November 27, 2025 4:22 am
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is heading to Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling the late Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time for efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast tensions. Leo is arriving first in Ankara, where he has a meeting planned with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a speech to the country’s diplomatic corps. He’ll then move on to Istanbul for three days of ecumenical and interfaith meetings that will be followed by the Lebanese leg of his trip. Leo’s visit comes as Turkey, a country of more than 85 million people of predominantly Sunni Muslims, has cast itself as a key intermediary in peace negotiations for the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Ankara has hosted rounds of low-level talks between Russia and Ukraine and has offered to take part in the stabilization force in Gaza to help uphold the fragile ceasefire, engagements Leo may applaud in his arrival speech.
November 27, 2025 4:44 am
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three days after national elections. The president told French media he had been deposed and arrested. It is the latest of several coups in recent years in West Africa. “The High Military Command for the re-establishment of national and public order decides to immediately depose the president of the republic, to suspend, until new orders, all of the institutions of the republic of Guinea-Bissau,” spokesperson Dinis N’Tchama said in a statement. He said they acted in response to the “discovery of an ongoing plan” that he said aimed to destabilize the country by attempting to “manipulate electoral results.” The soldiers said they were immediately suspending the electoral process and the activities of media outlets, as well as closing all borders. The presidential and legislative elections were held Sunday. Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and opposition candidate Fernando Dias each claimed victory Tuesday, even though official provisional results were not expected until Thursday.
November 26, 2025 3:49 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered 500 more National Guard members to Washington following the shooting of Guard troops. That’s according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He said Wednesday that President Donald Trump asked him to send the Guard members. There are currently almost 2,200 troops assigned to the joint task force operating in the city. Two National Guard soldiers were critically wounded in a shooting. They were hospitalized.
November 26, 2025 4:53 am
CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — Some suburban Houston residents are dealing with cleanup following at least two tornadoes as heavy rain falls around the South and snow in parts of the Midwest. The Texas severe weather outbreak Monday damaged over 100 homes though no injuries were reported. It came at the start of a busy Thanksgiving travel week in which Americans are closely eyeing the weather. Heavy rain was reported in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia on Tuesday. Meanwhile, snow fell in North Dakota and was expected in parts of the Midwest, with more likely Wednesday in the Great Lakes region. New York’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was expected to be dry but cold.
November 26, 2025 2:09 pm
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges. The move on Wednesday ends the last effort to punish the president in the courts for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Pete Skandalakis, the prosecutor who took over the case earlier this month, made the announcement in a court filing. He replaced Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was removed due to a conflict of interest. Legal action against Trump was unlikely to proceed while he is president. Fourteen other defendants still faced charges.
November 26, 2025 12:58 pm
HONG KONG (AP) — Police in Hong Kong arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter, several local news media reported, in connection with a blaze that has killed at least 36 people and left another 279 missing in the city’s deadliest fire in years. Hundreds of residents were evacuated as the fire which started on Wednesday afternoon, spread across seven of the eight high-rise apartment buildings in a housing complex in Tai Po district, a suburb in the New Territories. At least 29 others remained hospitalized. Bright flames and smoke shot out of windows as night fell. Authorities said earlier that investigators would be looking into factors including whether material on the exterior walls of high-rise buildings met fire resistance standards, as the rapid spread of the fire was unusual. (Photo: AP)
November 21, 2025 2:54 am
Thanksgiving is now less than one week away. Our annual 2000 Turkeys campaign is headed down the final stretch and we still need your help. We are closing in on $200,000. Hundreds of Range Resources staff and area school students took to the streets Wednesday to collect donations. They spent hours in both downtown Washington and Canonsburg and the community gave more than $30,600! Range Resources matched donations up to $20,000, so when all was said and done the total was $50,675! All money raised goes towards providing a complete Thanksgiving Day meal to needy families throughout the county. You can still make your donation by sending it to 2000 Turkeys, P.O. Box 2000 Washington, PA 15301.
November 26, 2025 2:37 am
North Strabane Township Supervisors adopted their preliminary budget for 2026 and the good news for residents is that there will be no tax increase next year. The budget comes in at $26,025,955 and is balanced. Township Manager Andrew Walz says that spending on new buildings and financial settlements over the Majestic Hills landslide incident are now complete and those funds are now returning to township coffers. He says that residents can look for a road paving project that totals just under $1 million and they will be looking for grant funding to upgrade playgrounds and parks. The township will also be updating their comprehensive plan. Supervisors will approve the final budget in December.
November 26, 2025 2:17 am
Alan Bradstock is seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District, where he will challenge Republican Congressman Guy Reschenthaler. The district includes all of Washington, Greene, and Fayette Counties, as well as most of Indiana, Somerset, and Westmoreland Counties. Bradstock is a Desert Storm veteran and former FBI agent. Running as a Democrat, Bradstock says his campaign will focus on restoring character, competence and civility to government; creating an economy that works for everyone; and ensuring that every community in western Pennsylvania has a voice in Washington.
November 26, 2025 2:21 am
If you live in the Amity area, you’re going to have to get your mail from the Washington Post Office for the foreseeable future. According to a Facebook Post from the United States Postal Service and shared on Pennsylvania Senator Camera Bartolotta’s page, effective immediately, service at the Amity Post Office at 630 Amity Ridge Road will be suspended while repairs are made to the facility. During this suspension, all operations will be transferred to the Washington Post Office. Customers who currently hold a Post Office Box at the Amity Post Office will be able to receive their mail at the Washington Post Office. As for home delivered mail, Bartolotta says there is no indication at this time that the service will be affected.
