December 4, 2023 3:54 pm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say a man who had tried to steal merchandise from a department store returned 15 minutes later and stabbed two security guards, killing one and injuring the other. The attack at the Macy’s store occurred shortly after 11 a.m. Monday. Police say store security guards saw the man attempting to steal some hats and took back the merchandise. Police say when the man returned he stabbed a 30-year-old male guard in the neck and a 23-year-old guard in the face and arm when he tried to help his colleague. The stabbing suspect fled the store after the attack but was later captured at a train station in the city.
December 4, 2023 7:18 am
The Washington School District has moved to a ‘Flexible Instruction Day’ for Monday. Superintendent George Lammay tells WJPA News that a boiler issue at the high school is behind the move. He says officials were concerned that they might not be able to heat the building throughout the day. The ‘FID’ day is for all students in the district.
December 4, 2023 5:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims would provide billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. The Sacklers would contribute up to $6 billion and give up ownership, and the company would emerge from bankruptcy as a different entity, with its profits used for treatment and prevention. But the justices put the settlement on hold during the summer, in response to objections from the Biden administration. Arguments take place Monday.
December 4, 2023 5:17 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military says three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen, and a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility. The attacks marked an escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war as multiple vessels found themselves in the crosshairs of a single Houthi assault for the first time in the conflict. U.S. Central Command says the attacks represent a direct threat to international commerce and maritime security.
December 4, 2023 5:16 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is sending Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying Kyiv’s effort to defend itself from Russia’s invasion may grind to a halt without it. Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young says the U.S. will run out of funding to send weapons and assistance to Ukraine by the end of the year. She says that would “kneecap” Ukraine on the battlefield. She adds that the U.S. already has run out of money it has used to prop up Ukraine’s economy, and “if Ukraine’s economy collapses, they will not be able to keep fighting, full stop.”
December 4, 2023 5:14 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is spending most of this week raising money for his reelection campaign. Biden is traveling to Boston on Tuesday to schmooze with donors at three fundraisers. One of the events features a concert by singer-songwriter James Taylor. On Friday, Biden will hit Los Angeles for his first fundraisers there since actors and screenwriters ended their strikes. Biden also has a fundraiser in Washington, D.C., this week and one in Philadelphia on Monday. The burst of fundraising comes as the holiday season sets in and as candidates make a final big push to raise money before the fundraising quarter ends on Dec. 31.
December 4, 2023 5:14 am
(AP) – Israel’s military has called for more evacuations in southern Gaza as it widens its offensive aimed at eliminating the territory’s Hamas rulers. The war has already killed thousands of Palestinians and displaced most of Gaza’s residents, who are running out of safe places to go. The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says the death toll in the territory since Oct. 7 has surpassed 15,500. Israel says it targets Hamas operatives and blames civilian casualties on the militants, accusing them of operating in residential neighborhoods. Hopes for another temporary truce faded after Israel called its negotiators home. Hamas says talks on releasing more hostages must be tied to a permanent cease-fire. The United States, Qatar and Egypt say they are working on a longer truce.
December 4, 2023 5:11 am
HARMONY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A mother in Beaver County is facing homicide charges after she allegedly strangled her 4-month-old son and suffocated her 2-year-old son to death. Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier says Quanesha Lindsey, 27, admitted to the murders. Police went to the 1120 block of 8th Street Extension in Harmony Township on Saturday after receiving a call about an infant not breathing. According to court documents, officers from the Ambridge Police Department went into the basement of a house where they found a man performing CPR on the baby. Officers took over the process but were unable to resuscitate the child. When police questioned Lindsey, the child’s mother, she told them she knew the baby was last alive at 2 a.m. that morning when she put him down for bed. She said he began crying at 5:00 a.m. and had not moved or made noise since. Police took her to the Beaver Valley Regional Police Department headquarters to begin an interview. They say during the interview Lindsey admitted to strangling the baby. Court documents say Lindsey also told police she killed her 2-year-old son 6 weeks ago by suffocating him. The names of the children have not been released at this time. Lindsey is being held in the Beaver County Jail without bond.
December 4, 2023 5:05 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Two women were injured after a head-on crash in Pittsburgh. Allegheny County dispatchers say police officers, firefighters and medics were called to Washington Boulevard at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say a sedan had crashed into an SUV. The woman driving the sedan was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The woman driving the SUV was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Washington Boulevard was closed between Allegheny River Boulevard and Highland Drive while crews responded to the scene.
December 4, 2023 5:03 am
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI)- At least one person was injured in a crash in Robinson Township. Allegheny County dispatchers say police, firefighters and medics were called to I-79 in the southbound lanes between Exit 60B- PA 60 North and Exit 60A- PA 60 South at 5:20 p.m. on Sunday. PennDOT confirmed there were multiple vehicles involved. It is unclear how many people were hurt in the crash at this time.
