June 24, 2026 5:21 am
TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency has signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim deal between the United States and Iran to reach an end to the war. International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Mariano Grossi made the comments at a news conference at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday. He said that “this is going to happen.” On Tuesday, Iran and the U.S. disputed whether or not bombed enrichment sites would be inspected. That’s key for the deal, which calls for Iran’s stockpile of uranium to be “downblended” from highly enriched levels.
June 24, 2026 12:32 pm
FORT BRAGG, Calif. (AP) — A moderate earthquake has shaken a remote area of Northern California, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The epicenter of the quake on Wednesday, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6, was about 140 miles northeast of San Francisco, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was felt widely, including in the fishing city of Fort Bragg. The initial quake was centered inland about 50 miles east of Fort Bragg, and the U.S. Geological Survey said it was about 5 miles deep. A 2.5 magnitude quake struck near the epicenter a few minutes later.
June 23, 2026 5:23 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran. Tuesday’s vote comes as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve the conflict. It was the 10th time the Senate has tried to advance a war powers resolution. But a growing number of Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate have expressed their concerns over both the war and the deal Trump struck with Iran to end it. It comes as the Pentagon is seeking $80 billion from Congress mostly for the Iran war as it backfills munitions and stockpiles. Trump called the vote “poorly timed and meaningless.”
June 24, 2026 5:23 am
A judge has barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year. Tuesday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Casey Pitts of San Francisco says the government failed to justify its actions as required by law. It is the second setback for courthouse arrests since May when a judge in New York barred them at immigration courts in that city. A U.S. Homeland Security Department official criticized the latest decision as a show of judicial overreach.
June 24, 2026 12:27 pm
(AP) – Camp Mystic has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The filing Wednesday comes nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors over the July 4 holiday weekend at the all-girls Christian camp in Texas. Camp owner Richard Eastland also died in the flood. In paperwork filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas in Houston, the camp listed its debt as exceeding $10 million. The camp along the Guadalupe River said it had assets in the range of 100,001 to $500,000. Families of the victims filed a lawsuit in November saying the camp operators failed to take the necessary steps to protect the girls as life-threatening floodwaters approached.
June 24, 2026 5:20 am
A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess. The previously unlisted LineShine computer in Shenzhen, China, displaced the top-ranked U.S. computer, El Capitan in California, in the latest version of the Top500 ranking announced Tuesday. The group of scientists who run the TOP500 project declared that the LineShine computer at China’s National Supercomputing Center achieved 2.198 exaflops, meaning it can perform more than 2 quintillion calculations per second.
June 24, 2026 5:46 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday invited 529 members to the Oscar voting body, a new class that brings the group’s membership to nearly double what it was a decade ago. Among those who received invites are “One Battle After Another” nominee Teyana Taylor, Josh O’Connor, Jenna Ortega, Jacob Elordi and Simu Liu. If all new members accept their invitations, the film academy will number 11,319, with 10,338 voting members. In 2016, the academy numbered closer to 6,000 members. To diversify its ranks, the Oscars organization has swelled in recent years
June 23, 2026 3:58 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran. Tuesday’s vote comes as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve the conflict. It was the 10th time the Senate has tried to advance a war powers resolution. But a growing number of Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate have expressed their concerns over both the war and the deal Trump struck with Iran to end it. It comes as the Pentagon is seeking $80 billion from Congress mostly for the Iran war as it backfills munitions and stockpiles.
June 23, 2026 9:46 am
Authorities are continuing to investigate a hit and run involving a North Franklin Township Firefighter. Fire Chief Dave Bane tells WJPA News that they were returning to the station from answering another call when they stopped to help police with traffic control at the intersection of West Chestnut Street and Weirich Avenue around four o’clock Monday afternoon, where a tractor trailer was hung up. Bane says despite signs alerting motorists to the situation, the driver of a white Kia ignored them and drove through the area. Bane says the firefighter tried to get out of the way by jumping over a guardrail, but was still clipped by the vehicle. He was taken to UPMC Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and later released. Bane says they have identified the driver of the vehicle but no further information was available.
June 23, 2026 4:39 am
Peters Township Council continues to amend land ordinances and parcels. The latest change occurred where council took their Mixed Residential Overlay District and made significant changes. Approved unanimously was the housing density figure changing it from six houses per acre to 2.5 houses per acre. Apartments were prohibited and three styles of homes were defined as permitted uses. One of those home styles is for patio homes and a definition of patio homes is provided in the ordinance. Additional coverage and setback figures were also revised. Council Chairman Frank Kosir said the changes were made based on public outcry against cluster housing developments. Township Manager Paul Lauer stated that the amendments abide by the current comprehensive plan enacted in 2013. A review of the township’s new draft comprehensive plan will be on display at an open house on June 24 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the large group instruction room of the Peters Township High School.
