July 26, 2026 7:53 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Trump’s tariffs are headed to court — again. Two lawsuits filed by small businesses are challenging Trump’s sweeping tariffs announced Thursday that impose double digit levies on 60 trading partners. The tariffs, implemented for what the Trump administration says is countries’ failure to prevent imports produced by forced labor, cover 99% of U.S. imports. Critics say that’s a pretext and the goal is to replace the worldwide tariffs that Trump imposed last year that were struck down by the Supreme Court in February. They came just as temporary 10% worldwide tariffs — that had also been challenged in court — expired.
July 26, 2026 7:51 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Skydance-owned Paramount has agreed to delay closing its $81 billion buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery well into next year. The move comes as a judge continues to consider a challenge from 12 states seeking to block the deal altogether. In a court filing, Paramount said it wouldn’t close the merger until a court ruling on the merits of the lawsuit or June 1, 2027. Just days ago, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a temporary restraining order requested by the states to freeze the transaction for several weeks. The states allege the merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and lead to fewer choices for consumers.
July 26, 2026 7:50 am
(AP) – Living through the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half-century has many Americans changing their eating and food shopping habits. The price of food purchased for home use has increased 33% since the beginning of 2019. In the 7 1/2 before thatThe war in Iran has made it uncertain if a slowdown expected this year will materialize. Residents of some cities where food prices increased by more than the national average say they hunting for deals at multiple stores and switching brands. Others are buying fewer of their favorite foods or less food overall. One reason consumers feel so pinched is other costs have climbed rapidly, too, most recently for gasoline.
July 26, 2026 7:37 am
CLAIRTON, Pa. (WPXI) — Two men are dead after they were shot in Clairton on Saturday afternoon. The Allegheny County Police Department says the shooting on Miller Avenue near the Village Inn was reported around 6:35 p.m. First responders found two men shot multiple times. Both were taken to an area hospital, where police say they died. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified one of the victims as Robert Allen Jones, 32, of Clairton. ACPD says preliminary information detectives have gathered so far indicates the suspects fled in a vehicle. Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
July 25, 2026 12:15 pm
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson has secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday. He will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the Senate. Jackson replaces Graham Platner, who won the Democratic primary in June but withdrew from the race earlier this month following an allegation of sexual assault that Platner has denied. Platner’s exit forced Democrats to quickly come up with a never-before-used process to choose a new nominee, which involved hundreds of delegates from across the state gathering in Bangor, about 130 miles (209 kilometers) north of Portland, to vote on a new nominee. Jackson won the support of almost all delegates to clinch the nomination.
July 25, 2026 4:38 am
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — France is using a massive cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants on a wildfire near the wine country city of Bordeaux. The fire has forced tens of thousands to evacuate, with winds threatening to push it closer to the city. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez described the battle as “long and very difficult.” Soldiers and firefighters are working to contain the blaze, which has reached unprecedented strength. French officials slashed the length of the final stage of the Tour de France on Sunday so more police could be deployed to the wildfire zones. In Spain, wildfires have displaced over 70,000 people. High temperatures and climate change have fueled these fires, catching authorities off guard.
July 25, 2026 9:25 am
Pennsylvania State Police have identified the victim of a fatal two-vehicle crash in the 800-block of Grindstone Road near School House Road in Jefferson Township, Fayette County. Troopers from Belle Vernon say 35-year-old Jacob Wolfe of Grindstone was killed in the crash that happened around 10:30 Thursday night. Another man, 63-year-old Roger Cline received minor injuries in the accident. State Police are continuing their investigation into what exactly happened.
July 25, 2026 11:28 am
State Treasurer and Republican nominee for Governor Stacy Garrity (R-PA) issued the following statement in response to Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D-PA) and the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives’ refusal to pass commonsense, bipartisan legislation to address the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling in Commonwealth v. Lee – which found that automatic life-without-parole sentences in Second-Degree murder cases violated the state’s constitution. The state Senate passed the measure, but the House did not act by the July 24th deadline. Garritty asserts that nearly 1,200 convicted murderers across Pennsylvania can challenge their sentences and force the friends and families of victims to re-live those tragedies.
July 25, 2026 9:27 am
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s “Cockroach” movement has called off weeks of protests, saying the government has accepted all of its demands. The decision follows the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in the education system. The move on Saturday marks the first major concession from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The Cockroach movement has held nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins, and hunger strikes. The protests have become a significant sign of public dissent against Modi’s government, with thousands of people returning to the streets even after police used tear gas and batons this week to disperse marchers trying to reach Parliament.
July 25, 2026 5:03 am
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters in Oregon are battling dozens of blazes with windy and dry conditions expected Friday and Saturday. Crews have built containment lines around the Akawa Butte Fire, burning near Sisters. This fire has burned 42 square miles and destroyed two homes since it was started by lightning on July 16. It’s the nation’s top priority wildfire due to its proximity to people. Strong winds and low humidity could increase fire activity, prompting evacuation warnings. More 1,000 firefighters are battling the blaze. There are dozens more fires burning across the state, choking the air in Oregon and sending smoke across the country.
