November 12, 2023 7:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights. Combined, they produce more than 40% of the world’s goods and services. So when Washington and Beijing do economic battle, as they have for five years running, the rest of the world suffers, too. And when they hold a rare high-level summit, as Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will this week, it can have global consequences. The world’s economy could surely benefit from a U.S.-China détente. Since 2020, it’s suffered one crisis after another — the COVID-19 pandemic, soaring inflation, surging interest rates, violent conflicts. Hopes have risen that Washington and Beijing can at least cool some of their economic tensions at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
November 12, 2023 6:37 am
FINDLAY TOWNSHIP, Pa.-(WPXI)— Findlay Township Police are looking for a missing teen. Brittany Williams, 17, was last seen in West Pines. She was wearing a black hoodie, black pants and black Converse shoes. Police say she may have also had a black backpack. Williams is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 125 pounds. She has long hair with braids. Police say Williams may be heading to Green Tree, McKees Rocks or Crafton. Anyone with information on Williams’ location is asked to call the Findlay Township Police Department at 724-695-1300.
November 12, 2023 6:29 am
CRAFTON, Pa. — The Crafton Borough Police Department is asking for help finding a missing and endangered 16-year-old boy. Police say Mikah Morrison left a note to his parents around 8 p.m. Thursday saying he was going out. He never returned to their home on Hawthorne Avenue. Mikah is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 155 pounds. He was last seen wearing ripped blue jeans, a black and white coat, black and white shoes, black-rimmed prescription glasses and a black beanie with red and white lettering.
November 12, 2023 4:10 am
A Robinson Township man was arrested on claims he sexually assaulted a teenager multiple times in October of last year. Dakota Dillon, 31 was charged by McDonald Police with felony involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors. According to the criminal complaint, Dillon assaulted the victim multiple times in his home along with forcing them to drink alcohol. A third party alerted police to the actions that Dillon confessed to them. Dillon is being held in the Washington County Jail on $25,000 bond.
November 12, 2023 4:08 am
(WPXI)-An eight page federal lawsuit has been filed against a UPMC Police officer. The suit alleges that the officer punched a patient several times in the face and then lied about it in December of 2022. Initially, charges were brought against the patient David Drews. They were dismissed and UPMC Police Officer Chris Cicchitto was eventually charged. The incident was captured on video. It shows Drews suffering a seizure due to a bi-polar disorder and was being transported to Western Psychiatric Hospital. Drews called the officer names prompting him to sucker punch Drews. Cicchitto is now being sued for excessive force, malicious prosecution, false arrest and other claims. UPMC is not named in the lawsuit and would not verify if Cicchitto is still employed there.
November 11, 2023 4:21 am
ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. (AP) — Republicans are increasingly focused on President Joe Biden’s brother, Jim Biden, as they dig for evidence that could be used for impeachment proceedings. They haven’t turned up any proof of wrongdoing by the president. However, they recently subpoenaed Jim Biden and others as part of their investigations. Jim Biden’s business ventures, some of which have ended with debts and acrimony, have shadowed his brother’s political career for decades. Most recently, Jim Biden’s work with a failed healthcare startup called Americore has faced fresh scrutiny from Republicans. His lawyer says, “Jim Biden has never involved his brother in his business dealings.”
November 11, 2023 4:17 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s prime minister is pushing back against growing calls from Western allies to do more to protect Palestinian civilians as troops closed in on Gaza’s largest hospital. Israel claims Shifa Hospital is Hamas’ main command post but it still hosts thousands of patients and people seeking shelter. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday the responsibility for any harm to civilians lies with Hamas, repeating that the militant group uses civilians in Gaza as human shields. His statement came after French President Emmanuel Macron pushed for a cease-fire and urged other leaders to join his call, exposing differences in how allies feel Israel should conduct its fight that entered the second month.
November 11, 2023 4:14 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping prepare to meet at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, basic information has remained guarded. That could ratchet up the pressure on how each side negotiates at their Wednesday meeting, down to the smallest detail. Any encounter involving the U.S. president and a foreign leader requires managing tricky logistics. But few cultures are more attuned to etiquette than the Chinese. And Washington and Beijing’s often-conflicting interests may make things all the more delicate. Haggling may include everything from who enters the room first, to what kind of flowers are present, to if a meal is served.
November 10, 2023 1:45 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — New House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan to avert a government shutdown. The task looks increasingly difficult. Federal agencies are making plans for a shutdown that would shutter government services and halt paychecks for millions of federal workers and military troops. It’s a disruption that Johnson has said he wants to avoid. But House lawmakers left Washington without a plan after a week of setbacks. Republicans who were granted anonymity to discuss internal deliberations say Johnson is still sounding out support among Republicans and is expected to unveil the legislation over the weekend.
November 10, 2023 5:12 am
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — A 96-year-old Korean War veteran from Minnesota has been waiting for 70 years for a Purple Heart medal. The Army keeps turning him down. He has provided documents to back up his assertion that he was wounded in combat in June 1951. His doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs accepted his account that the shrapnel in his thigh came from a mortar attack. But an Army review board has issued what it called a final rejection in April, citing insufficient documentation. Meyer sued the Army in September. Now the Office of the Sergeant Major of the Army says it’s going to take another look.
