October 30, 2026 4:44 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has rescheduled campaign rallies in a pair of critical Midwestern states that he had previously canceled. That’s according to a person familiar with the plans. The person says the Republican president will now visit Iowa and Kansas for back-to-back campaign rallies on Sunday. The person insisted on anonymity to discuss Trump’s schedule. The Republican National Committee initially said in canceling the rallies that Trump would do telerallies instead to reach more voters. But the person familiar with the latest plans says the Iowa and Kansas rallies have been rearranged to accommodate the new telerallies added to Trump’s schedule.
October 30, 2026 4:45 am
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denies that she knew anything about an effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent. Peltola told voters in Juneau Thursday night that she “knew nothing about any other candidate on the ballot except for me and the incumbent.” Peltola is running against Sen. Dan Sullivan. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that subpoenas seeking grand jury testimony or documents, along with records preservation demands, were issued after The New York Times reported that Peltola’s campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan Jr. as part of an alleged effort to confuse voters.
October 30, 2026 4:45 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s final election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its majority in parliament. It won 53 seats in Tuesday’s voting, while the main opposition secured 48. Arab-led parties achieved a historic 19 seats. Parties must now negotiate to see if they can form a coalition with at least 61 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. Netanyahu remains in charge, but coalition talks are expected to be challenging. The president will assign someone to form a government next week. If no one can do so, a new election could be held early next year. Netanyahu’s party has made unsubstantiated claims about election interference by Arab-led parties.
October 29, 2026 8:44 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve accelerated last month, a sign prices remain elevated less than a week from midterm elections that have focused on affordability concerns. Consumer prices rose 3.6% in September compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from 3.4% in August. On a monthly basis, prices climbed 0.5%, up from 0.3% in August and the highest figure since May. Annual inflation has worsened since the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas prices. U.S. oil prices still top $100 a barrel, up from less than $70 before the war.
October 29, 2026 8:46 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 3.4% annual pace from July through September, accelerating from the second quarter on strong consumer spending and investment in artificial intelligence. The expansion in third-quarter gross domestic product – the nation’s output of goods and services – was faster than the 2.2% growth registered from April through June, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Consumer spending rose at a brisk 3.8% clip in the third quarter, and business investment was up sharply, reflecting the AI boom.
October 29, 2026 4:36 am
In Hanover Township, some residents are looking to get more representation on the Board of Supervisors. This comes after months of conditional use hearings regarding a proposed data center at Starpointe Business Park. On Election Day, residents can vote to expand the Board from three to five supervisors. One resident, Katie Weber, says having additional supervisors is important to increase diversity and representation. Andy Miller is a resident and part owner of Starpointe Business Park. He says adding supervisors is a terrible idea. Resident Gary Munko explains that if supervisors are added, they would not take office until January 2028. At that time, they would be able to enforce the township’s data center ordinance. The conditional use hearing will continue November 10 at 6:00 PM at the Hanover Township Fire Department Hall.
October 28, 2026 2:12 am
Washington County 911 tells WJPA News that one person was trapped in a home at 775 Michigan Avenue in South Strabane Township after a fire broke out shortly before six o’clock on Wednesday evening. According to a post on the South Strabane Fire Department website, the individual was rescued and taken to a hospital. There’s been no word on that person’s condition or the nature of the injuries. Multiple fire departments responded and the blaze was brought under control quickly. South Strabane fire officials say the fire is under investigation.
October 29, 2026 4:44 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is escalating a criminal investigation over an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. It has issued a raft of new grand jury subpoenas, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday. The subpoenas seeking grand jury testimony or documents, along with records preservation demands, were issued after The New York Times reported that Democratic candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan Jr. as part an alleged effort to confuse voters in the hotly contested race. Neither the recipients of the subpoenas nor the number of them were immediately clear.
October 29, 2026 4:40 am
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump is campaigning in South Carolina as he encourages Republicans to show up for Darline Graham in a critical Senate contest. Graham is trying to fend off a challenge from pediatrician Annie Andrews in a state that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate in nearly three decades. Andrews is urging voters seeking change to “try something new for once.” Darline Graham was appointed to the Senate in July after the death of her brother Lindsey. She’s running for a six-year term. Trump was in Rock Hill on Thursday, where he called Lindsey Graham “a great politician” and said his sister has “the gene.” Trump spent part of his speech opining on other competitive contests, in North Carolina, Michigan, Texas, Minnesota and Alaska.
October 29, 2026 2:24 am
(AP) – Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86. A spokesperson said Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Stewart was best known as Professor Charles Xavier from the “X-Men” and Captain Jean-Luc Picard from “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” but he spent more of his career onstage than in the X-Mansion or on the USS Enterprise. (Photo: AP)
