November 5, 2024 4:57 am
SEATTLE (AP) — A strike by 33,000 Boeing factory workers is coming to an end after more than seven weeks. The aerospace giant’s unionized machinists voted on Monday to accept a company contract offer that includes a 38% wage increase over four years. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers says 59% of its members who cast ballots agreed to approve the third Boeing offer put to a vote. The strike started in mid-September and deprived the company of much-needed cash by shutting down production at its factories in the Pacific Northwest. The union says the machinists it represents can return to work as soon as Wednesday. President Joe Biden congratulated the two sides.
November 5, 2024 5:02 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of Election Day. In a joint statement late Monday, they pointed to a recent article posted by Russian actors falsely claiming that U.S. officials across presidential swing states were orchestrating a plan to commit fraud, as well as a video that falsely depicted an interview with an individual claiming election fraud in Arizona. The effort described by federal officials is part of a wide-ranging influence operation by Russia designed to undermine confidence in the electoral process. The officials also drew fresh attention to Iran’s attempts to interfere in the election.
November 5, 2024 5:02 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children. Israel is waging a nearly monthlong air and ground operation in what was already the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the territory. The strike late Monday hit a home where several displaced families were sheltering in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border with Israel. That’s according to the director of the recently raided and barely functioning Kamal Adwan Hospital, which received the casualties. Health oficials say separate strikes elsewhere in Gaza early Tuesday killed another 10 people.
November 5, 2024 5:03 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea as the country continues its weapons demonstrations ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Japan says at least seven North Korean missiles flew as far as 250 miles and landed in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The launches come days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a flight test of the country’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile designed to reach the U.S. mainland. North Korea claimed that the Hwasong-19 it tested on Oct. 31 was “the world’s strongest ICBM,” but experts say the solid-fuel missile was too big to be useful in war.
November 4, 2024 7:42 am
CHARLEROI, Pa. — The driver of a garbage truck was hurt this morning when his vehicle rolled over, closing Route 88 between the I-70 east ramps and Stableins Wholesale Store. Charleroi Fire Chief Bob Whiten tells WJPA News that the driver suffered non life-threatening injuries when the truck rolled over. Whiten says there was a significant hydraulic leak from the crash and the road was briefly closed while crews worked on cleaning it up. Whiten says the road reopened around eight o’clock. Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the crash. (Photo: Charleroi Fire Department)
November 4, 2024 5:01 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – It has been a long journey for politicians on both sides of the aisle but both presidential candidates will spend part of their last day before the election in Pittsburgh. Former President Trump will hold a rally at PPG Paints Arena on the eve of Election Day. Vice President Kamala Harris will also visit the area on the same day. Her campaign originally planned for the event to take place at Point State Park but it has since been moved to the historic Carrie Blast Furnaces. There, she will be joined by Katy Perry and other musical performers. The Trump/Vance campaign has not said if there will be any special guests at the PPG Paints Arena at this time.
November 4, 2024 5:15 am
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — On the last Sunday before Election Day, Democrat Kamala Harris did not mention Donald Trump’s name. When she did tacitly acknowledge the former president, it was to urge voters to turn the page and not be fooled by his disparagement of the electoral system that he falsely claims is rigged against him. The vice president made the latest iteration of her closing arguments in Michigan. She began her day at the pulpit of a Black church in Detroit. She ended it with a rally at Michigan State University. Michigan is part of the Democrats’ so-called “blue wall” that offers Harris her smoothest potential path to an Electoral College majority.
November 4, 2024 5:12 am
LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — On the final Sunday of a rollercoaster presidential contest, Republican nominee Donald Trump is asking voters in Pennsylvania again to make him leader of a “failed nation” while also unleashing a profane, conspiracy-laden rant asserting U.S. elections are not legitimate in the first place. Democratic nominee Kamala Harris countered from a Michigan church pulpit that God offers America a “divine plan strong enough to heal division,” and, without saying Trump’s name, declared that Tuesday’s election offers voters the chance to reject “chaos, fear and hate” in favor of a more unified country defined by “freedom, justice and compassion.” The starkly different tones from the former president and sitting vice president come less than 48 hours before Election Day polls open.
November 4, 2024 5:03 am
PITTSBURGH — The National Weather Service warns there’s an increased fire risk in western Pennsylvania on Sunday afternoon. The agency issued a Special Weather Statement on Sunday morning for part of northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania, including all of the Channel 11 viewing area, stating low relative humidity values due to “exceptionally dry weather” increases the risk for fire danger in the afternoon. The relative humidity values are expected to drop into the upper 20 to low 30 percent range during peak heating hours in parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Additionally, easterly wind gusts of up to 20 mph are expected, which could drop the relative humidity values even more. The NWS urges people to use “enhanced caution” with open flames, as fires can spread easily in these weather conditions. Some reminders the NWS has to avoid a fire include properly discarding cigarettes, keeping vehicles off dry grass and avoiding power equipment that creates sparks. Nearly every county in southwestern Pennsylvania also remains under a Drought Watch. It is not required, but residents and businesses are encouraged to voluntarily conserve water by reducing nonessential water use while under the Drought Watch status.
November 4, 2024 2:09 am
North Franklin Township has issued a ban on burning in the township effective immediately. Very dry conditions risk brush fires. There will be absolutely no burning in the township of any type. The ban includes fire pits, burn barrels open burning and any one that has a burning permit. The burn ban is in effect until further notice.
