December 16, 2024 5:26 am
NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work. This is, after all, a man who once labeled journalists as enemies and has talked about retribution toward enemies. Former Washington Post editor Martin Baron says he expects Trump to come after the press with every tool in his toolbox, “and there are a lot of tools.” Lawsuits, efforts to unmask anonymous sources, day-to-day demonization are all on the table. But some experts urge the press not to go into war footing, but to do its work and see how everything plays out.
December 16, 2024 5:23 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials in the Gaza Strip say the death toll from the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas militants has topped 45,000 people. The Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count, but it has said that more than half of the fatalities are women and children. The Israeli military says it has killed more than 17,000 militants, without providing evidence.
December 16, 2024 5:21 am
Firefighters were called to a house fire in Charleroi Sunday evening. Our news partners at WPXI say it was a reported kitchen fire in the 800-block of Meadow Avenue. Heavy fire was reported in the rear of the structure. Crews were on the scene for some two-hours. Fallowfield Township fire fighters were also called in to assist. There are no reports of any injuries and it’s unclear what may have sparked the blaze.
December 16, 2024 5:16 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — (WPXI) – Police at WVU are urging students to be cautious after a reported burglary near campus. In a campus alert, WVU officials say the burglary happened at 216 Belmar Ave., near the Downtown area of campus, on Saturday morning. Surveillance video shows one of two suspects entering the building through an unlocked basement window. University Police are investigating the incident and are working to determine if it’s related to burglary and larceny reports in a similar area at the end of November. Anyone with information that may help in the ongoing investigations should call UPD at 304-293-313. Callers can remain anonymous. With this reported burglary, police are urging students to take action. “We cannot stress enough how important it is that members of our University community secure their property — whether that be their homes or vehicles,” Chief Sherry St. Clair said. If you witness a potentially dangerous situation or a crime, call 911 or WVUPD. If you encounter an emergency situation on campus, utilize the blue light emergency call system, if available.
December 16, 2024 5:09 am
President-elect Donald Trump has held a wide-ranging news conference in which he took questions from reporters for the first time since winning the election. He said Monday that he would preserve access to the polio vaccine but equivocated on other vaccines. He pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals and expressed doubts that his daughter-in-law might be Florida’s next senator. The event harkens back to his long-winding news conferences from his first term and is a stark contrast from President Joe Biden, who doesn’t often take questions from reporters.
December 16, 2024 5:08 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — A man was wounded early Sunday in a shooting outside a restaurant here in the City of Washington. Washington County 911 dispatchers say it happened on South Main Street, near Maiden Street, around 2:15 a.m. Police found the victim after responding to a report of shots fired. The man was first taken to UPMC Washington hospital, then flown to Pittsburgh for further treatment. Washington Police say the man’s injuries are not life-threatening. No arrests have been made. Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has video of it is asked to call the Washington City Police Department at 724-223-1386 or 724-223-4226.
December 16, 2024 5:01 am
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police say a 15-year-old student opened fire inside a study hall at a small Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and teenager. Monday’s shooting prompted a swarm of police officers responding to a second grader’s 911 call. Police say the female student wounded six others in the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, including two students who were in critical condition. Police say the shooter was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers arrived and died en route to a hospital. Police say a motive for the shooting was not immediately known, nor was it clear if the victims were targeted.
December 15, 2024 7:20 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has had hip replacement surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. A spokesman on Saturday says the 84-year-old Pelosi “is well on the mend.” Pelosi thanked the staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and the hospital in Luxembourg, where she was also treated, for “their excellent care and kindness.” She was in Europe with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
December 15, 2024 7:18 am
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. ABC will also post a note on its website expressing regret over the claim in Stephanopoulos’ March 10 segment on “This Week.” That’s according to a settlement document made public on Saturday. It describes ABC’s presidential library payment as a “charitable contribution.” The settlement agreement was signed Friday, the same day a Florida federal judge ordered Trump and Stephanopoulos to sit for separate depositions in the case next week. The settlement means that sworn testimony is no longer required.
December 15, 2024 7:14 am
DAMASCUS (AP) — A transformation has started to take place in the week since the unexpected overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad. Suddenly in charge, the rebels have been met with a mix of excitement, grief and hope. And so far the transition has been surprisingly smooth. Reports of reprisals, revenge killings and sectarian violence are minimal, looting and destruction has been quickly contained. But there are a million ways it could go wrong. Syria is broken and isolated after five decades of Assad family rule. Families have been torn apart by war, former prisoners are traumatized, and tens of thousands of detainees remain missing. The economy is wrecked, poverty is widespread, inflation and unemployment are high. Corruption seeps through daily life.
