for a License To Carry permit. Washington County residents will now have two options to acquire the permit, the traditional in person application using the PA License to Carry Firearm application form or the new online version. The online application may be found at https://www.washingtoncopa.gov/sheriff. Once the online application is completed, users will have the option to pay via debit or credit card. The completed application will be reviewed by the Sheriff’s Office and if completed accurately it will be sent to the Pennsylvania Instant Check System for approval. Approved applicants will be notified by telephone, text or email to go to the Sheriff’s Office to be photographed and then pick up the approved LTC permit. Applicants will need proper photo identification in order to be photographed and receive the LTC. People wishing to apply in person may still do so at the Sheriff’s Office during normal business hours.
August 25, 2024 4:34 am
PennDot is announcing single lane restrictions on Interstate 79 north between Exit 38 (I 70 West, Wheeling, WV) and Exit 41 (Racetrack Road) beginning August 24 at 7:00 PM until August 28 at 6:00 AM. Those same restrictions will begin again on September 7 and last through September 11. The northbound passing lane will be restricted around the clock. Outside these dates, overnight restrictions from 8:00 PM through 6:00 AM alternating northbound and southbound are anticipated through early November.
