November 21, 2023 10:24 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue its war against Hamas, even if a temporary cease-fire is reached with the Islamic militant group. In comments Tuesday ahead of an expected Cabinet vote on a cease-fire proposal, Netanyahu vowed to press ahead, saying that “We are at war, and we will continue the war” and that Israel “will continue until we achieve all our goals.” The Cabinet was expected to vote on a plan that would halt Israel’s offensive in Gaza for several days in exchange for the release of about 50 of the 240 hostages held by Hamas. Israel has vowed to continue the war until it destroys Hamas’ military capabilities and returns all hostages.
November 21, 2023 6:47 am
The Charleroi School District cancelled classes Tuesday. District officials say it was the result of a water main break. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers told WJPA that a break was reported along McKean Avenue (Route 88) just before 5 a.m. The roadway was also closed in the area while crews made repairs. Officials say the water was turned off but it was unclear how many customers were impacted. It was unclear how long it would take to make repairs and restore service. A worker at the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi told our news partners at WPXI that the break was “bad”.
November 21, 2023 5:01 am
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta is set to hear arguments on a request to revoke the bond of one of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia case related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week filed a motion asking county Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee (pictured) to revoke the bond of Harrison Floyd. She wrote in her motion that Floyd has been attempting to intimidate and contact likely witnesses and his co-defendants in the case in violation of the terms of his release. Floyd’s attorney says Willis’ allegations against his client are meritless. McAfee set a hearing on Willis’ motion for Tuesday afternoon.
November 21, 2023 4:59 am
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii official says all nine people aboard a U.S. Navy plane that overshot a runway have escaped injury. A U.S. Marine Corps spokesperson said Monday that the P-8A aircraft overshot the runway at a Marine base and went into Kaneohe Bay. Another spokesperson says the Coast Guard responded but that rescue operations were quickly called off. The P-8A is often used to hunt for submarines and used in reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. It is manufactured by Boeing and shares many parts with the 737 commercial jet. The base is about 10 miles from Honolulu on Oahu.
November 21, 2023 4:57 am
NEW DELHI (AP) — With the annual U.N.-led climate summit known as COP to convene later this month in Dubai, activists are urging policymakers to respond to climate change’s disproportionate impact on women and girls. And they say it’s especially necessary where poverty makes those women and girls even more vulnerable. In India, many women are directly exposed to the perils of climate change because they often assume primary roles in agriculture as men migrate to jobs in urban areas. The activists say leaders should secure land rights for women, promote women’s cooperatives and encourage women to lead on developing climate policy.
November 21, 2023 4:56 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court has found that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act. It’s a decision that voting rights advocates say could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law. The 2-1 decision Monday by a panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals based in St. Louis found that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. That section prohibits discriminatory voting practices such as racially gerrymandered districts.
November 21, 2023 4:54 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops are battling Palestinian militants in a dense, urban refugee camp near Gaza City as they expand operations across the north. Residents have been without electricity, water or access to humanitarian aid for weeks. The front line has shifted to the Jabaliya camp, a dense warren of concrete buildings near Gaza City that houses refugees from the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation and their descendants. The war sparked by Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 attack into Israel has exacted a heavy toll on Palestinian civilians, particularly those who remain in the north after Israel repeatedly called on people to flee south.
November 21, 2023 4:48 am
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — (WPXI) – A woman was shot by her ex-boyfriend in Uniontown during a reported break-in on Monday evening. Police were called to Carlisle Street at 5:08 p.m. for reports of a break-in when they learned a woman was shot. Police say they believe this started as part of a domestic situation where a girlfriend and boyfriend had recently broken up. Authorities say the woman’s ex-boyfriend showed up and forced his way inside of 28 Carlisle Street. At that time, the woman was in the house with her grandmother and an 18-year-old relative. After the man got inside, police say he got into an argument with the victim’s grandmother and then shot the victim. Officers say when they got to the house, they found the woman in an upstairs hallway with a gunshot wound to a “vital” part of her body. The victim was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital where we understand she underwent surgery Monday night. Her condition isn’t known.
November 21, 2023 3:22 am
A hearing will be held Wednesday morning on challenge that has been filed in connection with the mayor’s race in the city of Washington. Democrat Jo Jo Burgess won the race by 39 votes over Independent candidate Mark Kennison. Washington County Elections Director Melanie Ostrander says there are twenty petitioners who are all registered voters in the city who voted in the election and they are requesting to review all of the election materials including; voted ballots, voting lists and poll book lists. She says they believe there were activities that occurred at the 6th Ward-Precinct 1 polling place that could have caused the election to be swayed towards one candidate. Results show that Burgess beat Kennison by 68 votes in that precinct. A hearing on the challenge will be heard before Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Gary Gilman Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock. WJPA reached out to attorney Lane Turturice, who filed the petition on behalf of the twenty individuals, but received no response. Jo Jo Burgess told WJPA that he has filed a motion to quash the petition because he believes there was no wrong-doing. A hearing on that motion is set for Wednesday morning as well. Burgess says his campaign worked especially hard to court voters in that precinct and he believes this challenge has racial undertones and is an effort to disenfranchise their votes.
November 20, 2023 12:49 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is spending part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys. The gobblers receiving executive clemency at a ceremony Monday are named Liberty and Bell. The 20-week-old, 42-pound birds were hatched and bred in Willmar, Minnesota, by the Jennie-O turkey company for the occasion. The turkey pardon ceremony marks the unofficial start of the holiday season in Washington and will happen on an especially busy day for the White House. Besides celebrating the president’s birthday, Jill Biden welcomes delivery of a Fraser fir from North Carolina as the official White House Christmas tree. (Photo: AP)
