August 1, 2023 1:34 pm
(ABC News) – CVS Health is laying off 5,000 employees as part of an effort to shed costs, the retail and pharmacy chain confirmed on Tuesday. The layoffs will primarily affect “non-customer facing positions” such as corporate roles, the company said, adding that it does not expect the move to impact brick-and-mortar stores, pharmacies and clinics. “Our industry is evolving to adapt to new consumer health needs and expectations,” CVS told ABC News in a statement. “As part of an enterprise initiative to reprioritize our investments around care delivery and technology, we must take difficult steps to reduce expenses.” Laid-off workers will receive severance pay and benefits, the company said, including access to “outplacement services” to help find a job elsewhere. “We’re committed to supporting impacted colleagues,” the company said.
August 1, 2023 5:25 am
WEST BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a burglary at an unoccupied home in West Bethlehem Township. According to state police, the theft happened on July 26 at around 6:12 a.m. at a house on Lone Pine Road. The person police said broke in was wearing a red flannel, a backwards camo hat with mesh and light jeans. He had long black or brown hair. According to state police, the actor stole copper pipe and new boxed faucets. State police said this is the third burglary reported at the home with the first being on May 23, 2023. A possible suspect has been identified, state police also said. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Trooper Swarts at (724) 223-5200.
August 1, 2023 5:11 am
NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for club members is the latest person to be ensnared in Donald Trump’s ballooning legal troubles. Carlos De Oliveira appeared in court Monday to face charges connected to what prosecutors allege was a scheme directed by the former president and current GOP frontrunner to try to erase security footage after it was subpoenaed by a grand jury. De Oliveira is also charged with lying to investigators. De Oliveira is now the second little-known Trump employee charged in connection to his alleged hoarding of classified documents at his Palm Beach, Florida, club. His case highlights the collateral damage of Trump’s mounting legal woes.
August 1, 2023 5:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Institutes of Health is starting some studies to test possible treatments for long COVID. Millions of people are estimated to have the mysterious condition. The studies are small but each will tackle multiple possible therapies for things like brain fog, sleep disturbances and the theory that lingering virus may be at least partly to blame. The studies are part of the RECOVER project, which had to unravel what the most common and burdensome symptoms of long COVID are before doing studies.
August 1, 2023 5:08 am
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The fate of an American nurse and her daughter kidnapped in Haiti last week remains unknown as the State Department refused to say whether the abductors made demands. Hundreds of Haitians marched in the capital Monday to protest an abduction that’s another example of the worsening gang violence that has overtaken much of Port-au-Prince. Alix Dorsainvil was working for El Roi Haiti, a nonprofit Christian ministry, when she and her daughter were seized by gunmen who burst into the clinic. Some community members said the abductors asked for ransom. The State Department on the day of her disappearance advised Americans to avoid travel in Haiti due to the growing security concerns.
August 1, 2023 5:06 am
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities early Tuesday accused Kyiv of yet another attack on Moscow and its surroundings with drones, one of which hit a building in the capital that was damaged by a drone just days ago in a similar attack early Sunday. Russian officials have claimed that the intensified attacks on the capital region reflect failures in Ukraine’s counteroffensive, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over the weekend that “the war is gradually coming back to Russian territory,” but stopped short of taking responsibility of the attacks. The repeated drone strikes underscore Moscow’s vulnerability as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags into its 18th month.
August 1, 2023 5:02 am
Washington City Council previewed its Thursday night voting agenda. On Monday the agenda presented was largely a day to day business agenda. On tap will be several hires for public works and promotions in the police department. Equipment purchases using grant monies include body cameras for the police department and hoses, nozzles and intake valves needed by the fire department to outfit its new fire apparatus. Council will entertain the nomination of Carole DeAngelo to be appointed to the Washington Business District Authority. Council will vote on these measures at their voting meeting on August 3.
August 1, 2023 5:00 am
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Parents and community members passionately spoke out at the Hempfield Area School board meeting Monday night. Several people voiced concern about a revised book policy that’s been a hot button discussion at the district for more than a year. “Make no mistake, the agenda of the conservative members of the Hempfield school board indeed want to ban books,” one speaker said. Monday’s meeting was the last chance for parents to speak out before a final vote on the proposed new policy in a couple of weeks. The proposed policy would set guidelines to keep books with sexually explicit content off Hempfield’s school library shelves. Materials would not be allowed if they have visual depictions of sexual acts. The policy also specifies a review process for any books challenged by parents in order to get it taken off the shelves. The school board argues they are making sure children have access to books, adding this is not about censoring free speech but about protecting people’s rights. School board members have been revising the book policy over the last year. They claim it has been thoughtfully done and is not about getting rid of a particular topic or author. They’re expected to vote on the proposed regulations on Aug. 14.
August 1, 2023 4:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury has ended deliberations for the day without reaching a decision on whether the man who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue should be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole. Jurors at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh met for about seven hours Tuesday before being sent home. Deliberations are expected to resume Wednesday. Gunman Robert Bowers perpetrated the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history when he stormed the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 and opened fire, killing members of three congregations who had gathered for Sabbath worship and study. Prosecutors say the 50-year-old truck driver deserves a death sentence. Bowers’ lawyers are asking jurors to spare his life.
July 31, 2023 1:47 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Trucking company Yellow Corp. has shut down operations and is headed for a bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports. After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week — as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. Yellow shut down operations on Sunday, according to The Wall Street Journal, following the layoffs of hundreds of nonunion employees on Friday. In an announcement early Monday, the Teamsters said that the union received legal notice confirming Yellow was ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy. The Associated Press reached out to Yellow for comment on Monday. No bankruptcy filings had gone live as of the early morning. (Photo: AP)
