October 28, 2024 5:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York’s Madison Square Garden, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what turns off his critics. At Sunday’s rally, Trump’s childhood friend David Rem referred to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, who is vying to become the first woman to be elected president, as “the Antichrist” and “the devil.” Businessman Grant Cardone told the crowd that Harris ”and her pimp handlers will destroy our country.” With just over a week before Election Day, the marquee event reflected the former president’s tone throughout his third White House campaign, in which he has torn into Harris in offensive and personal terms.
October 28, 2024 4:57 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris is seeking to energize voters in Philadelphia, a crucial Democratic stronghold. She needs strong turnout in the city to overcome Republican Donald Trump’s strength in Pennsylvania’s rural areas. On Sunday, she attended church services, then visited a barbershop, a bookstore, a Puerto Rican restaurant and a youth basketball facility. During a rally at the end of the day, Harris said “no one can sit on the sidelines” in the election. She also said that Trump is only focused on himself while she’s running for president to help Americans.
October 28, 2024 4:54 am
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Westbound I-70 in Buffalo Township is open again after a tractor-trailer rollover. PennDOT says it reopened just before noon Sunday. The westbound lanes were closed between Exit 11 to PA 221 Taylorstown and Exit 6 to PA 231 Claysville early Sunday morning. A PennDOT official said that a tractor-trailer rolled over by mile marker 8.5 in Buffalo Township. In a post on Facebook, the Claysville Volunteer Fire Department states a semi rolled over around 5:45 a.m. The PennDOT official tells Channel 11 that Hazmat responded to the scene. (Photo: Claysville Volunteer Fire Department)
October 27, 2024 9:02 am
RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (AP) — Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, mostly women and children. Israel’s offensive in the hard-hit and isolated north entered a third week Sunday as aid groups described a humanitarian catastrophe. In a separate development, Israeli medics say a truck rammed into a bus stop near Tel Aviv, wounding 35 people. Iran’s supreme leader, meanwhile, said Israeli strikes on the country over the weekend “should not be exaggerated nor downplayed,” while stopping short of calling for retaliation, suggesting Iran is carefully weighing its response to the attack.
October 27, 2024 9:00 am
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michelle Obama delivered a searing speech in support of Kamala Harris during a rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was her first appearance on the campaign trail since the Democratic National Convention over the summer. Obama’s speech focused on abortion rights and challenged men to vote for Harris to be the country’s first female president. She said men should not allow their anger at the country’s slow pace of progress to prevent them from thinking of the women that could be harmed under a second Donald Trump presidency. Harris promised she would keep their interests at heart while Trump would not. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden went to a union hall in Pittsburgh to urge support for Harris and criticized Donald Trump as an opponent of organized labor.
October 27, 2024 8:55 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is finally getting his Madison Square Garden moment. With just over a week to go before Election Day, the former president will take the stage at one of the country’s most iconic venues, hosting a hometown rally to deliver his campaign’s closing message against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s one of a series of detours Trump has made from battleground states as his campaign tries to court a national audience. It also satisfies Trump’s long-held desire to hold an event at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” and could help Republicans running in competitive House races in the state. (Photo: AP)
October 27, 2024 8:52 am
NEW YORK (AP) — American Airlines is testing a new technology at three airports across the country during the boarding process that aims to cut down on passengers who try to jump the line. The technology, which is being tested at Albuquerque International Sunport Airport in New Mexico, Tucson International Airport in Arizona, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Crystal City, Virginia, alerts gate agents with an audible sound if a passenger tried to scan the ticket ahead of the assigned group. American Airlines said that a gate agent politely lets the customer know they’re unable to accept the pass and asks the customer to rejoin the line when their boarding group is called. The airlines said it has been pleased with the results so far.
October 27, 2024 8:31 am
(WPXI) – President Joe Biden returned to Pittsburgh on Saturday to campaign with just nine days to go until the election. He spoke at a campaign event at a “Laborers International Union of North America” event. Biden said Trump does not support unions and called on union workers to support Vice President Kamala Harris. “I’ve walked the picket line. So had Kamala,” Biden said. “The only picket line Trump ever looks at is when he can in fact cross a picket line, not walk it, cross it. He also said women “can do anything any man can do – including being president. Saturday marked the third visit from President Biden to Pittsburgh this year. The last time was on Labor Day. He was joined by First Lady Jill Biden and was met by Senator John Fetterman landing at Pittsburgh International Airport. Meanwhile, Republican Vice President nominee JD Vance campaigning for the Trump/Vance campaign in Erie County.
October 27, 2024 8:17 am
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (WPXI) – A man is dead and three other people are injured after a shooting in McKees Rocks. Allegheny County dispatchers say police and medics were called to the intersection of Meyers Street and Ridge Way at 5:32 p.m. When police arrived they found a man and woman who had been shot. The man was taken to a hospital where he later died. The woman is in critical condition. A third victim was shot in the hand. Medics treated that person at the scene. At 7:40 p.m. police told Channel 11 they were working to confirm if a fourth person was involved. They have since confirmed that a fourth person, who had been shot in the chest, arrived at a local hospital on their own. That person is in stable condition at this time. Police say at least two people were shooting at each other in the middle of the street. Detectives are going through surveillance camera footage to try to figure out what led up to the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Tips can be left anonymously.
October 27, 2024 7:00 am
A man who allegedly robbed a Coen Store on Hill Church Houston Road on October 20th has been taken into custody. Authorities say Adam Jeremy Logan was arrested by state police around 8 o’clock Friday night. North Strabane Police say they believe Logan entered the store, brandished a knife at the clerk and got away with several hundred dollars and Newport cigarettes. Police are investigating whether he could be responsible for other armed robberies in the area. North Strabane Township Police had issued a warrant for his arrest shortly after the robbery.
