March 30, 2026 5:10 am
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly declining, as worries continue about soaring oil prices and the potential for further escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. But shares rose moderately in early Monday trading in France, Germany and Britain. U.S. futures also rose. Benchmarks finished lower in Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul and Hong Kong. Worries have been great in Japan and the rest of Asia about the effective lack of access to the Strait of Hormuz because of the war in Iran, as the region relies greatly on such access for oil shipments. Oil prices climbed. Investors are now bracing for the war to last for some time, which would likely set off inflation in global markets.
March 30, 2026 5:12 am
(AP) – The Transportation Safety Administration says most of its officers received most of their back pay Monday for working during the shutdown. Weary travelers hope the overdue paychecks will end the hours-long waits in security at several major U.S. airports. Wait times began improving when the TSA workers were promised their first paychecks in weeks. Bottlenecks disappeared at airports in Atlanta and Houston on Monday. Houston’s main airport went from a four-hour line just day ago, to a 10-minute wait. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA officers immediately to ease the lines.
March 30, 2026 5:52 pm
BULVERDE, Texas (AP) — A 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself. The Comal County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post that the shooting happened Monday at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde. The teacher was taken to a San Antonio hospital, but the sheriff’s office did not have an update on her condition. The sheriff’s office said the male student died on the scene. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office told The Associated Press that the student died from a self-inflicted gunshot. No other injuries were reported. Authorities have not said what may have led to the shooting.
March 30, 2026 5:47 pm
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The countdown has begun toward humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. NASA’s countdown clocks started ticking late Monday afternoon at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts. After a day in orbit around Earth, their Orion capsule will propel them to the moon and back. NASA says the rocket is doing well after the latest round of repairs. The last time NASA sent astronauts to the moon was during Apollo 17 in 1972.
March 29, 2026 2:43 am
Police in McDonald are investigating cats that were left in a sealed box. In a social media post Saturday, officers said the box contained a mother cat and kittens. The box was found at the East End Ballfield, where police say a vehicle was seen leaving the area at 6:54 a.m. Thursday. Anyone with information is asked to call 724-926-2105. (Photo: McDonald Police Department)
March 30, 2026 5:03 am
A vehicle fire disrupted traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County. Emergency crews were called to mile marker 76.4 of westbound I-76 near New Stanton at 4:46 p.m. A Westmoreland County 911 supervisor said a tractor-trailer was reportedly carrying shell casings. The severely burned trailer was on the highway’s shoulder but no injuries were reported. The right lane of westbound I-76 was temporarily blocked while crews removed the trailer.
March 29, 2026 5:05 am
PITTSBURGH — Two people were injured in an early morning hit-and-run at the Rivers Casino Parking garage. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says police, fire and medics responded to the fourth floor of the Rivers Casino parking garage around 4 a.m. for a reported collision into the building. First responders found that a vehicle had crashed through the glass doors by the elevators, injuring a man and a woman. The victims were taken to an area hospital in stable condition. The spokesperson says a Silver Jeep fled the scene. Police were able to obtain license plate information and are investigating.
March 29, 2026 7:00 am
As tens of thousands of protestors gathered on Saturday, across the country and in some places like London, Paris and Rome, downtown Washington was also participating. The downtown was filled with hundreds of protestors who gathered in front of the county’s courthouse, and lined the street nearly downtown to Maiden, at noon. The No Kings protest targets policies of Donald Trump, while rising inflation and fuel prices are also stoking anger. The Iran conflict is also adding a new sense of urgency. This is the third major No Kings protest wave since 2025, with each one growing in numbers.
March 29, 2026 7:49 am
(WPXI) – A man was shot and killed in Pittsburgh’s South Side overnight. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, members of the South Side Entertainment Patrol responded to two separate ShotSpotter alerts totaling eight rounds at the intersection of S. 18th Street and East Carson Street. Those officers arrived to find a man down in the street, shot multiple times. The spokesperson says officers rendered aid on scene, including applying chest seals, until medics arrived and took him to an area hospital in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Violent Crime Division detectives are investigating.
March 29, 2026 7:50 am
PITTSBURGH — Two people were hurt in an early morning hit-and-run at the Rivers Casino Parking garage. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says police, fire and medics responded to the fourth floor of the Rivers Casino parking garage around 4 a.m. for a reported collision into the building. First responders found that a vehicle had crashed through the glass doors by the elevators, injuring a man and a woman. The victims were taken to an area hospital in stable condition. The spokesperson says a Silver Jeep fled the scene.
