November 30, 2024 4:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is creating a National Energy Council that he says will establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world. It will be key in Trump’s pledge to sell more oil to allies and his intent to move away from President Joe Biden’s focus on climate change. But the president-elect’s energy wishes are likely to run into real-world limits. For one, U.S. oil production under Biden is already at record levels. And Trump’s bid to boost oil supplies and lower U.S. prices is complicated by his threat to impose 25% import tariffs on Canada and Mexico, two of the largest sources of U.S. oil imports.
November 30, 2024 4:16 am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has flown to Florida to have dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. Joining Trump and Trudeau at dinner were Trump’s picks for commerce secretary, interior secretary and national security adviser, and the three men’s wives. From the Canadian side, the dinner guests included Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, whose responsibilities include border security. Trump’s transition did not respond to questions about what they had discussed or whether the conversation alleviated Trump’s concerns about the border. A smiling Trudeau declined comment upon returning to his West Palm Beach hotel late Friday.
November 30, 2024 4:11 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will “invariably support” Russia’s war in Ukraine as he met Russia’s visiting defense chief. A Russia military delegation led by Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday as international concerns about the two countries’ expanding cooperation deepened after North Korea sent thousands of troops to Russia. During a Friday meeting, Kim and Belousov reached “a satisfactory consensus” on issues on how to further boost strategic partnership and defend each country’s sovereignty and security interests, state media said.
November 30, 2024 4:05 am
The City of Washington is kicking off the holiday season with their “Home for the Holidays in Downtown Washington” holiday celebration. The event began Friday with the Light Up LeMoyne event and continues today. Small Business Saturday will be highlighted from 10 am to 1 pm. Visitors will be able to participate in a breakfast crawl while visiting the many local shops. The Holiday Market will take place from 2pm to 7pm at the Main Street Pavilion. And from 1pm -4 pm there is the Historic House Hop. Visitors will be able to ride a trolley shuttle and explore many of the historic homes in Washington. The Day ends with the Christmas Parade at 7PM.
November 29, 2024 5:04 am
NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of pushing early deals, retailers in the United States and some other countries are promising bigger discounts on Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving still reigns as the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season even if it’s lost some luster. In the U.S., analysts envision solid sales, though perhaps not as robust as last year’s. Despite the easing of inflation, many shoppers are being cautious with their discretionary spending, according to analysts. Retailers are even more under the gun to get shoppers in to buy early and in bulk since there are five fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
November 29, 2024 5:03 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is creating a National Energy Council that he says will establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world. The energy council will be led by Doug Burgum, Trump’s choice to head the Interior Department. It will be key in Trump’s pledge to sell more oil to allies and his intent to move away from President Joe Biden’s focus on climate change. But the president-elect’s energy wishes are likely to run into real-world limits. For one, U.S. oil production under Biden is already at record levels.
November 29, 2024 5:01 am
Workers at one of Ukraine’s thermal power plants struggle to repair damage and keep electricity flowing as Russia continues its campaign of attacks targeting the country’s power grid. In the latest large-scale strike, damage to the energy infrastructure caused power disruption for more that a million Ukrainians. Despite the ongoing risks, workers at a power plant operated by Ukraine’s biggest private energy operator, say they feel compelled to do their best to keep the lights on and heat homes through the winter months. “Who’ll do it, if not us?” said Oleksandr, head of the Production Management Department.
November 29, 2024 5:00 am
PARIS (AP) — After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral has showed its new self to the world Friday. Rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework have erased somber memories of its devastating fire in 2019. Images broadcast live of a site visit by French President Emmanuel Macron showed the inside of the iconic cathedral as worshippers might have experienced it back in medieval times. Gaping holes that the blaze tore into the vaulted ceilings, leaving charred piles of debris, are gone, now filled in with new stonework. Macron entered via the cathedral’s giant and intricately carved front doors and stared up at the ceilings in wonder.
November 29, 2024 4:51 am
PITTSBURGH — Allow some extra time to scrape the windshield and watch for a few icy spots as you head out early for Black Friday Deals. Temperatures dropped below freezing overnight and wet roads and sidewalks may become icy. Scattered snow showers will also move through the area with a coating to less than an inch of snow possible. You’ll need the extra layers too, with high temperatures below freezing and wind chills in the teens. Gusty winds will make it feel even colder early Saturday and Sunday morning with wind chills in the single digits and a continued stretch of below freezing weather is expected through the middle of next week.
November 29, 2024 4:19 am
ALLENPORT, Pa. —(WPXI)- One home was destroyed, another significantly damaged in a fire on Main Street in Allenport, Washington County, Wednesday evening. Fire officials got the call around 6:30 p.m. “I heard three big booms. Next thing you know, the house is engulfed,” neighbor Brandon Veschio told us. “When I got outside, the front of the house was completely engulfed. I was speechless.” He raced over to warn his neighbors, but they were already outside. They told Channel 11 off-camera that a stranger driving by had knocked on the door to tell them to evacuate. The homes were owned by members of the same family. The brother owned the one in the middle. That’s where the fire started and spread to the sister’s home on the right and a vacant home on the left. All of the family members had been in the sister’s home watching the news when the stranger knocked on the door. Everyone did make it out of the house safely. Firefighters were even able to rescue a cat. Neither of the houses were insured. “It’s just the worst thing that could happen on the night before Thanksgiving,” Veschio said. The fire marshal is investigating.
