May 29, 2024 5:21 pm
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators are at high risk of exploding in a crash and hurling metal fragments. The urgent request comes after one person in a Nissan was killed by an exploding inflator and 58 others have claimed they were hurt. Nissan said the “do not drive” warning covers certain 2002 through 2006 Sentra small cars, as well as some 2002 through 2004 Pathfinder SUVs, and 2002 and 2003 Infiniti QX4 SUVs. The company says owners should contact their dealer to set up an appointment to have inflators replaced for free. (Photo: AP)
May 29, 2024 5:20 pm
(AP) – T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry. T-Mobile will get U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and about 30% of spectrum assets across several spectrum bands. T-Mobile will also enter into a new master license agreement on more than 2,000 towers and extend the lease term for the approximately 600 towers where T-Mobile is already a tenant.
May 29, 2024 5:18 pm
(AP) – ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion as energy prices soar and big oil companies reap massive profits. The deal announced Wednesday is valued at $22.5 billion when including $5.4 billion in debt. Marathon Oil shareholders will receive 0.2550 shares of ConocoPhillips common stock for each share of Marathon Oil common stock that they own. ConocoPhillips said Wednesday that the transaction will add highly desired acreage to its existing U.S. onshore portfolio.
May 28, 2024 5:03 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense team attacked the hush money case against him by calling the star witness a liar in closing arguments. Trump’s attorneys sought to discredit weeks of testimony that prosecutors say prove the former president interfered in the 2016 election through a scheme to suppress stories seen as harmful to his campaign. The prosecution was to speak to the jury in the afternoon. The arguments gave both sides one last chance to address the Manhattan jury and to score final points with the panel before it starts deliberating the fate of the first former American president charged with felony crimes.
May 28, 2024 4:47 am
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man was found shot to death in Uniontown over the weekend after what police say was some sort of neighbor dispute. Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said the coroner’s office was called to Murray Avenue at around 8:45 p.m. Sunday for a 20-year-old man who died from a gunshot wound. The death has been ruled as a homicide, the coroner’s office said. Baker identified the victim as Jacob Forcina-Wilson. He was visiting the house where he was found shot, police said. According to Uniontown Police, Wilson was shot at 48 Murray Avenue just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday while visiting with friends. Lt. Tom Kolencik said the shooting came after some sort of neighbor dispute while a group of people were hanging out. At this time, there is no suspect or person of interest named in the investigation. Police said this is the third shooting, and second fatal shooting in Uniontown within recent weeks.
May 27, 2024 2:46 am
South Strabane Township emergency responders were dispatched to an accident at the intersection of E. Beau Street and Davis School Road Sunday afternoon. At 2:00 PM a three car accident occurred. According to Washington County 9-1-1 officials, one victim was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, that victim was 93 year old Rose Marie Gillespie. She died shortly before 5:00 PM at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Two other victims were transported to the hospital by ambulance. East Beau Street was closed to traffic for approximately two hours on Sunday. (photo credit: South Strabane Fire Dept. Facebook page)
May 28, 2024 4:53 am
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. — Three people were hurt in a car crash in Westmoreland County Monday. Westmoreland County 911 said crews were called to the 500 block of Grave Yard Hill for reports of an overturned vehicle. Three people were taken to the hospital. There is currently no word on their conditions. Pennsylvania State Police in Greensburg are investigating.
May 28, 2024 4:52 am
Standing proud, Washington County resident Mary Rhoads represented her unit in the nation’s capital. “I’m a member of the 14th Quartermaster. I lost 13 soldiers…” Rhoads said. A United States Army veteran, Rhoads’ unit had one of the highest causalities during Operation Desert Storm when a missile hit the barracks. On Monday, she marched alongside thousands of other veterans to honor those she lost. “They gave their life and I made a promise when Bev died, I would never let them be forgotten,” Rhoads said of her good friend, Beverly Clark. As she marched the streets of Washington D.C. on this Memorial Day, Rhoads carried a patch for her dear friend so she knows the love she forever shares for her sacrifice. “She would smile and say, ‘Love you.’ My last two words to her when I was leaving the building, ‘I love you and good bye,’” Rhoads said.
May 28, 2024 5:01 am
A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend has killed at least 22 people as they left a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages. The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky and were just north of an oppressive early season heat wave setting records from south Texas to Florida. Forecasters said the severe weather could shift to the East Coat later Monday and warned millions of people outdoors for the holiday to watch the skies.
May 28, 2024 5:05 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Laws passed in several Republican-controlled states after the 2020 presidential election have criminalized much of the work done by voter outreach groups. Advocates are finding it difficult to adapt as they try to register and educate potential voters with just months to go before this year’s presidential election. In-person activities have been eliminated or severely cut back, and staffing has been reduced. Voting rights experts say it’s another tactic to strip access to the ballot box, especially for minority voters, who mostly benefit from third-party voter registration.
