June 30, 2025 5:07 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations got underway in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial and hit a snag almost as soon as they started. But, by the end of the day Monday, jurors indicated they were making progress weighing complex charges that could put the hip-hop mogul in prison for life. The first day of deliberations saw a flurry of notes from the jury and Combs and his supporters bowing their heads in prayer in the courtroom — but no verdict. The jury of eight men and four women are sifting through seven weeks of sometimes graphic and emotional testimony about the rap, fashion and reality TV impresario’s propensity for violence and his sexual predilections, including drug-fueled sex marathons dubbed “freak-offs” or “hotel nights.” (Photo: AP)
June 30, 2025 5:05 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he won’t seek reelection. That news Sunday comes one day after he announced his opposition to President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package because of its reductions to health care programs. The announcement from the two-term senator surprised senior Republicans with its timing, but not necessarily the substance. Tillis had planned to announce his reelection plans later this year, likely September at the latest, but had been heavily leaning in favor of retiring. That’s according to a person close to the senator who was granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. His decision creates a political opportunity for Democrats seeking to bolster their numbers in the 2026 midterm elections.
June 30, 2025 5:02 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are hunkering down to consider proposed amendments to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts. The grind is expected to take all day Monday in what’s called a vote-a-rama and could churn into the night. Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledges final action could slip. The White House says it’s counting on Republican lawmakers to “get the job done.” With Democrats united against the Republican president’s legislation, they are proposing dozens of changes, all likely to fail. Republicans are racing to meet Trump’s Fourth of July deadline to pass the bill. The House is being called back to session for votes as soon as Wednesday, if the Senate can pass the bill.
June 30, 2025 5:01 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — At some 940 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations. Now it’s up to the Republican-controlled Congress to decide whether President Donald Trump’s signature’s domestic policy package will become law. The bill is nearing a final Senate vote. If it passes, it would then move to the House. Democrats are united against it. The bill would make permanent many of the tax breaks passed in Trump’s first term while adding new ones such as no tax on tips or overtime.
June 30, 2025 4:59 am
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say two firefighters were killed and another was badly injured after they were ambushed and shot while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The gunman was found dead after Sunday’s attack with a weapon nearby. A shelter-in-place order was lifted Sunday night after a tactical response team used cellphone data to narrow the search on a wooded area where they found the suspect’s body with a firearm nearby as flames rapidly approached. Investigators say the gunman acted alone. A law enforcement official has identified the suspect as Wess Roley. The official spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the investigation.
June 30, 2025 4:56 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – A driver broke through the barriers at a car-free event in Pittsburgh on Sunday, injuring two people. Parts of several roads in Pittsburgh’s East End neighborhoods were closed to vehicles on Sunday for the first OpenStreetsPGH event of the year, which encourages people to explore their community and reimagine streets as places for people. A Pittsburgh police spokesperson says the report of a woman driving along the route came in at 11 a.m. The driver first struck a man with the vehicle’s sideview mirror at the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and North Braddock Avenue, knocking him to the ground. She then hit a woman near the intersection of Thomas Boulevard and Brushton Avenue. Neither victim needed to be taken to a hospital. According to a statement from BikePGH, the non-profit organization that puts on the series of events, the driver did not observe two layers of posted barricades and street closures and instead “aggressively broke through” and entered the closed course. The non-profit said “the situation was immediately handled” by Pittsburgh police, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office and event safety staff on site. In a statement, Sheriff Kevin Kraus said three deputies from his office assigned to the public safety detail for the event stopped the vehicle after the second collision. He says the female driver then became “verbally abusive and non-compliant” with commands. Eventually, the driver’s side window of the vehicle was broken and the woman was taken into custody. Arielle Scipione, 46, of Duquesne, has been charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest and related charges.
June 30, 2025 4:51 am
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Flames ripped through a tractor-trailer on I-70 East on Sunday. The Rostraver Township Fire Department said crews were called to the scene at 2:15 p.m. Flames started in the rear near the wheels/running gear of the trailer, firefighters said. The flames burned a large hole in the trailer. Firefighters said the vehicle was hauling perishable food. No injuries were reported. (Photo: Rostraver Fire Department)
June 30, 2025 4:46 am
ROSCOE, Pa. — No injuries were reported, but a fire left the inside of a house scorched in Roscoe Borough. Firefighters were called to Rebecca Street for reports of a house fire at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday. Members of the Fallowfield Fire Company said they rescued a family pet from the house, but it died. The inside of the home suffered extensive damage. The walls were blackened and multiple appliances were destroyed. Multiple other Washington County community fire departments helped battle the blaze.Crews spent around an hour and a half at the scene.
June 30, 2025 2:39 am
The Greene County Coroner says a Scenery Hill man was killed in a vehicle accident early Monday morning. No details are available, pending the completion of an investigation and the results of an autopsy, but they say the accident, which left 22-year-old Brenden MacFann dead, happened just before seven o’clock on State Route 218 in Wayne Township in Greene County.
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