August 16, 2024 4:54 am
WASHINGTON — (WPXI) – The Secret Service will use bulletproof glass to protect former President Donald Trump during outdoor campaign events, NBC News reports. According to the report, that ballistic glass is already available to sitting presidents and vice presidents. The glass is transported using military aircraft when the president travels. Not every event will require ballistic glass, but NBC News reports it is likely to be used whenever there are issues at specific sites or there are needs for added security. The addition of ballistic glass is one of several security measures being used to protect Trump after the assassination attempt on him in Butler on July 13. Trump has not held an outdoor campaign event since the attempted assassination.
August 16, 2024 5:05 am
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it barrels toward Bermuda after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water. Sweltering heat enveloped the U.S. territory, raising concerns about people’s health. A hurricane warning is in effect for Bermuda, with Ernesto expected to pass near or over the island Saturday. Ernesto is forecast to possibly reach Category 3 strength Friday and drop between four to eight inches of rain in Bermuda, with up to 12 inches in isolated areas. Ernesto is then expected to pass near or east of Atlantic Canada on Monday.
August 16, 2024 5:03 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — International diplomacy to prevent the war in Gaza from spreading into a wider regional conflict is intensifying. The British and French foreign ministers are making a joint trip to Israel on Friday to push for peace. Meanwhile, internationally mediated cease-fire talks in Qatar were expected to enter their second day. The new push for an end to the Israel-Hamas war came as Gaza health authorities say the Palestinian death toll in Gaza climbed past 40,000. And fears are still high that Iran and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon would attack Israel in retaliation for the killings of top militant leaders. United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy said before his visit that the conflict risked erupting across the region.
August 16, 2024 4:10 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Marshall, who played straight man to the stars for 16 years as host of “The Hollywood Squares,” has died at 98. The West Virginia-born Marshall was a singer and actor who appeared in films and on Broadway before landing the job in 1966 on “Hollywood Squares,” which he would host for more than 5,000 episodes through 1981. The questions Marshall would ask celebrity guests, most famously show regular and center square Paul Lynde, served as set-ups for joke answers before the real ones came. Major starring roles eluded him in Hollywood, but he would find them in musical theater. (Photo: AP)
August 16, 2024 12:18 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting the band the night 100 people died in a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, has died. He was 63. Russell was leading his band during a show at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island when the band’s pyrotechnics sparked a fast-moving blaze that caused a bottleneck as fans tried to flee. The fire killed 100 people, including the band’s guitarist and injured more than 200 others. A statement posted Thursday on his Instagram page said Russell’s “unshakable contribution to rock and roll where his legacy will forever thrive.” (Photo: AP)
August 15, 2024 5:02 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The long investigation into the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry has led to a sweeping indictment that pulled in five people who prosecutors say contributed to his ketamine overdose. Prosecutors say they include a doctor and a street dealer who both gave Perry large amounts of the powerful anesthetic. Perry’s assistant and an acquaintance of the actor have already pleaded guilty to helping him get ketmaine Prosecutors say Perry turned to Dr. Salvador Plasencia to give him more ketamine than his regular doctors would allow and turned to a woman they say call a major street dealer, Jasveen Sangha, to get even more. Both pleaded not guilty Thursday.
August 15, 2024 11:38 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday, saying the doctors supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine and even wondered in a text message how much the former “Friends” star would be willing to pay. Perry’s assistant, who authorities say injected the actor with ketamine on the day he died, found Perry face down in his hot tub on Oct. 28. Paramedics who were called immediately declared him dead. His autopsy, released in December, found that the amount of ketamine in his blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery. (Photo: AP)
August 15, 2024 2:41 am
MONONGAHELA, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man is in custody after an hours-long SWAT situation in Monongahela on Wednesday. Police tried to arrest the suspect, Emmanuel Houghton, 19, at multiple scenes in the area. Houghton is a suspect in multiple crimes in Allegheny County, including a homicide. He surrendered to police around 7:30 p.m., nearly 12 hours after the situation began. A Washington County dispatcher says police and SWAT were originally sent to a scene at 3rd Street and Chess Street, where an armed man was reportedly barricaded inside. The dispatcher said this incident began at 8:30 a.m. with a pursuit that went through several communities. The man reportedly fired shots at police, but it’s unclear at this time where it happened. Law enforcement searched several buildings but didn’t appear to find anyone. They towed away a black car with its window shot out which was reported stolen. Another SWAT situation began just before 4 p.m. around the corner from the original house. Police confirmed the suspect was inside a house along Third Street, where he eventually surrendered to police.
August 15, 2024 2:29 am
A former Washington City Councilman and former Charleroi Borough Manager has been arrested in Allegheny County on multiple charges including DUI/unsafe driving, exceeding the speed limit and reckless driving. Police say 47-year-old Matt Staniszewski was arrested on July 30th for the incidents that allegedly occurred in Collier Township, where police say his blood alcohol count was .16%. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for September 16th in front of District Magisterial Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet. Staniszewski is free on twenty-five-thousand-dollars bond.
August 15, 2024 4:50 am
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — A new study says Pennsylvania drivers get pulled over and are cited by state police at roughly comparable rates no matter their race or ethnicity. The information about 450,000 vehicle stops in 2023 was made public on Wednesday. Researchers also say trooper decisions about how to enforce the law after they stop someone are most strongly based on legal factors and not the drivers’ or troopers’ identifying characteristics. Experts say the findings may be the result of increasing scrutiny and supervision in the field. State police in Pennsylvania have changed how they train troopers and have prioritized treating people equally.
