July 10, 2025 5:03 am
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge in New Hampshire has issued a ruling pausing President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect anywhere in the United States. The judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday blocking Trump’s order and certified a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected. The judge announced his decision, which includes a seven-day stay to allow for appeal, after an hourlong hearing. The ruling puts the birthright citizenship issue on a fast track to return to the Supreme Court.
July 9, 2025 5:04 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s White House physician is refusing to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office. Dr. Kevin O’Connor invoked his rights under the Fifth Amendment during a closed-door interview Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee. Oversight Chair Rep. James Comer of Kentucky says O’Connor’s refusal to testify makes it “clear there was a conspiracy.” Republicans are probing Biden’s actions in office and questioning whether the Democrat’s use of an autopen may have been invalid. Biden has called the claims “ridiculous and false.” The Oversight committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Robert Garcia of California, calls the Republican investigation a waste of time.
July 10, 2025 3:41 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Fire Department says 31 construction workers are safely out of an industrial tunnel that partially collapsed Wednesday evening. The workers were 400 feet underground and near the coast, as much as 6 miles inside from from the only entrance. Some had to scramble over a tall mound of debris to squeeze out. Rescuers helped pull some out, and they were shuttled to the entrance and hoisted out. Paramedics were evaluating 27 of the workers and officials say none had major injuries. The nearly $700 million project will carry treated wastewater 400 feet below ground from across Los Angeles County to the Pacific Ocean.
July 10, 2025 4:54 am
(AP) – Millions of U.S. workers who earn tips and overtime pay may be eligible for a federal tax break when they file their 2025 income taxes next year. But which workers will qualify for the new deductions is among the details the government has to work out. Under a spending and policy bill President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, the U.S. Treasury Department must publish a list by Oct. 2 of occupations that qualify for tax-free tips. Restaurant servers, bartenders and hairdressers are expected to be eligible. The Treasury Department is also expected to publish guidance on reporting overtime pay. The deduction provisions are set to expire after the 2028 tax year.
July 10, 2025 4:50 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Several thousand Microsoft Outlook users ran into issues with the email platform Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with some reporting problems like loading their inboxes or signing in. Microsoft 365’s status page first said that it was investigating an issue with Outlook on Wednesday night, and later shared it was deploying a fix. But affected systems aren’t fully back online yet — with the company noting that it encountered a problem with its initial remedy. Microsoft did not immediately provide further information about what had caused the outage. As of around 10 a.m. ET, nearly 2,200 users worldwide had reported issues with Outlook, formerly also Hotmail, to outage tracker Downdetector. (Photo: AP)
July 10, 2025 4:52 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 850,000 of its cars across the U.S. because the low-pressure fuel pump inside the vehicles may fail — and potentially cause an engine stall while driving, increasing crash risks. The recall covers a wide range of Ford and Lincoln-branded vehicles made in recent model years. That includes certain Ford Broncos, Explorers and F-150s, as well as Lincoln Aviators and Navigators, documents published this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration note. Ford plans to send out notification letters to affected owners starting July 14, to warn of safety risks related to this potential fuel pump failure. But recall documents note that a remedy is still under development. Ford isn’t aware of any accidents or injuries related to these recalled cars.
July 9, 2025 5:06 am
Measles cases in the U.S. are at their highest in more than three decades. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. has 1,288 cases since the beginning of the year. That’s higher than 2019, when there 1,274 cases driven by 22 outbreaks over 12 months. Eighteen states have seen outbreaks this year. Experts fear the U.S. may lose its status as having eliminated measles. There are also large outbreaks of the vaccine-preventable disease in Mexico and Canada.
July 10, 2025 2:13 am
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation on Wednesday fully repealing Pennsylvania’s ban on Sunday hunting. The bipartisan House Bill 1431 allows the Pennsylvania Game Commission to expand Sunday hunting opportunities while strengthening wildlife conservation efforts and bolstering rural economies, Shapiro’s office says. “This new law is about real freedom: the freedom to hunt, the freedom for families to pass down traditions to the next generation and the freedom for the Pennsylvania Game Commission — the experts who know our hunters and our wildlife best — to set hunting seasons that work for today’s Pennsylvania,” Shapiro said, speaking at the Blue Ridge Sportsman Club in Dauphin County. “By repealing this outdated ban on Sunday hunting, Pennsylvanians can spend more time outdoors, with more chances to share traditions and a stronger future for conservation. I’m proud we came together to bring Pennsylvania’s hunting laws into the 21st century and honor the traditions that make our Commonwealth special.” The Game Commission plans to implement new Sunday hunting opportunities this fall. (Photo: AP)
July 9, 2025 5:08 am
Police were busy Wednesday morning investigating a crash but they don’t know exactly where it happened. Washington County 9-1-1 says a man showed up at the GetGo along Wiley Avenue in the City of Washington just after 4 a.m and was covered in blood and driving a heavily damaged vehicle. An employee called 9-1-1 but the man then got back into the vehicle and drove off. Dispatchers say the vehicle was then found at the intersection of Main and Beau Streets downtown but the man was gone. Based on the vehicles registration, the man was then found in the 200 block of N. Franklin Street and was being evaluated by EMS. We are told that police believe the man struck a home somewhere in Canton Township and were trying to following a trail of damage to determine exactly where it happened. No other information is available at this time. State Police say they may have more information to share on Thursday.
July 9, 2025 9:24 am
One person was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of E. Beau Street and Quarry Road in South Strabane Township Wednesday morning. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers say it happened around 8 a.m. and involved a motorcycle and a car. A landing zone was set up at the nearby Park & Ride lot. There is no word on the identity or condition of the person flown. No other injuries were reported.
