May 26, 2025 4:55 am
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump has paid tribute to fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. He honored what he called the “great, great warriors” Monday, yet veered into politics, boasting that he’s fixing the country after “a long and hard four years.” Although the holiday is typically a solemn one, Trump began it with an all-caps Memorial Day message that attacked his predecessor and called federal judges who have blocked his deportation initiatives “monsters who want our country to go to hell.” More than 400,000 are laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, and there he commemorated the sacrifice of the fallen.
May 26, 2025 4:22 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc. That agreement came after a call Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission. Trump says she told him she “wants to get down to serious negotiations.” Trump told reporters later Sunday that he had told “anybody that would listen, they have to do that.” He said Von der Leyen vowed to “rapidly get together and see if we can work something out.”
May 26, 2025 4:19 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours have killed at least 38 people, including children. There is no data available for a second straight day from Gaza’s now-inaccessible hospitals in the north. Meanwhile, more details have emerged of the local doctor who lost nine of her 10 children in an Israeli strike. A relative says the children’s charred remains were brought to the morgue in a single body bag. The Health Ministry says 3,785 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel ended a ceasefire in March. The U.S. Homeland Security secretary is visiting Israel.
May 26, 2025 4:16 am
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One initiative distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones. And there are efforts in Oregon and rural Alabama teach digital skills to older people, including some who’ve never touched a computer. Those and others are in jeopardy after President Donald Trump said he’s cutting a program aimed at filling gaps in the digital divide. The Digital Equity Act was intended to cover unmet needs that surfaced during the country’s broadband rollout. Trump has branded the program as racist and illegal, and claims it amounts to “woke handouts based on race.”
May 26, 2025 4:13 am
As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants. And governments and universities around the world spotted an opportunity and launched programs to lure researchers from the U.S. Since World War II, the U.S. has invested huge amounts of money in scientific research conducted at independent universities and federal agencies. That funding helped the U.S. to become the world’s leading scientific power. But today that system is being shaken by deep cuts. The Trump administration says it is reviewing the previous administration’s projects, identifying waste and realigning research spending to match the “American people’s priorities.”
May 26, 2025 3:51 am
A single car was involved in an accident on Interstate 79 North just before midnight Sunday night. According to Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers, a single car rolled over at mile marker 34.5. One person was injured and transported to a Pittsburgh hospital. No other information is currently available.
May 26, 2025 3:48 am
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI)-Two people were injured in a crash on I-70 near the Belle Vernon Bridge. The Rostraver Township Fire Department said units were called to a multi-vehicle crash on I-70 West near Exit 41. This is near the Belle Vernon Bridge. According to PennDOT, the crash happened at 6:13 p.m. on Sunday. Photos of the crash show a car crashed into the back of an SUV. Firefighters said Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services took two people to hospitals. Their conditions are unknown at this time. (Photo: Rostraver Twp. Fire Department)
May 26, 2025 3:45 am
SOUTH PARK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI)-Officials have identified the man found deceased in a pond in South Park this morning. Allegheny County police are investigating the death of Kevin Ryan Stewart, 36, of Bethel Park, whose body was found in a small pond near Maple Springs Drive. Police say 911 dispatchers were notified of the body at 7:45 a.m. Initial reports from police said there were no obvious signs of trauma. The investigation is ongoing, pending the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s final determination on cause and manner of death, police say. Anyone with information is asked to call the county police tip line at 1 (833) ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
May 26, 2025 1:58 am
PennDot has announced its plan to close Bebout Road in Peters Township as part of its work on the reconstruction of its intersection with East McMurray Road. Bebout Road will be closed from East McMurray Road to Sugar Camp Road. The closure begins on May 27. A detour has been posted and is expected to last through mid to late July. The detour is East McMurray Road to Valleybrook Road to Bebout Road. The scope of work is to add turning lanes to East McMurray Road in both directions and to add a westbound right turn lane to Bebout Road. Construction on the entire project is anticipated to last through late November.
May 26, 2025 1:00 am
Freedom Transit is reminding riders that their Washington Transit Center will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2025 in observance of Memorial Day. Fixed route service will not be operating. Shared ride services will operate on a normal schedule. More information regarding Freedom Transit may be found here.
