October 30, 2025 5:58 pm
PARIS (AP) — Authorities have tightened the dragnet around the Louvre thieves, arresting five more people in connection with the recent crown-jewels heist. The Paris prosecutor says three of the four alleged members of the “commando” team are now in custody. The late-night operations in Paris and nearby areas have increased the total number of arrests to seven. Despite the arrests, the stolen loot, valued at around $102 million, remains missing. The heist, which took place in broad daylight, has sparked a national reckoning over how France protects its treasures. Security gaps at the Louvre have been acknowledged.
October 29, 2025 3:59 am
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said he has decided to lower his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on curbing fentanyl trafficking. Trump’s aggressive use of tariffs since returning to the White House for a second term combined with China’s retaliatory limits on exports of rare earth elements gave the meeting newfound urgency. There is a mutual recognition that neither side wants to risk blowing up the world economy in ways that could jeopardize their own country’s fortunes. Trump told reporters he decided to reduce the current rate from 57% after the talks. China did not provide immediate comment on the meeting or any outcomes.
October 30, 2025 4:01 am
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — People across the northern Caribbean are digging out from the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa as deaths from the storm climbed. Emergency relief flights began landing at Jamaica’s main international airport as crews worked to reach communities still isolated after they were directly hit by the Category 5 storm. Catastrophic flooding occurred in Haiti, where dozens were dead or missing. Eastern Cuba had blown-off roofs, downed power lines and crop damage. Hurricane conditions were forecast to continue in the Bahamas into the morning and were expected to affect Bermuda later Thursday as the storm passes.
October 30, 2025 4:05 am
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine. President Donald Trump made the announcement on social media Thursday after meeting with the country’s president. President Lee Jae Myung stressed to Trump in their Wednesday meeting that the goal was to modernize the alliance with the U.S., noting plans to increase military spending to reduce the financial burden on America. The South Korean leader said there might have been a misunderstanding when they last spoke in August about nuclear-powered submarines, saying that his government was looking for nuclear fuel rather than weapons. Lee said that if South Korea was equipped with nuclear-powered submarines, that it could help U.S. activities in the region.
October 29, 2025 4:09 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jurors have convicted a California animal rights activist for taking four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant. Zoe Rosenberg was found guilty Wednesday of trespassing and conspiracy. She says she was rescuing the chickens but prosecutors say she broke the law. The 23-year-old activist faces a maximum sentence of 4 1/2 years in jail. She was charged with one count of felony conspiracy, one count of trespassing to interfere with a business, one count of trespassing on land where an animal is being held for human consumption, and one count of tampering with a vehicle.
October 30, 2025 4:06 am
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois jury has convicted a sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler. The jury announced the verdict against Sean Grayson on Wednesday. Grayson arrived at Massey’s home in Springfield after she reported a prowler early on July 6, 2024. Massey was holding a pan of hot water and Grayson’s attorneys argued that he was afraid she would throw it at him. Grayson faces a sentence of four to 20 years in prison or probation when he is sentenced Jan. 29.
October 30, 2025 3:36 am
South Strabane Township Supervisors are looking to make improvements to Berry Road at its intersection with Manifold Road. At their voting meeting, supervisors unanimously approved a measure to apply for a $500,000 LSA grant. The project is estimated to cost $1 million. Supervisors are considering how they would come up with the additional $500,000 matching funds, possibly with additional grants. Traffic studies have shown that between 2019-2024, there have been 50 accidents along Berry Road, one of them fatal. The improvement would be to make the intersection a “T” intersection.
October 30, 2025 12:01 am
A McKees Rocks man, formerly from Monessen pleaded no contest in a 2020 drug death in the City of Washington. Calvin Ortiz, 36 took a no contest plea to conspiracy drug delivery resulting in death and criminal use of a communications device. A possession with intent to deliver was dropped. Ortiz was sentenced to 4-10 years in state prison. According to police, Brad Remorowski was found dead in his apartment in September of 2020. Initial investigations pointed to Duane Berry, 33 of Carnegie as the supplier of fentanyl pills disguised as painkillers causing Remorowski’s death. Berry claimed to be an intermediary in the transaction and pointed to Ortiz as the supplier. In court proceedings, the judge remarked that the plea offer was generous. Prosecutors indicated that the victim’s mother is terminally ill and wished for closure before she passes away. Had Ortiz gone to trial and been convicted on all charges against him, he could have been sentenced to 10-20 years in prison. According to a court docket, Ortiz’s co-conspirator Duane Berry is scheduled for plea court on November 17.
October 29, 2025 1:47 am
The time has come for the Main Street Farmers Market in Washington to close for the season. The market, held each year at the Main Street Pavilion on South Main Street in Washington, ran from 3 to 6 p.m. every Thursday starting in May, through Oct. 31st. Tracee Malik is the president of the market and she says they had a wonderful season with many new vendors, customers and activities. She says the last market on Thursday, will feature a Halloween party with entertainment, a parade for the kids and lots of trick-or-treating at vendor tables. Malik says they don’t anticipate making any major changes for next year’s market, except perhaps, adding another food truck.
October 29, 2025 4:46 am
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica. The storm made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, with winds reaching 185 miles per hour. In Haiti, at least 25 people have died because of flooding in Petit-Goâve. In Cuba, officials report collapsed houses and blocked roads, with 735,000 people in shelters. Jamaica faces widespread power outages and communication blackouts. The U.S. is sending rescue teams to assist. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warns of significant damage, urging people not to underestimate the storm’s power.
