May 13, 2026 4:53 am
EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle in East Huntingdon Township. Westmoreland County Coroner John A. Ackerman said his office was called to the intersection of Porter Avenue and Cedar Drive at 2:41 p.m. on Tuesday. Ackerman said Mark F. Hixon, of Scottsdale, was traveling north on Porter Avenue on a Honda motorcycle when he crashed into the back of a Volkswagen SUV. Hixon was pronounced dead at 3:32 p.m. Ackerman said Hixon was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Pennsylvania State Police are continuing to investigate.
May 12, 2026 5:01 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait has accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Gulf Arab nation. Tuesday’s accusation came just before U.S. President Donald Trump was to depart for Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a high-stakes visit over the war and other issues. Kuwait said a team of six armed members of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard tried to infiltrate Bubiyan Island to carry out “hostile acts.” Kuwait said that it detained four of the men while two escaped. Iran didn’t immediately acknowledge the allegation by Kuwait. With ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the U.S. at a standstill, ongoing attacks threaten to reignite open warfare.
May 13, 2026 5:04 am
President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape U.S. House districts have seen mixed outcomes. South Carolina senators defied his push Tuesday, while Missouri’s top court upheld a new map backed by Trump that could benefit Republicans in the midterm elections. The national redistricting battle has been raging for 10 months. But it became more intense after the U.S. Supreme Court recently weakened the federal Voting Rights Act. The ruling has led Republicans in states such as Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama to push for new districts. South Carolina senators expressed concerns that redistricting could backfire, resulting in losses to Democrats.
May 12, 2026 5:41 pm
PARIS (AP) — A doctor says a French woman being treated for hantavirus after being infected on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung. A doctor at the Paris hospital treating the hantavirus patient said Tuesday the woman’s blood is being pumped through an artificial lung to relieve pressure on her lungs and heart. The World Health Organization says the outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases worldwide, nine of which have been confirmed. The overall tally includes three people from the cruise ship who died. Spanish officials said Tuesday the passenger with a newly confirmed infection is in quarantine at a military hospital.
May 12, 2026 5:29 pm
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Denver airport workers initially missed a security breach by a man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed by a plane with 231 people on board. Authorities said Tuesday that the 41-year-old man entered the airport and crossed a runway as a Frontier Airlines plane attempted to take off. The medical examiner said he died by suicide, but no note was immediately recovered. The collision sparked an engine fire, and the plane was evacuated after the cabin filled with smoke. Twelve passengers suffered minor injuries during the evacuation and five were taken to hospitals. Authorities said the man died by suicide. However, no note from the victim was immediately recovered. The manner of death was determined based on the investigation at the scene, a records review and a postmortem examination, said Sterling McLaren, chief medical examiner for the city and county of Denver.
May 12, 2026 5:38 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump’s Food and Drug Administration head. The surgeon and health researcher’s tenure had drawn complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists and other Trump allies. Trump said Tuesday that Makary “was having some difficulty” but ”he’s going to go on and he’s going to do well.” Makary came to the attention of Republicans as an outspoken critic of COVID-19 health measures during the pandemic, when he appeared frequently on Fox News Channel. But at the FDA, Makary failed to win the staff’s confidence after mass layoffs, leadership changes and a series of controversies in which the agency’s scientific principles appeared to be overridden by political interests.
May 12, 2026 8:58 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices climbed a sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025. On a month-to-month basis, April prices were up 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4%. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called consumer core prices were up 0.4% last month from March and 2.8% from April 2025, relatively modest readings that suggest the energy price burst isn’t yet spilling over much into other prices.
May 12, 2026 4:15 pm
A man is dead after being shot in Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh on Monday night. Police were called to the 200 block of Forbes Avenue just after 11 p.m. When police arrived on scene, they found a man who had been shot twice in the chest. Officers rendered aid to him until medics arrived. Medics transported the man in critical condition to a hospital, where he was taken directly into surgery, but he later died of his injuries. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as Terrll Little, 19, of Duquesne. Witnesses told police that Little was involved in a fight with a man he knew before the shooting happened. No arrests have been made. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson called it a “very active and ongoing investigation.” Detectives are currently reviewing videos and looking into all available leads.
May 12, 2026 2:09 pm
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The United States Postal Service is considering a rule change that would allow anyone to send handguns through the mail for the first time in nearly 100 years. A 1927 law prohibits the shipment of handguns through USPS unless they are from licensed retailers. Democratic attorneys general sent a letter in opposition to the change, arguing that it would override state gun laws and make it easier for felons and domestic abusers to access firearms. The Department of Justice, which issued an opinion in January calling the 1927 law unconstitutional, says allowing for the shipment of handguns will make it easier for lawful gun owners to transport their firearms.
May 12, 2026 4:43 am
Peters Township Council continues to work on their Mixed Residential Overlay District. They will be holding a public hearing on modifications to that ordinance on June 22 as part of their regular meeting. The changes under consideration will be reducing the dwelling unit density from six units to two and a half units per acre. Open space requirements will be increased from 10% to 30% and multifamily structures will be eliminated. Several other size and setback considerations will also be weighed. Council also approved a parking restriction in Rolling Hills Park. Park users have complained that high school students have been using the parking lots adjacent to the great lawn and not allowing them to use those parking spaces for their intended purpose. Fines will be $25 if paid in 10 days, $50 dollars after. The ordinance will take effect when students return to school this fall. A stop sign will be installed at the intersection of Johnson Road and Lintel Drive. Sight distance and speed were considerations for that action. And seven school resource officers will travel to Reno, Nevada to accept the “Model SRO Agency Award” from the National Association of School Resource Officers. Peters Township is one of 11 agencies to win the award in 2026. While they are out there, the officers will receive annual training from NASRO. Council’s next meeting will be delayed by a day because of the Memorial Day holiday. It will take place May 26 at 7:30 pm.
