May 24, 2026 7:52 am
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — President Donald Trump says a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated.” He announced this on social media after talks with Israel and other allies. The deal, described as a “Memorandum of Understanding,” still needs finalization. It aims to end the war and includes two-month negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. would end its blockade of Iran’s ports. Iran has signaled “narrowing differences” in the talks. Both sides emphasize their key positions and warn of risks if attacks resume. Iran describes the draft as a “framework agreement” for more talks.
May 24, 2026 7:31 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. The department says the information about the prosecutions is “partisan propaganda.” The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically rewrite the history of the Capitol assault. On that day more than five years ago, hundreds of supporters of Republican President Donald Trump stormed the building in an effort to halt the congressional certification of his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
May 24, 2026 8:04 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — It looked like progressive Chris Rabb had a mountain to climb to win the Democratic nomination for a congressional district in Philadelphia. The mayor and the city’s Democratic Party had endorsed another candidate in this week’s primary. So had members of Pennsylvania’s delegation in the U.S. House. One Rabb rival was backed by millions of dollars. A second benefited from a get-out-the-vote operation run by the influential local building trades unions. But Rabb finished 15 percentage points ahead of his closest competitor in Tuesday’s election, and the state representative is likely on his way to Washington because no Republican sought the GOP nomination. Rabb was propelled by a constellation of progressive groups, charting a path to victory partly by assailing his own party as listening more to donors than voters. He credited a grassroots movement inspired by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, alarmed by Republican President Donald Trump and hungry for a government responsive to their needs.
May 23, 2026 7:21 am
GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA (AP) — About 40,000 people are under evacuation orders and schools have shut down in Southern California due to a hazardous chemical leak. Officials say a storage tank began leaking methyl methacrylate, a chemical used in making plastic parts. The tank overheated Thursday at an aerospace plastics facility in Garden Grove, where evacuations were initially ordered. Officials expanded evacuation orders Friday to include parts of Cypress, Stanton, Anaheim, Buena Park and Westminster after failing to stop the leak overnight. The tank was holding between 6,000 and 7,000 gallons of the chemical at the GKN Aerospace facility, which makes parts for commercial and military aircraft.
May 23, 2026 9:12 am
RUSSIA (AP) — A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a fire at a Russian oil terminal, according to officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region. The incident occurred overnight in Novorossiysk, where falling drone debris sparked the fire, injuring two people. Russia’s Astra news outlet reported that Ukrainian drones struck the Sheskharis oil terminal, a key site for Russian state-controlled pipelines. Ukraine has not commented on the attack. Meanwhile, the death toll from a Ukrainian drone strike on a college dormitory in Starobilsk has risen to 12. Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the attack and called for military retaliation.
May 23, 2026 4:00 am
DUNBAR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man was electrocuted in Fayette County on Friday. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office says it was called to Laurel Hill Road in Dunbar Township for a deceased person. Aaron Cottrell, 32, was pronounced dead due to an accidental electrocution. The coroner’s office says Cottrell was not on the property “in an employment capacity by the church or any commercial business.” According to Pennsylvania State Police, Cottrell was found with a pole saw and a backpack. He’d apparently been trying to take wire from electrical lines when he was electrocuted.
May 23, 2026 4:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term. In her resignation letter, which she posted on social media, Gabbard said she told Trump of her decision to leave office on June 30. She said her husband had recently been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and “faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months.” Trump posted that her principal deputy, Aaron Lukas, will serve as acting director of national intelligence. (Photo: AP)
May 22, 2026 12:43 pm
First the cost of gasoline goes up and then groceries, and now, your electric bill. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is alerting consumers about upcoming electric price adjustments effective June 1st. Officials say the changes coincide with increasing electricity demand and higher summer energy costs across Pennsylvania. The June 1st adjustments will impact the “Price to Compare” (PTC) for electric distribution companies, which is the cost per kilowatt-hour charged to customers who have not chosen a competitive electric generation supplier. Residential customers will see their default service – Price to Compare rates adjust starting June 1st. West Penn Power’s Price to Compare will increase by 10.3%.
May 23, 2026 4:00 am
The new Washington County Public Safety building is getting ready to be built, as the demolition crew starts to prepare the site by removing the bottom part of the parking garage and the rubble of the old Courthouse Square building. Commissioners Chairman Nick Sherman says that they are on schedule and should be ready by the July meeting. Sherman says that they are excited for the new building and that during that July meeting, they look to have a planning report for the bid on the project and discuss who will be constructing the building. The Public Safety building will occupy the County 911 operators and the sheriff’s office for the first and second floor, but are still looking at their options for what will be on the third floor. The building as well is energy efficient and will save taxpayers money to heat and cool the building. The demolition for this project began on March 2, and looks to be done by the end of June.
May 22, 2026 4:44 am
Federal officials have cleared Pennsylvania to spend over $700 million to expand high-speed internet in rural areas. This decision resolves a dispute over state labor law that threatened the funding. The move will connect about 130,000 homes and businesses lacking broadband. The state has six months to sign contracts with companies, which must provide service within four years. Most connections will use fiber-optic cables, but some will rely on satellite internet due to cost considerations. The state is also addressing permitting processes to avoid delays. It’s unclear how Pennsylvania will use additional leftover funding.
