May 22, 2023 4:08 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have a pivotal meeting coming up on the impasse over the debt ceiling. Washington is racing to strike a budget compromise and raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avert a devastating federal default. They’re to meet face to face Monday afternoon. After a weekend of start-stop talks, both men appeared upbeat as they face a deadline, as soon as June 1, when the government could run out of cash to pay its bills. Back in the U.S. after the G-7 summit, Biden said his phone call with McCarthy earlier Sunday went well.
May 22, 2023 4:06 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself in to a hospital for clinical depression in February, he used to walk the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits. These days, he’s back to wearing the hoodies and gym shorts he was known for before he became a senator. People close to Fetterman say his more relaxed style is a reflection of the progress he’s made after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression. He was treated with medication and fitted for hearing aids for hearing loss that had made it harder for him to communicate. His hospitalization came less than a year after he had a stroke during his Senate campaign.
May 22, 2023 4:03 am
LOWER TYRONE TWP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A woman is facing charges after police say she led them on a chase while she had a baby in her vehicle in Fayette County. Pennsylvania state police say they were called to check on a woman who appeared to be passed out or sleeping in her vehicle while in the care of a 6-month-old child. When they arrived they found 31-year-old Nichole Snyder, who took off in her vehicle. Troopers say they tried to stop Snyder without a pursuit for an hour and a half before deeming her a danger to herself, the child and the general public. Eventually, troopers used tire deflation devices to slow the vehicle down and say a “precision immobilization technique” was used to stop it completely. Snyder faces charges of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, multiple charges of recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of a child.
May 22, 2023 2:51 am
CALIFORNIA BOROUGH, Pa. (WPXI) — Emergency crews spent hours battling a fire at an abandoned schoolhouse in Washington County. 911 Dispatchers say crews were called to 15 School Street in California Borough at around 4:50 p.m. on Saturday. Emergency crews did not clear the scene until around 10:20 p.m. When police arrived they reported heavy fire coming from the abandoned Patten School. Eight fire companies were called to help. Investigators say they believe the building was being used for personal storage. There were no reported injuries.
May 21, 2023 8:05 am
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees. The DeSantis motion filed Friday claims U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s prior statements have raised questions about his impartiality on the state’s efforts to take over Disney World’s governing body. Disney’s lawsuit alleges the Republican governor and his appointees violated the company’s right to free speech, as well as the contracts clause, by taking over the special governing district that previously had been controlled by Disney supporters. Walker was nominated to the federal bench in 2012 by President Barack Obama.
May 21, 2023 8:03 am
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — At least nine people have been killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in El Salvador. The National Civil Police says on Twitter that nine dead had been confirmed at Saturday’s match between clubs Alianza and FAS. The incident happened at Monumental stadium in Cuscatlan, a town about 25 miles (41 kilometers) northeast of the capital, San Salvador. Police say at least two of the injured transported to hospitals were in critical condition.
May 21, 2023 8:02 am
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers as the Group of Seven summit closed in Hiroshima. Zelenskyy’s in-person appearance in his trademark olive drab underscored the centrality of the war for the G7 bloc of rich democracies. It also stole much of the limelight from other priorities, including security challenges in Asia and outreach to the developing world, that the leaders focused on at the three-day gathering. Zelenskyy held two major rounds of meetings Sunday, one with G7 leaders and a second with them and a host of invited guests including India and South Korea. He also held one-on-one talks with several of the leaders just as Russia claimed to have seized control of the eastern city of Bakhmut.
May 21, 2023 8:01 am
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden says Republicans in the U.S. House must move off their “extreme positions” on the now-stalled talks over raising America’s debt limit. He says there’ll be no agreement to avert a catastrophic default only on their terms. In an effort to get negotiations back on track, Biden plans to call U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from Air Force One on the way back to Washington after a Group of Seven summit in Japan. World leaders at the gathering expressed concern about the dire global ramifications if the United States were to be unable to meet its financial obligations. Biden told reporters: “I’m hoping that Speaker McCarthy is just waiting to negotiate with me when I get home.”
May 21, 2023 7:58 am
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPXI) — Pennsylvania state police are looking for a man who went missing while kayaking in Greene County. According to officials, Shane Phillips, 65, from Sycamore, was reported missing just after 11 p.m. on Thursday, May 18. Phillips was reported missing from Browns Creek Road and Water Dam Road in Franklin Township. PSP Waynesburg and multiple other agencies are searching the area to find Phillips, troopers said.
May 21, 2023 7:54 am
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (WPXI) — One person is dead and two others were injured after a crash in Aliquippa. Beaver County Dispatchers say emergency crews were called to Station Street at around 9:00 p.m. Investigators say one person was dead when crews arrived. One person had to be flown to a hospital and the other was taken in an ambulance. A car appeared to have collided with a box car. The vehicle also appeared to have suffered damage from flames. (Photo: WPXI)
