September 20, 2024 5:50 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. That’s according to a new report that lays out a litany of missed opportunities to stop a gunman who opened fire from an unsecured roof. A five-page document summarizing the Secret Service report’s key conclusions finds fault with both local and federal law enforcement, underscoring the cascading and wide-ranging failings that preceded the July 13 shooting at a Butler, Pennsylvania., campaign rally where Trump was wounded in the ear by gunfire.
November 22, 2023 1:49 pm
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says there is no indication of a terrorist attack in the vehicle crash and explosion that left two people dead at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge. The vehicle was speeding Wednesday from Niagara Falls, New York, toward the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the two countries across the Niagara River. The crash raised concerns on both sides of the border. The incident prompted the closing of the border crossing and three others in the area.
January 1, 2023 8:14 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to “exponentially” increase the production of his country’s nuclear warheads. State media reported Sunday that Kim called for drastically boosting the country’s military power as the U.S. and allies apply more military pressure on North Korea. The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim also ordered the manufacturing of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile with a swift, retaliatory attack capability. He also reportedly said North Korea will launch its first military spy satellite in the near future. Experts say Kim’s push to produce more nuclear and other weapons signals his intention to continue a run of weapons tests and ultimately solidify his future negotiating power and win greater outside concessions.
February 19, 2022 12:20 pm
MOSCOW (AP) – Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine have ordered a full military mobilization while Western leaders made increasingly dire warnings that a Russia invasion of its neighbor appeared imminent. In new signs of fears that a war could start within days, Germany and Austria told their citizens to leave Ukraine. NATO’s liaison office in Kyiv said it was relocating staff to a city in the country’s west and to Brussels. Meanwhile, top Ukrainian military officials came under a shelling attack during a tour of the front in eastern Ukraine. With an estimated 150,000 Russian troops posted around Ukraine’s borders, Western officials say the long-simmering separatist conflict could provide the spark for a broader attack.
March 26, 2021 4:22 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump is defending some of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, saying they posed “zero threat” to the lawmakers who had assembled there to certify the Electoral College vote that confirmed Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race. Trump complained to Fox News Channel’s Laura Ingraham on Thursday that law enforcement was “persecuting” the Capitol rioters, while “nothing happens” to left-wing protesters. Trump did acknowledge that those who stormed the Capitol “went in and they shouldn’t have done it.” More than 300 people have been charged in connection to the riot.
May 28, 2020 3:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Roman Catholic diocese of Pittsburgh has announced plans to consolidate 61 parishes into 15 new parishes. The mergers, to be completed July 1, will reduce the number of parishes in the diocese of Pittsburgh from 152 to 106. Bishop David Zubik told parishioners in a letter that “This has not been a simple task” but spoke of the need for sacrifice and said “You are positioning your new parish for more effective ministry by addressing financial needs, sharing resources and allowing your clergy to focus on the spiritual work for which they were ordained.”
August 8, 2019 12:50 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) – Government meteorologists say this year’s hurricane season may be busier than initially expected now that summer’s weak El Nino has faded away. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday the Atlantic season looks more active than normal as peak hurricane season begins. Forecasters now expect 10 to 17 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes and two to four major ones. In May, they forecast a normal season, one or two fewer named storms and hurricanes. Forecaster Gerry Bell says the end of El Nino means more hospitable hurricane conditions. El Nino is the periodic warming of parts of the Pacific that affects weather worldwide and dampens storm activity. Hurricane season is June through November. So far, there have been two named storms, with one hurricane.
September 20, 2024 5:06 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has a decisive edge with the public on the economy, turning an issue that was once a clear strength for Trump into the equivalent of a political jump ball. The new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds about 4 in 10 registered voters say Trump would do a better job handling the economy, while a similar number say that about Harris. The finding is a warning sign for Trump, who has tried to link Harris to President Joe Biden’s economic track record. It suggests Harris may be escaping some of the president’s baggage on the issue, undercutting what was one of Trump’s major advantages.
November 22, 2023 5:30 am
One of two Ohio men suspected in a May shooting at the 8th Ward playground in the city’s West End pleaded guilty to a reduced charge on Tuesday. T’kai Jett, 19 of Toronto, Ohio accepted a plea deal on a misdemeanor charge of firearms not to be possessed. The grading was reduced from a felony charge. Jett will spend the next three years on probation. As part of his sentence, he will be required to testify truthfully against his co-defendant in the case, Tyler Shrieve, 20 of Bloomington, Ohio. According to the criminal complaint police were called to the 8th Ward playground on May 17 for reports of shots fired. They were also called to Washington Hospital for a man who suffered gunshot wounds. Jett and Shrieve were arrested by city police as persons of interest in the shooting. Shrieve faces similar charges as Jett. He had been scheduled for a jury trial. That trial had been cancelled. A date for a new trial has not been determined.
January 1, 2023 8:13 am
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the New Year by presiding over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and praying for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a day after his retired predecessor’s death. The huge basilica will host Benedict’s coffin starting on Monday, when faithful can file past. Benedict, 95, died Saturday morning in the Vatican where he had lived since retirement. He was the first pope in centuries to retire, citing increasing frailty. Francis looked tired as the Mass began on the first day of the year, an occasion the Catholic church dedicates to the theme of peace.
