August 23, 2024 3:39 pm
(AP) – A federal jury says a Pennsylvania school district violated a teacher’s constitutional rights by falsely suggesting he took part in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Jurors found the Allentown School District retaliated against Jason Moorehead when it suspended him after the deadly insurrection in Washington. Moorehead attended Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally but says he never got closer than a mile to the Capitol. Jurors decided the school district should pay Moorehead $125,000 for economic damages. The jury also found two school board members acted “maliciously or wantonly” and ordered them to pay punitive damages.
August 22, 2024 5:04 am
CHICAGO (AP) — As far as Chicago’s storied protests go, the numbers outside the Democratic National Convention were unremarkable. But organizers say they did something leaders inside didn’t: Make the war in Gaza part of the agenda. The stakes were high for the nation’s third-largest city. Despite hosting more political conventions than any other American city, comparisons to the infamous 1968 convention when police clashed with protesters were hard to shake. And one unsanctioned protest that resulted in dozens of arrests and tense police standoffs didn’t help. But both organizers and police say they were successful in helping broadcast different narratives about Chicago.
August 23, 2024 5:06 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump is changing his tune on Georgia’s Republican governor after delivering a series of blistering attacks at a rally just weeks ago. In a social media post, Trump thanked Gov. Brian Kemp for his help and support in Georgia. At a rally earlier this month, Trump tore into the governor, blaming him for his narrow 2020 loss in the state. Trump’s Thursday statement came moments after Kemp appeared on Fox News and told host Sean Hannity that he continues to support Trump and will help him win Georgia’s 16 electoral votes.
August 23, 2024 4:59 am
ACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — With the Federal Reserve considered certain to start cutting its benchmark interest rate next month, Chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated speech Friday morning at an economic conference will be closely watched for any hints about how many additional rate cuts might be in the pipeline. Powell is expected to say the Fed has become more confident that inflation is nearing its 2% target, more than two years after it hit a painful four-decade high. Yet the Fed chair may take an overall cautious approach in his remarks at an annual conference of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
August 23, 2024 12:28 pm
(AP) – The U.S. Postal Service hopes to save $3 billion a year through a series of changes reflecting greater reliance on streamlined regional networks. The proposal, announced Thursday, would adjust mail delivery times while maintaining a commitment to a maximum five-day delivery for the flagship Ground Advantage program and a maximum three-day delivery for local first-class mail. The details were unveiled Thursday by the Postal Service ahead of a Sept. 5 meeting in which the proposed changes will be discussed before being submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission. Election mail won’t be affected because the proposed changes would begin next year. (Photo: AP)
August 22, 2024 5:48 pm
CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will close out the Democratic National Convention when she accepts her party’s historic presidential nomination. Harris will lay out her vision Thursday night for the country and prosecute her case against Republican Donald Trump, capping a whirlwind month that began when President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed her to replace him atop the Democratic ticket. On Wednesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the vice presidential nomination and thanked the packed Chicago arena for “bringing the joy” to the election. Also speaking Thursday are Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, civil rights leader Al Sharpton and Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.
August 22, 2024 5:47 pm
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Appearing in Arizona, Donald Trump has used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel beams to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing the border and that of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. The visit on Thursday was the fourth in a series of events held in battleground states this week to try to draw the focus away from Democrats’ celebration of Harris’ presidential nomination in Chicago. Speakers at the convention on Wednesday night accused Trump of using the border to stir up his base by demonizing immigrants.
August 22, 2024 3:51 pm
At least eight students and the bus driver were injured in a school bus crash in Washington County on Thursday. The crash happened along Westland Road in Mount Pleasant Township at 2:36 p.m. Authorities say high school students from Fort Cherry were on the bus at the time and were returning from the VoTech School near Houston. Two students were flown to area hospitals and six others were taken by ambulance. Their conditions have not been released. Authorities say the bus driver lost control, causing the bus to go across the road and into a grassy area which has cement blocks in it.
August 22, 2024 2:58 am
Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh announced Wednesday that following an investigation by his office, concerning the arrest of a man on Trinity Point Drive in South Strabane Township Tuesday night, that was captured on a video that is now circulating on social media, he is clearing the officer involved. Walsh says after reviewing the video showing the attempted arrest of Trendon Mobley, he has determined the officer followed all policies, procedures and laws of Pennsylvania in the arrest of a dangerous offender. Walsh says Mobley is classified as a wanted person with caution for violent tendencies and has warrants for his arrest, not only in Washington County, also out of state. The video shows Mobley running away from the arresting officer, the officer getting into his truck and pursuing him. During the pursuit, Mobley is seen colliding with the officer’s vehicle and falling to the ground, but quickly getting back up. Walsh says his investigation shows Mobley purposefully ran into the officer’s truck to evade arrest. Mobley, who was treated for minor injuries, is being held in the Washington County Jail on multiple charges.
August 22, 2024 4:59 am
One person was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Chartiers Township Wednesday night. Washington County 9-1-1 says it happened just before 9 p.m along N. Main Street extension. The vehicle reportedly struck a guardrail. The person injured was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital but there is no word on their identity or condition.
