August 9, 2019 4:29 pm
NEW YORK (AP) – Newly released court documents show that financier Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly declined to answer questions about sex abuse as part of a lawsuit. A partial transcript of the September 2016 deposition was included in hundreds of pages of documents placed in a public file Friday by a federal appeals court in New York. The 66-year-old Epstein has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges after his July 6 arrest. Epstein was asked in the videotaped deposition whether it was standard operating procedure for his former girlfriend to bring underage girls to him to sexually abuse. Epstein replied “Fifth,” citing the constitutional amendment protecting people against incriminating themselves.
September 23, 2024 5:51 pm
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 has been found guilty of murder and faces life in prison. Jurors reached their verdict Monday in the trial of Ahmad Alissa. His attorneys did not dispute that Alissa, who has schizophrenia, fatally shot 10 people including a police officer in the college town of Boulder. But he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, with the defense arguing he couldn’t tell right from wrong at the time of the attack. In addition to 10 counts of first-degree murder, the jury found Alissa guilty on 38 charges of attempted murder, one count of assault, and six counts of possessing illegal, large-capacity magazines.
November 25, 2023 4:36 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian military officials say Russia launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk, said Saturday that Kyiv, was the main target. In total, around 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones were launched by Russia against Ukraine, of which 71 were destroyed by air defense, Ukraine’s armed forces said. At least five civilians were wounded in the hours-long drone assault on Kyiv, which saw several buildings damaged, including a kindergarten. The wounded included an 11-year-old child, according to Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko. In addition to Kyiv, the Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions were also targeted
January 3, 2023 4:22 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is falling far short in voting to become House speaker. House Republicans fell into a tangle on the opening day of the new Congress, refusing to elect McCarthy by more than a dozen votes in two rounds. McCarthy is fighting to become speaker as his party takes slim control of the chamber. The mood was tense as voting by all House members left McCarthy well short of the majority he needed. McCarthy was battling right-flank conservatives who refuse to give him their votes. The showdown was in stark contrast to the other side of the U.S. Capitol, where Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell was set to become the longest-serving party leader. Democrat Chuck Schumer will remain majority leader.
February 22, 2022 4:08 am
BETHEL PARK — (WPXI) – Bethel Park police are asking for the public’s help to find a man they say is missing. 47-year-old Jonathan Muse was last seen on Feb. 20 at 10:30 p.m. leaving work in Imperial. He has brown hair and brown eyes, is 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 180 pounds. Police said he’s possibly wearing a blue flannel, jeans and black shoes. He drives a 2016 gray Mitsubishi Outlander with the Pennsylvania license plate number KCD5821. Anyone with information about Muse’s whereabouts is asked to call the Bethel Park Police Department at 412-833-2000.
March 29, 2021 4:10 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Special effects artists and actor Tom Savini, known for his work in “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Machete,” “Dawn of the Dead,” and “Friday the 13th,” was hit by a car and hospitalized in Pittsburgh. According to Savini’s social media, he was riding a bike on Thursday when he was hit. He was forced to cancel an upcoming appearance at the Nashville Full Moon Tattoo & Horror Festival. “Thanks so much to everyone who reached out and a huge thank you to both the Pittsburgh Police department & The Pittsburgh paramedics who came to my aid,” Savini wrote on social media. He shared pictures from UPMC Presbyterian Hospital showing him wearing a neck brace and with an injury to his head.
May 30, 2020 4:12 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – U.S. Customs and Border Patrol says it dispatched a drone to Minneapolis following three nights of violent protests there but ended up sending it back to its base because the unmanned aerial vehicle wasn’t needed. The agency, which typically patrols the nation’s border and ports of entry, said the drone was going to provide live video to assist law enforcement in Minneapolis as they responded to protests that have left dozens of stores burned and looted. A CBP statement issued Friday says the drone would have provided “situational awareness” to local law enforcement. It said it routinely conducts such operations if needed to help other agencies or during natural disasters.
August 9, 2019 4:25 pm
AKRON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio-based energy company says it’s closing its last coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania nearly two years earlier than expected. FirstEnergy Solutions said Friday that its plant in Shippingport will be idled Nov. 7. The company had previously said the Bruce Mansfield plant would be shut down in June 2021. FirstEnergy, which is going through bankruptcy reorganization, blamed “a lack of economic viability in current market conditions.” The company has said it can’t compete in regional wholesale markets as coal and nuclear lose out to cheaper energy sources such as natural gas and renewables. FirstEnergy announced last year that it would shut down the Pennsylvania plant and its last three coal-fired plants in Ohio. President Donald Trump has vowed to take steps to prevent struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants from closing
September 23, 2024 5:23 am
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A search is underway for the shooters who killed four people and injured 17 others in a weekend shooting at a popular nightspot in Birmingham, Alabama. Police say victims were caught in the crossfire during the shooting shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday. Authorities say they believe the shooting was a paid hit on one of the victims. They did not report any immediate arrests the day after the attack. A news conference has been planned for Monday morning. The shooting was one of several this year in the major city of Birmingham and left city officials pleading for help to both solve the crime and address the broader problem of gun violence.
November 25, 2023 4:32 am
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egyptian officials say Hamas is preparing to release 14 Israeli hostages Saturday for 42 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel in the second swap on the second day of a four-day cease-fire. The truce has allowed critical humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Hamas on Friday released 24 of the about 240 hostages taken during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that triggered the war. Those freed from captivity in Gaza were 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and a Filipino. The truce has allowed more deliveries of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, where civilians have been desperate for food, water, medicine and fuel. Overall, Hamas is to release at least 50 Israeli hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners, all woman and minors.
