July 30, 2025 2:16 am
A Belle Vernon woman has been sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay $116,758 in restitution for social security fraud and theft of government property, according to Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti. Teresa Sabolek, 68, was sentenced by United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan in federal court. Sabolek was convicted of falsely claiming that her husband did not live with her to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, which she was not eligible for. In May 2009, Sabolek applied for SSI benefits, claiming her husband did not reside with her in their Belle Vernon home. The investigation revealed though, that Sabolek’s husband had a driver’s license, mailing address, and registered vehicles all linked to the same address where Sabolek claimed to live alone. Agents visiting the home in December 2024 found that the husband indeed lived there and contributed to the mortgage and utilities.
July 30, 2025 2:10 am
UPMC, a world-renowned health care provider and insurer, and GoHealth Urgent Care, one of the fastest growing, customer-centric health care companies, announce the unveiling of 81 UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care locations across Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This new joint venture supports expanded access to life-changing medicine and on-demand care. The UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care locations incorporate advances in technology and operations, while providing the same premiere health care that people know and trust from UPMC. The new UPMC-GoHealth partnership creates a digital and physical front door to connect patients to care within the robust network of trusted UPMC physicians and specialists. It also brings more ambulatory services, such as primary care, women’s health, orthopedics and radiology, closer to communities that need them.a world-renowned health care provider and insurer. In Pennsylvania, the UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care network incorporates former MedExpress, UPMC Urgent Care and UPMC Express Care locations. In West Virginia, all former MedExpress locations are now UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care centers. For locations, hours and more information, visit www.gohealthuc.com/upmc.
July 29, 2025 3:34 pm
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says over 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 21-month Israel-Hamas war. Israeli strikes overnight killed more than two dozen people, mostly women and children, health officials said. Israel’s offensive, launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, has destroyed vast areas of Gaza, displaced around 90% of the population and fueled a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Experts warned Tuesday that the territory of some 2 million Palestinians is on the brink of famine, as Israeli restrictions and a breakdown of security have made it nearly impossible to safely deliver aid.
July 29, 2025 2:29 pm
A Western Pennsylvania college student has been accused of making threats of violence against his school on social media. Trevor Howard faces charges after allegedly posting a question on the popular college student social app YikYak back in February. Howard reportedly asked how many people he could kill if he opened fire on the Washington & Jefferson College campus. The local District Attorney has said that Howard declined a five-year probationary plea deal. If Howard is convicted on trial, he could face a sentence of up to seven years.
July 29, 2025 8:52 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3% annual pace from April through June, bouncing back at least temporarily from a first-quarter drop that reflected disruptions arising from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that America gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — rebounded after falling at a 0.5% clip from January through March. The first-quarter drop was mainly caused by a surge in imports — which are subtracted from GDP — as businesses scrambled to bring in foreign goods ahead of Trump’s tariffs. Economists had expected 2% second-quarter growth.
July 29, 2025 5:08 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein ended after Epstein hired people who had worked for Trump. The Republican president said Monday that he had warned Epstein about hiring Trump staff and that when Epstein did it again, “I threw him out of the place.” The place Trump refers to is his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Authorities say the disgraced financier killed himself in a New York jail cell in 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. The case has dogged Trump after he and his top allies stoked conspiracy theories about Epstein’s death.
July 29, 2025 5:08 am
MIAMI (AP) — Two kids have died, and two others are in critical condition after a barge reportedly struck their sailing boat near Miami. Authorities say six people were on the boat Monday, and responders pulled them from the water. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, four were taken to a nearby hospital. The group included five kids and one adult who were part of the Miami Youth Sailing Foundation. Two of the rescued individuals are in good condition. The Coast Guard is investigating the crash.
July 29, 2025 5:06 am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says no one in Gaza is starving. President Donald Trump disagrees and notes the images emerging of emaciated people. Trump says “those children look very hungry.” Here’s what we know as the World Health Organization says 63 of the 74 malnutrition-related deaths in Gaza this year have occurred this month. Those included 24 children under the age of 5. After international pressure, Israel over the weekend announced humanitarian pauses, airdrops and other measures meant to allow more aid to Palestinians in Gaza. But people there say little or nothing has changed on the ground.
July 29, 2025 5:05 am
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s trade agreement with the Trump administration is receiving mixed reviews. EU officials claim they avoided a major economic disaster. But French officials argue the EU didn’t leverage its full strength. The deal imposes a 15% tariff on most goods imported into the U.S. with no agreement on key areas like pharmaceuticals and steel. French officials criticize the deal as unbalanced while Germany and Italy see it as avoiding unnecessary escalation. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday called it a failure for Europe. Economists warn the deal could hinder growth and lacks clarity.
July 29, 2025 5:04 am
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Chinese and U.S. trade officials have arrived for a second day of meetings in the Swedish capital Tuesday to try to break a logjam over tariffs that have skewed the pivotal commercial ties between the world’s two largest economies. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng made no public comments to reporters after the first day of talks that lasted nearly five hours behind closed doors at the Swedish prime minister’s office Monday. Analysts expect the Stockholm talks, at a minimum, will result in an extension of current tariff levels that are far lower than the triple-digit percentage rates earlier this year.
